Finally saw Tenet (and Nolan films ranked)

[Pale Violet Light]

So perhaps I should explain my inarguable ratings! First, I should say that IMO, no Nolan movie is a bad Nolan movie.

He’s a hack of the worst kind. The twist in the Prestige is so stupid that M. Night would be embarrassed to use it. And Interstellar tossed away any claim to scientific rigor halfway through, in favor of mawkish, vomit-inducing sentimentality.

… ok Inception is pretty good.

 

[GreyLord]

He’s a hack of the worst kind. The twist in the Prestige is so stupid that M. Night would be embarrassed to use it. And Interstellar tossed away any claim to scientific rigor halfway through, in favor of mawkish, vomit-inducing sentimentality.

… ok Inception is pretty good.

Interstellar may be one of Nolan's most notable films...IMO...not due to the scientific rigor, but due to the relevance it has to our day and present situation.

He never states why, but in a world where we face challenges that could end our way of life as we know it from several different vectors, the basic idea of the world slowly dying has a direct relation to our times and events today.

However, it also extrapolates how different people deal with this. You see these exact same behaviors today, from those that want to quell any thought of these dangers out there and presently happening, to those who want to focus on our present activities and what we are doing presently to survive rather than anything dealing with the future or how to change it. Different facets that we see in people today, from despair, to determination are covered in Interstellar.

Though it deals with Science Fiction, in some ways Interstellar is his most modern movie that deals with the real situations and attitudes that we see in the West today.

 

[Clint_L]

The plot of Interstellar annoys me, as well. Yes, it’s relevant to today in obvious ways, but it is also sentimental and dumb, offering no useful insights. But it’s almost worth it for the visuals alone.

Nolan is an extremely skilled director, and does wonders with the right script. He’s hit or miss as a screenwriter, and sometimes sacrifices realism in favour of the metaphysical point he is making. I think that is an awkward fit with hard SF, so that Interstellar takes a hard turn that loses me.