Then, we were given his take on the Batman universe, starting with Batman Begins, the origin masterpiece. This, too, could be considered a masterpiece, even if a remake.
Then, right after, he directed the remake of the Norwegian thriller, Insomnia. Nolan on the map as a phenomenal director, but one people visited or revisited after becoming accustomed to Nolan, after seeing Memento, what could be called his breakout masterpiece. Following is his quiet masterpiece, not the film that put Mr. But honestly, every single film Christopher Nolan has directed is a masterpiece not of its genre, but of Nolan. Some say Inception would be his masterpiece, while others would say it's The Dark Knight, or Memento. Don't just look at Nolan, but look at his films. I would definitely have to say this has some of the best dialogue i've ever heard in a sci-fi movie, and the script continually pours or oozes emotion, keeping the audience tethered to the film. But even everything else, from the alien planets to the Endurance, the visuals always look real. To see a black hole created through visual effects in such a way, with pages theoretical equations provided by Kip Thorne (theoretical physicist, of whom's work inspired the film's genesis) what you see in the film is the most realistic depiction of a black hole, and even offered new insight to accretion discs surrounding the anomalies.
The visual effects are easily the best to date as well, and of the year. The musical score from Hans Zimmer is, without a doubt, his best and most influential work to date, helping drive the film's bold and breath-taking vision (the church organ helped significantly). But the actor who stole the show in a few scenes (one in particular, when they're on an alien planet) was David Gyasi as Romilly, one of the astronauts aboard the Endurance, their spacecraft. The acting is top-notch, especially McConaughey, who gives (I would say) his most emotional performance yet. There are no words to express the epic journey Nolan takes us on in the film, but needless to say, it's tear-jerking and emotional throughout. Nolan set out to make his most personal and emotional film to date about love and time (time being a recurring theme throughout all of Nolan's films). Clarke's sci-fi epic wasn't to ponder the philosophical questions that accompanied the story, but to make art, and art is was, and is. Also, Stanley Kubrick's vision of Arthur C. The films are almost nothing alike, simply sharing small plot elements. To compare said film to '2001: A Space Odyssey' isn't just a disservice, but unnecessary. Interstellar is truly a sci-fi epic like no other. Before i get into it, though, i'll talk about Interstellar a bit. This is where i personally would have to disagree. (This is both a review of the film, and an assertion of Christopher Nolan's filmmaking style) There have been many reviewers and critics alike that have high praise for the film (the visual effects, the acting, the music), but say how it's not Christopher Nolan's best directed film.