The director of a film is considered to be the eye of the camera, and the boss of the whole production. While there are many other important roles when it comes to making a film, without the director there would be no movie. Director and screenwriter Christopher Nolan has had quite an impressive career. Most, if not all of his movies are critically acclaimed as hits. Nolan is best known for his batman trilogy, as well as some of his early films including Following (1998) and Memento (2000). Most of Nolan’s films are science fiction and psychological thrillers. Several of Nolan’s films including The Dark Knight (2008), The Dark Knight Rises (2012), and Inception (2010) are considered to be megahits and all possess similar qualities. Director …show more content…
According to bibliography.com, Nolan was born on July 30, 1970 in London, England (Christopher 1). His first introduction to film was when he was age 7 (Christopher 1). He used his father’s super-8 camera to produce short movies with his friends. In an interview with journalist Jeffrey Ressner, Nolan was asked when he had first realized that directing was his calling. Nolan replied, “To be honest, I’ve always made films and I never really stopped, starting with little stop-motion experiments using my dad’s Super 8 camera. In my mind, it’s all one big continuum of filmmaking and I’ve never changed,” (Ressner 2). Christopher Nolan went to University College London to study English literature. He also joined the school’s film society where he then started to create short films (Christopher 1). Nolan’s first feature film Following (1998) was paid for by him and his friends (Ressner 2). Christopher Nolan did not attend film school but was intrigued enough to learn all the ins and outs of film himself. In his interview with Jeffery Ressner, Nolan was asked what benefits there were in being self-taught rather than going to film school. Christopher answered with, “A very organic approach to understanding all the different bits of the craft. I’m interested in every different bit of filmmaking because I had to do every bit of it myself,” (Ressner 2). Christopher Nolan’s childhood and early life …show more content…
He’s reviewed dozens of films honestly and with a non-bias opinion. Based on some of his reviews of Christopher Nolan’s movies, he seems to really appreciate Nolan’s work. On July 16, 2008 on rogerebert.com a glowing review of The Dark Knight (2008) was published by Roger Ebert. Ebert writes, “The Dark Knight” is a haunted film that leaps beyond its origins and becomes an engrossing tragedy. It creates characters we come to care about. That’s because of the performances, because of the direction, because of the writing, and because of the superlative technical quality of the entire production,” (Ebert 2). Ebert goes on to comment about the special effects being extraordinary as well as the plot being in depth (Ebert 2). Roger Ebert also reviewed The Dark Knight Rises (2012) on July 17, 2012. Although Ebert did not give this film as many stars as its previous in the series, he states that it is an “honorable finale,” (Ebert 3). Ebert claims, “This is a dark and heavy film; it tests the weight a superhero movie can bear. That Nolan is able to combine civil anarchy, mass destruction and a Batcycle with exercise-ball tires is remarkable…It lacks the near-perfection of "The Dark Knight" (2008), it needs more clarity and a better villain, but it's an honorable finale,” (Ebert 3). Roger Ebert wrote another positive review on July 14, 2010 regarding Inception (2010). Throughout the review