Nolan's favourite sequence from his films? Crashing that plane with no survivors
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[quote]While the mechanics of Christopher Nolan's films can be divisive, there's no denying that he's is one of the best at enacting spectacle on the big screen —his achievements as such include the docking sequence in his most recent "Interstellar" to the sleight-of-hand in "The Prestige" to the tilted hallway fight of the mind-bending "Inception." During a talk last night at the Tribeca Film Festival hosted by Bennett Miller, Nolan was asked to choose which of his blockbuster sequences was his favorite. And he selected the pretty terrific opening airplane kidnapping scene from "The Dark Knight Rises."
“It took us about two days in Scotland," he explained about the sequence. "And it was an incredible sort of coming together of months and months of planning by a lot of different members of the team who worked for months rehearsing these parachute jumps and wind walking, all these different things… The visual effects work in the sequence is very minimal… I was really amazed by what the team we had put together had achieved using very sort of old-fashioned methods, in a way. [B]I was very proud of the way that came together.[/B]”
If there's something clinical in Nolan's answer, it shouldn't be surprising given how he describes his screenwriting process. “I don’t write a story outline. I work intuitively, but I draw a lot of diagrams when I work," he said. "I do a lot of thinking about etchings by Escher, for instance. That frees me, finding a mathematical model or a scientific model. I’ll draw pictures and diagrams that illustrate the movement or the rhythm that I’m after.”
And that spirit carries over into the editing process: “I’ve always edited in a huge hurry," he said, "trying to catch that lightning in a bottle, just so the energy is there. I always think of editing as instinctive or impressionist. Not to think too much, in a way, and feel it more.” [/quote]
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Can someone explain what the deal is with this scene? I really don't get it
This scene was absolute shit.
Fucking shitty writing and dialogue.
[QUOTE=Strontboer;47571839]Can someone explain what the deal is with this scene? I really don't get it[/QUOTE]
it's kind of been a thing for a few people to randomly fixate on something and others bandwagon
the whole fitting in thing and what not
[QUOTE=Strontboer;47571839]Can someone explain what the deal is with this scene? I really don't get it[/QUOTE]
A lot of people find this scene memorable because of the various oddities in it. The awkward way the CIA guy stands in front of the plane, the odd dialouge, etc.
here, check this page out, it should enlighten you a bit more: [url]http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/baneposting[/url]
[QUOTE=Strontboer;47571839]Can someone explain what the deal is with this scene? I really don't get it[/QUOTE]
basically homoerotic tension between a very large man and a cia agent. the plane is a euphemism for big D that the CIA agent craves.
truly an award winning scene, truly deep stuff.
[QUOTE=0x0000000C;47571850]This is scene was absolute shit.
Fucking shitty writing and dialogue.[/QUOTE]
That is why it's so fucking hilarious. The Dark Knight Rises in its entirety is one of the best accidental comedies of recent times.
I don't understand why people find this funny. Sure, the writing was clunky, but from a filmmaking standpoint crashing that plane and the fact it was mostly practical effects is mindblowing.
[QUOTE=Strontboer;47571839]Can someone explain what the deal is with this scene? I really don't get it[/QUOTE]
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJroOnp7-Rg[/media]
[QUOTE=Strontboer;47571839]Can someone explain what the deal is with this scene? I really don't get it[/QUOTE]
The dialogue was horribly awkward, especially the "for you" line. It was supposed to read like "it would be extremely painful... for you." But Tom Hardy said it such that it sounded like "you're a big guy... for you." [url="http://i.imgur.com/ZRA76Af.jpg"]This was intentional.[/url]
It's effects were mindblowing (like that whole scene was the coolest shit ever) but the dialouge was confusing.
I remember sitting and the movie theatre not understanding what was going o, I completely forgot about that scene because of the effects.
[QUOTE=The_J_Hat;47571882]I don't understand why people find this funny. Sure, the writing was clunky, but from a filmmaking standpoint crashing that plane and the fact it was mostly practical effects is mindblowing.[/QUOTE]This scene shows everything that's best and everything that's worst in Nolan. The scene has pretty cool ideas and creative solutions like grand usage of practical effects, but on the other hand dialogue is plain bad, with over-explanations and pointlines lines, editing is a mess, action is shoddy and underwhelming.
It's still enjoyable, though.
The dialogue made sense to me. I just really love the "Was getting caught part of your plan?" line.
So he likes big guys for him
And I don't know if this is called something, but I tend to notice that once someone notices something like shitty dialogue or a plot hole everyone starts to jump on the bandwagon and point it out.
It's not as bad as people like to make it out to be, but exaggerating makes it funnier.
I actually find hilarious the theory that baneposting caused the recent plane crash. (The theory, not the actual crash just to make it clear.)
Cool, didn't know that sequence was shot in Scotland.
Best Nolan movie is still The Following and you should watch it.
[QUOTE=Marden;47571947]I actually find hilarious the theory that baneposting caused the recent plane crash. (The theory, not the actual crash just to make it clear.)[/QUOTE]
My favourite thing related to baneposting are porn clips with references:
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FtFZUeZ4OSg[/media]
Most of Nolan's films are written similarly. You could play any scene again and again and find the dialogue funny after a while, like "It's not impossible... it's necessary". But the first time you see it, it just seems natural.
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I liked CIA guy's stance when he says "but only one of you."
[QUOTE=Joz;47571912]This scene shows everything that's best and everything that's worst in Nolan. The scene has pretty cool ideas and creative solutions like grand usage of practical effects, but on the other hand dialogue is plain bad, with over-explanations and pointlines lines, editing is a mess, action is shoddy and underwhelming.
It's still enjoyable, though.[/QUOTE]
But it makes no sense. In no context. What use is perfect execution and craft when it's actually making the story you want to tell worse?
The scene was almost entirely useless to the overall plot. All it achieved was [sp]having Bane capture the scientist[/sp] which probably didn't even really require a scene at all.
[QUOTE=Aphtonites;47572003][I]Bake?[/I][/QUOTE]
It doesn't help that it sometimes sounds like they're saying "cake". Apperentley in Japan this is the beginning of a particularly intense episode of Iron Chef.
[QUOTE=Strontboer;47571839]Can someone explain what the deal is with this scene? I really don't get it[/QUOTE]
[URL="http://8ch.net/bane/"]it's memetastic[/URL]
It's got plenty of lines and exploitability, you can make it fit in anywhere and it either feels natural, or forced in an amusing way. The hammy acting is just the cherry on the sundae
[QUOTE=Emperor Scorpious II;47572024]The scene was almost entirely useless to the overall plot. All it achieved was [sp]having Bane capture the scientist[/sp] which probably didn't even really require a scene at all.[/QUOTE]
It's just a badass intro. You guys are overanalyzing the writing.
[QUOTE=Killuah;47571966]Best Nolan movie is still The Following and you should watch it.[/QUOTE]
For those taking this advice seriously, it's just called Following.
It's about a guy who follows people. The twist is that he [sp]gets framed for murder by a crafty conman.[/sp]
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