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Artemis · 10w
The first scenes of Batman Begins are doing nothing to disprove the hypothesis. There isn't anything inherently wrong with the idea. I think some people would consider it part of Nolan's "naturalisti...
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What do you think? Do you think putting everything smack dab in the middle of the frame is Nolan's default? How do you think this compares with the styles of other "auteur" filmmakers?

If you see this tendency in Nolan, how do you feel about it? Do you like it or even prefer it? Or does it put you off?

My first thoughts are that it seems safe, boring, & maybe a wee bit lazy artistically, but I dunno. A lot of people *really* like his style & think his films look incredible.
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Artemis · 10w
No wonder he prefers an aspect ratio closer to a square. Widescreen formats don't let you *really* center everything, because the height isn't there to fill the bottom & top around whatever is centered. To me, The Odyssey trailer looks great in its original aspect ratio, but kind of bland & crampe...