Editing Christopher Nolan (section)

==Filmmaking style==
{{Main|Cinematic style of Christopher Nolan}}
Nolan's films are largely centred in [[metaphysical]] themes, exploring the concepts of [[time]], [[memory]] and [[personal identity]].{{sfn|Goh|2022|pp=4, 76}}{{sfn|Blouin|2013|pp=145–146, 149}} His work is characterised by [[Mathematics and art|mathematically inspired]] ideas and images, unconventional [[nonlinear narrative|narrative structures]], [[Materialism|materialistic]] perspectives, and evocative use of music and sound.{{efn|Attributed to multiple references<ref>{{Cite web |last=D'Angelo |first=Mike |title=The rational wonders of Christopher Nolan |url=http://thedissolve.com/features/exposition/820-the-rational-wonders-of-christopher-nolan/ |url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304083547/http://thedissolve.com/features/exposition/820-the-rational-wonders-of-christopher-nolan/|date=14 November 2014 |archive-date=4 March 2016 |access-date=11 September 2016 |website=[[The Dissolve]]}}</ref><ref name="Shone2014">{{Cite news |last=Shone |first=Tom |author-link=Tom Shone|date=4 November 2014 |title=Christopher Nolan: the man who rebooted the blockbuster |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2014/nov/04/-sp-christopher-nolan-interstellar-rebooted-blockbuster |url-status=live |work=[[The Guardian]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150122014558/http://www.theguardian.com/film/2014/nov/04/-sp-christopher-nolan-interstellar-rebooted-blockbuster |archive-date=22 January 2015 |access-date=24 January 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Purcell|first=Andrew|title=Christopher Nolan's final frontier |url=http://www.andrewpurcell.net/?p=2000 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518084035/http://www.andrewpurcell.net/?p=2000 |archive-date=18 May 2015 |access-date=7 May 2015 |via=AndrewPurcell.net |work=[[Sydney Morning Herald]]|date=8 November 2014}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Child |first=Ben |title=''Interstellar''{{'s}} sound 'right for an experimental film', says Nolan |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2014/nov/17/interstellar-sound-christopher-nolan |date=17 November 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141117151023/http://www.theguardian.com/film/2014/nov/17/interstellar-sound-christopher-nolan |archive-date=17 November 2014 |access-date=29 July 2013 |work=[[The Guardian]]}}</ref>}} Filmmaker [[Guillermo del Toro]] called Nolan "an emotional mathematician".<ref>{{cite news |last1=Aravind |first1=Ajay |title=10 Directors and Their Best Film, According to IMDb |url=https://www.cbr.com/director-best-films-imdb/ |access-date=14 December 2022 |work=[[Comic Book Resources]] |date=30 May 2022 |archive-date=14 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221214210717/https://www.cbr.com/director-best-films-imdb/ |url-status=live }}</ref> [[BBC]]'s arts editor [[Will Gompertz]] described him as "an art house auteur making intellectually ambitious blockbuster movies that can leave your pulse racing and your head spinning".<ref name="Gompertz-20">{{Cite web |last=Gompertz |first=Will |date=21 August 2020 |title=Tenet: Will Gompertz reviews Christopher Nolan's epic |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-53862695 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200827212521/https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-53862695 |archive-date=27 August 2020 |access-date=1 September 2020 |publisher=[[BBC News]]}}</ref> Joseph Bevan wrote, "His films allow arthouse regulars to enjoy superhero flicks and multiplex crowds to engage with labyrinthine plot conceits."<ref name="bevan"/> Nolan views himself as "an indie filmmaker working inside the studio system".{{sfn|Molloy|2013|p=40}}

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In the sixteen-essay book ''The Philosophy of Christopher Nolan'', professional philosophers and writers analysed Nolan's work; they identified themes of self-destruction, the nature and value of the truth, and the political mindset of the hero and villain, among others.{{sfn|LB|2017|loc=Description}} Robbie B. H. Goh, a professor of English literature, described Nolan as a "philosophical filmmaker" who includes philosophical ideas—[[existentialism]], [[morality]], [[epistemology]] and the distinction between appearance and reality—in films that frequently portray suspense, action and violence. Goh appreciated his ability to incorporate such themes in films that possess "elements of the Hollywood blockbuster"—which help keep the audiences engaged—but simultaneously remain "more thoughtful and self-reflexive than the typical consumerist action film".{{sfn|Goh|2022|pp=1–4}} He further wrote that Nolan's body of work reflect "a heterogeneity of conditions of products" extending from low-budget films to lucrative blockbusters, "a wide range of genres and settings" and "a diversity of styles that trumpet his versatility".{{sfn|Goh|2022|pp=12–13}}

[[David Bordwell]], a [[film theorist]], wrote that Nolan has been able to blend his "experimental impulses" with the demands of mainstream entertainment, describing his oeuvre as "experiments with cinematic time by means of techniques of subjective viewpoint and crosscutting".<ref name="Bordwell2019">{{Cite web |last=Bordwell |first=David |author-link=David Bordwell|date=28 January 2019 |title=Nolan book 2.0: Cerebral blockbusters meet blunt-force cinephilia |url=http://www.davidbordwell.net/blog/2019/01/28/nolan-book-2-0-cerebral-blockbusters-meet-blunt-force-cinephilia/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190909104313/http://www.davidbordwell.net/blog/2019/01/28/nolan-book-2-0-cerebral-blockbusters-meet-blunt-force-cinephilia/ |archive-date=9 September 2019 |access-date=11 September 2019 |work=DavidBordwell.net}}</ref> Nolan's use of practical, in-camera effects, miniatures and models, as well as shooting on celluloid film, has been highly influential in early [[Hollywood cinema in 21st century|21st century cinema]].{{sfn|Joy|2015|p=7}}<ref name="IndieW-19">{{Cite web |last=O'Falt|first=Chris|title=Influencers: Christopher Nolan's Team Is the Big-Budget, Practical-Filmmaking Alternative |url=https://www.indiewire.com/influencers/dunkirk-production-team-nolan/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191203181719/https://www.indiewire.com/2019/12/influencers-team-christopher-nolan-1202192592/ |archive-date=3 December 2019 |access-date=12 March 2019 |publisher=[[IndieWire]]}}</ref> IndieWire wrote in 2019 that Nolan "kept a viable alternate model of big-budget filmmaking alive", in an era where blockbuster filmmaking has become "a largely computer-generated art form".<ref name="IndieW-19" /> Because of Nolan's deep involvement in the technical facet of his films, Stuart Joy described him as a "complete filmmaker", who "oversees all aspects of production while also managing cultural and industrial factors outside of the text".{{sfn|Joy|2015|p=6}}