I'm very impressed and proud of Christopher Nolan. I have dabbled in being a fan and a hater of his work, but it's hard for me to not appreciate this fully. It is as close as a masterpiece as I think he'll achieve.
The first time I watched I felt like I'd never seen something cut like this movie. On a rewatch, the movement of the film is a lot clearer and I was able to appreciate the balance in…
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A lot of aspects of this film are like nothing I've ever seen on screen. The score, costumes, and production design feel like something that will probably not be reproduced in any other format. I also like Yorgos Lanthimos back to a blunt dryness in his characters personality, even if it is no longer accompanied by deadpan delivery. Every person I talk to about this movie thinks that it has too much nudity. I think it has an appropriate amount…
I mean fuck, man.
I was sort of surprised that the movie didn't build off the premise it's sold on of a man being shown a world where he was never born. It's a part of a small cluster of films known for a small chunk of its actual runtime. And yet I didn't care. I would've spent 10 more hours with George Bailey.
Frank Capra and James Stewart and Donna Reed and this entire film is filled with such…
