I’ll preface this list by pointing out that all Nolan films are great. But, to paraphrase ‘Animal Farm’, some Nolan films are greater than others.
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Christopher Nolan has never been one for linear narratives. If Memento, Interstellar, Inception, Dunkirk and Tenet have taught me anything, it’s to expect the unexpected. What’s that, you want a straightforward narrative following a single character with no mind-bending storylines? Look elsewhere. In Nolan we trust.
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Ryan Gosling: A Real Human Ken
Inspiration can be found in a myriad of different environments. It can be forged when you stare up at the skies on a starry night, when you climb mountains you never thought you could climb, when you’re struck by the beauty of a passing dolphin as you glide through the deep sea. Or, it can be discovered when you spot a Ken doll in the mud. Next to a lemon. In your back yard.
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Sure, it’s not ‘Ulysses’ length. Few things are. The copy of ‘Ulysses’ I purchased for study was only around 775 pages. Phew! Not quite as gargantuan as I was told. Cue me opening the book and discovering that the text was so miniscule that I’d most likely damage my eyes if I attempted to read it without glasses. Or a magnifying glass, for that matter.
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