@metaplexmovies Well, when his very own DP John Mathesion has something say about it I think it’s worth listening to. And the results from Gladiator and Gladiator 2 are speak for themselves!
@TheChrisLambert@sam0ferrell He does both. See: Tenet
Early in the movie the protagonist is framed between two trains. One moving in one direction and one moving in the opposite direction.
Visually, it’s an image of opposing temporal flows and this is well before the movie has explained inversion.
@TatooineSons He could have been a true mentor figure to Rey whose teachings profoundly shaped her arc rather than a deconstructive figure challenging Star Wars mythology.
@TheChrisLambert A movie can be visually symbolic and still feel psychologically thin. Symbolism and externalization are not automatically deeper just because they’re less explicit. Sometimes direct dramatic exploration of psychology is the deeper approach. And Batman Begins probes that better im
@TEBerry2@grucciflipfl0ps It’s because they are all passive reactions to the events around him. Bruce is the protagonist taking action and driving the story forward. He is the passionate character shaping the narrative. Superman is little more than a bystander in his own movie.
@Chloe_in_pink@draw_gregory That some people in the audience lack the sophistication and media literacy to understand the message of the movie is really not the movie’s problem.
@DukeSG1010 @Darren_Mooney Yes, we can all draw our own conclusions based on what is presented but that’s not what we’re debating. We’re looking to glean what is Nolan’s POV. And for a lot of movie his movie doesn’t provide much and that leaves some people wanting
@WeWatchedAMovie Disingenuous framing. Just make your own alien movie that doesn’t constantly remind the audience of past movies. The first 40 min or so of this movie did a good job of that. Then it went down memberberry lane