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Essay / The Creation of Christopehr Nolan - 1503
Christopher Nolan, the Anglo-American director of the critically acclaimed film "Momento" and the more recent "Batman" has a fearless mentality when it comes to the complicated plots and epic themes that his films confer. And one of his most epic new thrillers and stunning new story is his 2010, “Inception.” For ten years, Nolan had considered the idea of a dream-world film where action scenes could be constantly manipulated and redoubled. And that time sitting on the idea led Nolan to dig much deeper into the idea, though before, of delving into the realm of dreams within dreams and acting on multiple levels within each dream level as they sink deeper into the subconscious. In Christopher Nolan’s “Inception,” the main character Cobb remarks, “The mind creates and perceives our world. He does it so well that we don't realize we're doing it. Telling the story of a man stranded on the shores of his own subconscious, Nolan captivates audiences by propelling them into his non-traditional narratives full of complex themes and intricate plots. It blurs the lines of reality and dream through parallel editing, scenography and architecture. As a result, the public wholeheartedly believes in the repeated idea that “down is the only way forward.” As an audience, we are involved in the plot not by learning the backgrounds and traits of the characters. Instead, we learn information all at once through the mechanics of plot and editing. We are made to work to understand the workings of the plot. As we watch the film unfold, the montage accompanies us rather than watching from a distance. the audience and the characters sweat together as surprises arise in the well thought out plan and in the way the film...... middle of paper ...... but this time through the set design and editing, Nolan uses the tornado to represent a heightened sense of panic and dismay, as Cabb tells Mal: "I miss you more than I can stand, but we spent time together and I have to let you go." In both situations, Nolan questions the results of Fisher, Cobb and Mal, and poses a question through the collaboration of the set design. Will Cobb be forever lost in limbo and remain connected to his projection of Evil or will he snap out of it, and will Fisher forever be a shell of a person who never believed that her father loved her, who has no self-esteem. Either way, it comes down to whether they will be lost forever or found again. By revisiting each example of Nolan's catharsis problem twice through editing and different set designs, you can see the characters' real problems and how they became so trapped..