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Originally Posted by Severian

. But I think The Dark Knight is a legitimately great film that actually does grapple with some big questions and ideas.

i just don't see it. not trying to be a dick or anything but i honestly don't know what those would be. don't spy on people? (if you're talking about the one w/ the cellphones)

you're a huge batman fan, so you'll want to like it more than most, but i think without that bias it's just a great show with no doubt some great actors but kinda "thin".

same with inception. looks great, good actors, some nice ubik-like plot, but mostly spectacle-- great CGI though.

i'll check out interstellar. but my favorite of his remains memento, so far.

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and to the spielberg comparison: can't be. spielberg is all about "everyman." he's kind of like an ideological descendent of frank capra. he comes from an era that was more optimistic and outward-oriented. the world was "out there." and "everyman" has to face its dangers, and survive, often almost naked.

nolan on the other hand is the master of self-absorption. a solipsist. the adventures are not in the world but inside the head-- and you don't even know if they're real. i can't see nolan bringing to life someone like indiana jones. he's a fucking brooder smoking pot in his room wondering if he actually exists.

spielberg deals with the concrete world-- sharks, or japanese airplanes, or space aliens in your closet-- shit you can touch and everyone can see and verify. a.i. was the exception but it wasn't his project-- maybe nolan should have done a.i. instead.