re: "With Dunkirk, Christopher Nolan has finally hit the heights of Kubrick"

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Nolan is the only director I make sure to see in the theater and in an imax format.

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Same here. And like another poster said a good bit of the hate he does receive is bc of all the love he gets

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Bingo. Prestige is a step above the others though.

I'd need to watch Insomnia again, very forgettable

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Insomnia is my least favorite, and I still need to watch Following.

So starting with Memento that's 9 films. If Dunkirk is as great as the critics are saying, that would make 2 that are great, 5 that are good, 1 that is poor, and 1 that is forgettable.

Considering you're an especially harsh critic, which I suspect is made worse by the Nolanites, that seems pretty impressive.

I'd even give some fair due to his brother Jonathon for the impact he's had on the Nolan name. He did most of the the technical calls and checks of Interstellar with Kip Thorne nearby after he put in a fair amount of time letting Kip teach him enough on the science presented in the movie to understand it all, which clearly had an influence on his own approach. Chris Nolan, as we would usually say, "an ear for music," simply has that eye for film and cinematography. Jonathon actually wrote the screenplay for The Prestige if I'm not mistaken, did the original script for Interstellar back in 2008 when Spielberg was still attached, and finally a massive overhaul of the original script once his brother came in with his own vision. I actually found the old Interstellar script that was Jonah's, but heavily influenced by Spielberg(like wayyy out there where A.I. stumbled off to in the end). It's still a good read, but Chris Nolan coming in made this movie much much better by simply grounding it some. Well, with the help of his good friend Hans Zimmer, and his always great cinematography.

Not to mention Jonah and his wife are basically the producers and minds behind HBO's Westworld, which is incredible. The Nolan brothers are incredible working alone, but they produce pure greatness when they each work their ideas into a movie together.

For all my Interstellar fans out there, I found a link to the old script that Spielberg was attached to. It's not a long read, but you absolutely see Spielberg ideas in the plot that were different in the movie, and for the better.

2008 Interstellar Script

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It's obviously premature to call him the next Kubrick, but it's hard to argue that he won't end up with that type of success

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If somebody is arguing that they are equals then I would disagree, but I think arguing that his current resume and his trajectory is putting him in that category.

And then his also will have stand the test of time. Kubrick's influence and acclaim has increased over time, rightfully so.

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That's about right. He's a good director and I know why people find him so appealing. I just think the hyperbole is out of hand

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The hyperbole is annoying, but he's better than just "good". He's one of the few directors working that I try to make sure to see their movies in the theater

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The hyperbole is annoying, but he's better than just "good". He's one of the few directors working that I try to make sure to see their movies in the theater

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This is where I am. Sometimes he lets spectacle get in the way of story, but his 'worst' movies are highly entertaining.