Suppose, for a moment, the movie lives up to, and even exceeds the hype. Suppose it truly is a "masterpiece."

Will that establish (or solidify) Nolan as one of the great film directors of all time?

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Posted by Freauxzen

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Posted on 9/18/14 at 10:45 am to udtiger

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Will that establish (or solidify) Nolan as one of the great film directors of all time?

I'm pretty pumped for this film, but he has a lot of work to do.

He's still made under 10 movies, only 3 of which are legitimately great films. (9 movies to be exact)

Kubrick made what 14, with probably 10 true to form great movies.

The pace of current directors is too slow to match up with some of the greats. And there's almost too much "stuff" out there for anyone to be truly innovative. Nolan can get there one day. One day.

But I figure the fans will shoot him up to Hitchcock status quickly if they don't already.

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Posted by Freder

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Posted on 9/18/14 at 12:05 pm to udtiger

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Will that establish (or solidify) Nolan as one of the great film directors of all time?

If by "all-time" you mean directors from the past ~20 years...sure. But by "all-time" you mean ALL-TIME, he is not in the same league as:

Robert Bresson
Ingmar Bergman
Alfred Hitchcock
Fritz Lang
FW Murnau
Akira Kurosawa
Yasojiro Ozu
Federico Fellini
Martin Scorsese
Stanley Kubrick
And the list goes on...

At best, he is the next-generation Steven Spielberg minus the timeless and industry-changing films.

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