Essays on Christopher Nolan

(Student name removed for privacy) Analysis Report: Inception (2010)

Background

Christopher Nolan directed Inception and co-produced it together with Emma Thomas in 2010. Nolan was the one who wrote the script for the film and kept in the drawer of his table until the year it was released. The main roles were played by Leonardo DiCaprio, Ken Watanabe, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Marion Cotillard, Ellen Page and Tom Hardy. The score of the film, composed by Hans Zimmer, is said to be one of his most notable works. The production companies Legendary Pictures and Syncopy and distributed by Warner Bros. Paul Franklin ...

Batman: The History of Origin

Created by the artist-writer duo of Bob Kane and Bill Finge, the superhero character of Batman first made an appearance in Issue Number 27 of the popular DC Comics’ series Detective Comics in May 1939. So instant was the popularity of the orphan boy who uses his intelligence and ingenuity to develop cutting-edge gadgets to fight crime in his native Gotham city, that DC Comics launched an entire new comic book series dedicated to the new character that was titled ‘Batman’ in 1940 . The secret identity of the superhero was that of the heir Bruce Wayne, who witnessed the ...

Capstone / WA 3

In this project my purpose is to analyze the changes that have taken place in the film portrayals of Batman between the original Batman: The Movie feature from 1966 and the trilogy that was directed by Christopher Nolan, which ended with The Dark Knight Rises. My major question was whether or not the shift in tone from campy to dark and introspective was a sign of shifts in American culture. The subquestions included such inquiries as whether or not the movies’ success tracked with their ability to mirror the slow darkening in the cultural mood and whether the writing ...

Among all the films shot about Batman, there is one that plays a significant role in the famous series, namely Batman Begins by Christopher Nolan. Shot in 2005, the film amazed me both with the intertextual codes and the visual representation. Having watched almost all the films including this DC character, it is safe to say Batman Begins is the best one to me and my favorite one. Objectively speaking, it was not the most successful among others due to the numerous factors but still, there is something in this film that makes it special. The reason might be ...

Creating the Image of a Supervillain in Six Minutes

Superhero films are expected to offer an explosion of action, and starting the film with an action scene sets the viewers’ expectations high. The initial scene of Christopher Nolan’s “Batman: The Dark Knight” gives viewers an adrenaline rush, which makes them feel even more excited about the rest of the film. However, in this film, the initial scene has an even more important function because it introduces the film’s antagonist, the Joker. The film relies on viewers’ prior knowledge of the character in order to reveal the main antagonist of the film in this scene. Even though ...

Part 1: Genre analysis of blurbs

Blurbs are a genre of writing that consists of short, truncated pieces of text that are meant to grab an audience's attention and get them interested in a larger work. Examples of blurbs include those found on dust jackets of books, and the text found on the back covers of DVDs, books, albums and the like. They are a common method of advertising for these types of media, and for any product that needs a short, enticing description to draw the consumer in. They are hardly ever more than one or two paragraphs, and often superlative language is used in the text. Punctuation ...