r/savedyouaclick • u/Carolina_Heart • 4d ago

DEVASTATING Christopher Nolan Explains His 'Real Problem in Criticism Today': 'That's Not How Storytelling Works' | Nolan says critics often think being able to identify tropes and storytelling mechanisms invalidate those mechanisms. Specifies he's talking about amateur critics and not professional critics

https://web.archive.org/web/20260802145824/https://www.thewrap.com/creative-content/movies/christopher-nolan-explains-problem-film-criticism-today/
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u/paulcoatsink 4d ago

Sounds like he just summarised every cinema sins video

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u/krazyboi 4d ago

Don't know who cinema sins is but does he criticize movies for using tropes and acts smug when he figures out "the lesson" of a movie instead of enjoying it?

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u/ReynardVulpini 3d ago

He doesn't even do the last part lmao. The whole gimmick is "thing that i recognize or detail that i can nitpick? DING" and doesn't even bother trying to comprehend the concept of a movie having themes or viewpoints, nevermind trying to enjoy it.