We are under 72 hours away from The Dark Knight Rises, the
final film in Christopher Nolan’s epic trilogy. In just preparing myself for
this film, I am not only planning on watching every one of Christopher Nolan’s
films but I started piling up a list of my favorite Christopher Nolan moments.
Obviously there will be many new moments coming from TDKR but I figured I would
help get everyone in the mood.
Honorable Mention:
The Truck Stop-TDK
Welcome to Limbo-Inception
Swear to Me- Batman Begins
The Big Reveal- Momento
The Kicks- Inception
As the final dream-sequence comes to a close, Nolan brings a
series of kicks to bring the characters out of their dream state. The kicks
come all at once in a span of around 2 minutes. Nolan forces us to follow and
stay with him in one of the most confusing yet understandable film sequences of
all time.
Who is Sammy Jankis- Memento
The entire film, Nolan presents this story of one of Leonard’s
cases regarding Sammy Jankis. It is only at the end of the film that we realize
Leonard is Sammy Jankis as Nolan shows us Leonard sitting in Sammy’s seat. It was one of the most revealing plot lines
and Nolan delivered it perfectly.
In A Spin- Inception
As Cobb comes home and reunites with his kids. He leaves the
spinning top totem on the table as he heads to his kids. We are still unsure
whether Cobb is in Limbo and still dreaming. As we were explained, if the Top
falls, Cobb is in reality but if it keeps going, he is dreaming. As the top is
left spinning and appears to be wavering ever so slightly, Nolan goes to the black
screen, creating one of the most debated movie endings ever.
Hello Nurse!- The
Dark Knight
In one of the most iconic and bizarrely good scenes ever,
the Joker surprises us all as he appears dressed as a nurse at the bed of Harvey
Dent. With a wig and nurse’s outfit include, the Joker continues to give such
an iconic and beautiful speech about chaos and anarchy; showing us a true
glimpse of what drives the Joker. Nolan truly nailed this one.
Spinning Hotel-Inception
Nolan was a master at story telling. So of course when he
proceeded to show 3 separate stories going on simultaneously, he did it like a
pro. As the van carrying the dream team careens off a bridge spinning, the
character of Arthur, stuck in the hotel must fight off some dream defenders
while the entire landscape, including the hotel corridor starts spinning with
the gravity of the flipping van.
Interrogation- The
Dark Knight
The most anticipated showdown between the Joker and Batman
came to fruition in an intense and awesome interrogation room at the police
station. Batman looks for answers as the Joker lectures him on society and
makes Batman play his game. Nolan highlights the sheer brutality and
frightening aspects of both characters in this unforgettable scene.
The Prestige-The
Prestige
As the film comes to a close, the final act is revealed as
Borden reveals that his is in fact one of two twins who were able to trick the
crowds while Angiers was forced to create and drown clones of himself on a
nightly basis in order to perform his
trick. The moment blew us away forcing us all to watch the film over and over again.
The Bank Job- The
Dark Knight
Nolan decided that he wanted to redefine how movies should
start. In TDK he decided to blow everyone away with one of the most clever
robbery scenes of all time while introducing us to the Joker. In the robbery
scene the Joker masterfully pulls off the heist while having the entire clown
faced crew kill off each other before the Joker is left standing alone with the
whole loot. Nolan=genius.
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