A Modern Day Vertigo

Rating: 10/10 (31 May 2008)

If you compare both films you realize how similar they are. Both of the lead male character's have a disability, both lead roles are involved with a woman who s lying to them, both leading men want to solve what went wrong before their accident, and the pacing of both films is very similar; sort of slow, but not boring at all, and thought provoking. Christopher Nolan is one the best directors to emerge from the 21st century. As an aspiring director it's great too see that Nolan can make a brilliant indie classic like Memento and then do great big budget commercial films like Batman Begins, The Prestige, and The Dark Knight and not loose any credibility, in fact I think The Dark Knight probably earned him more respect even though he had a huge budget for it. The Movie has it's little holes, but I get passed it because it so creative in every way, especially in it's structure of storytelling and narrative similar to Taxi Driver. The film has a noir feel to it which I love. It asks questions about satisfying our needs emotionally by lying too ourselves and I think shows how the need for revenge can be taken advantage of by other people. Nolan's favorite films are Cinatown, Blade Runner, Lawrence Of Arabia, and 2001: A Space Odyssey. Chiantown and 2001 are number one and two on my list and the other two are definitely in my top 50 or 30. Love Nolan, love this film, one of the best five films of the decade.