Crazy how before Nolan no other Hollywood filmakers ever tried using IMAX for commercial feature lenght films. Nolan truly is a gift for modern cinema. So thank You Chris for choosing IMAX film over 3D
Nolan leveraged his success to enable him to use IMAX. If we could get a number of directors and producers to team up and convince theatres and studios to get more 35mm cinema projectors operational cinema might be saved.
@@Art-is-craft95% of the audience doesn't know or care what medium the film is captured or presented in. Both digital and film have pros and cons and are nothing more than tools. What matters far more is the skill of the artists using the tools.
That's half snobbery/hipster attitude, and half artistry. Most producers wouldn't accept to pay the millions needed to use IMAX, when a digital camera with postprocessing (sometimes analog film passes) can do the deal, for so much less money. Even Villeneuve did so for dune part 1
It’s funny because we were supposed to get Tenet and Dune Part 1 in the same year originally until the pandemic. And then we were supposed to get Oppenheimer and Dune Part 2 in the same year until the strikes.
I’m actually kinda glad this happened because it allows both directors work to stand out among everything else in their years of release, though I would have loved to see Tenet and Dune Part 1 duke it out at the Oscars one year and Oppenheimer and Dune Part 2 the next
But he can still make them quick and cheap. It's crazy how much cheaper Dune 1 compared to Eternals. And the time he took to make all the films from Prisoners to this. Only COVID and strikes delayed the releases
My grandfather was a great fan of dune the books and he loved the cinema aswell and when the dune movie came out he was happy like a kid on Chrismas dune part one was the last cinema movie before he died (cancer) and I want to say thank u denis Villeneuve every time I watch dune part 1 I have these great memories of him in my head.
Nolan comparing Dune part two to his favorite Star Wars film (and arguably the best in the saga) Empire Strikes Back is a huge compliment. Surprised there isn’t an article with this in the headline. I wish Disney did a limited IMAX release of the OT. Every May for three years a limited week engagement for a Star Wars film on IMAX isn’t the worst marketing idea.
Honestly I feel like Dune is so much different from Star wars by just looking at the fact that Star Wars was made to be a kids movie, while Dune is an adptation from a way more mature sci fi story. Star Wars is great, dont get me wrong, I love it, but I think that comparing Dune to it is not the best compliment in my honest opinion
@@Kimera92i hear you... but i will say that when I read Dune, it does come across like Arrakis is dingy dirty and rusty much the same way A New Hope is. Vilenuev's version of Dune feels much cleaner, perhaps a bit too clean
Two of the champions of modern filmmaking. Denis’s achievement with BR2049, Dune and all his past films for that matter is remarkable and often under-appreciated. And Chris.. needless to say.. his impact on storytelling on a large scale with such a personal touch is monumental.
I always felt like Prisoners and Sicario were his superior works. They're all good, but 2049 and Dune just feel like low hanging fruit to be able to impress people with
I am so pleased that Chris took the time to honor my best friend, Scott Nall, a talented projectionist at WB. Chris knows how to thank those who work so hard to make his films stand out. Thank you Chris!
I have been working as a projectionist for more than 15 years and was pleasantly surprised by the words of Christopher Nolan at the end. In the huge chain of people who create films, we are the last to convey this miracle to the audience. Thank you very much!) And I’m 100% sure... film will be better than digital for a very long time. Sorry for your loss
This conversation should be 3 hours long.... 2 legendary directors speaking to each other should be recorded for the next generation to study and grasp more about these creative minds
You can just tell in this video that the two of them respect and admire each other so much. Two titans of the film industry at the top of their respective games. This was such a great conversation.
I love these men. I had the absolute honor of working on DKR for four days and having a true front row seat to watching Christopher Nolan direct. A master of his craft. I’ll never ever forget that experience. And we shot in IMAX those days as well. What a dream.
Seeing BR2049 is what really convinced me of imax as a format. The last 30 minutes felt like Zimmer and Wallfisch were trying to blow out my eardrums. I loved it 😅
I was in my mall and was debating whether to go to this movie which was playing in imax at that time. I didn't go as I don't know much about BR franchise . I kick myself whenever I see comments like this.
Probably my two favorite directors working today and its incredible not only what they are doing, but the admiration and respect they have for each other. One thing that has shined with Nolan that I wish was discussed more, while he comes off as this deeply intellectual man with high tastes wrapped in an english gentleman's manner - he flashes this brilliant love for so much diverse cinema, highlighting the the fast and furious movies, especially Tokyo Drift. Or here, calling out Empire Strikes back and saying Dune 2 is equal to it with Dune 1 being Star Wars. I thing that flows through his movies in a way similar to Cameron in the sense that, the action and story drive and carry people through, and he remembers it and that is why he is so damn successful, especially making so many original stories.
Undoubtedly the two greatest filmmakers of this generation. The ultimate duo of moviemaking. Almost both of them have made EVERY single one of their films are masterpieces. 🔥
@@alexdelaluz7846 No specific order: Kiarostami, Claire Denis, Kaufman, Kore-eda, Lynch, P.T.A., Farhadi, Shunji Iwai, Hideaki Anno, Barry Jenkins, Fernando Meirelles. All better
@@moretac I'm surprised @filip1261 has not replied to you saying "well, you wouldn't know them" LOL, so hipster to name drop a bunch of directors virtually no one knows because only he is in the know...
The relationship between Time and entropy is so interesting, how amazing is it to have these two directors who've explored these themes so thoroughly in their work in the same room talking about it? gotta love it!
Tenet had the misfortune of being released right after the COVID-19 lockdowns. People were afraid to go to the cinema; this was still nearly a year before vaccines were widely available. So it barely got a theatrical run before streaming / disc releases happened. I'm glad for the re-release and am going to see it in IMAX 15/70 later this month. (Already have seen it twice on UHD Blu-ray.)
Tanat has the misfortune of not answering the question why should audiences care about the characters in the movie. The concept of the movie was so complicated in some parts that he forgot to tell the human story in it. C. N. has to go back to basics of storytelling and ask himself why Inception and Dark Knight are his most praised movies. Where did it derailed in Tanat and Oppenheimer. Storytelling, characterization and human bonding are as just as important as the concepts he is exploring. He is pretty much stuck in his own limbo of conceptualizing that he forgot about the question why should somone care about the worldbuilding, storyline. You can create a world as magnificent as it can get but people's consciousnes have to populate it. C. N. should take his own advise and watch Inception to understand why Tanat failed.
@@mr.ripley3846while I agree completely, I'm still very happy that a movie like it exists and that I watched it in IMAX, like I did Interstellar (which is one of my absolute favorite movies).
It’s always great to watch people talk about what they are passionate about. You can understand why they are so amazing in their field, because they are both nerds about it. It’s wonderful to watch.
I absolutely love denis commentary on how dune part 2 is still singular and stand alone. Just like the dark knight you can go in without seeing the first and be completely enthralled and engaged. I find those to be my favorite types of films.
@@thekonsti4712 Don't you think he might be able to reinvent the franchise and add a new spin to it, reinvigorate it? Especially considering how he is a Bond superfan?
Wow, this is such an incredible treat to have two of the greatest living aueters speaking about their craft. Easily become one of my favourite Q&A's. It's clear that they have an immense respect for eachother, aswell as the big screen experience and art form.
@@SonateSonate they’re two of the of the premiere Directors of the 21st Century. Hitchcock and Ford were two of the premiere directors of the 20th Century.
It's my new favorite movie. I'm in love with it, I'm in love with Villenueve, I can't get enough of it. What a masterpiece. Fingers crossed for Dune 3.
The way tenet is talked about and discussed completely disregards the fact that what Nolan put on screen in that film was completely an utterly unique. How does somebody even take a thought like that and execute it so perfectly. I envy anyone who got to see Tenet in cinema
Did they get rid of a 15/70 projector there? I noticed that downtown Sacramento had Oppenheimer showing in 15/70 (with some problems) but is apparently not showing Dune 2 in 15/70. We went from 13 to 12 Imax theaters in the US within months.
@@razoraz The Dallas projector broke towards the end of Oppenheimer's run and the San Antonio theatre has practically given up trying to support the format. All we got is Dual Laser in Austin :/
Not exactly sure why people are so eager for Nolan to fail. Whilst at the same time - bemoaning the state of original ideas in cinema. TENET was a masterpiece and the single most original thing i've seen in years. But as it was released in 2020 - it " *only* " made around $350m . Then they moaned that Oppenheimer " *only* " made it's money because of barbie. Did they forget that The Dark Knight and ...Rises each made over a billion dollars ? I don't understand it.
I LOVE when DV say that he uses storyboarding to "find" the movie. This is such an important concept in any creative endeavour. It's the notion that ideas have a life of their own, which goes beyond the mind of the creator, and that really the creator is simply a vessel, with the duty of unleashing this idea that's come to them. Riveting conversation.
Two masters having a conversation. Two of the greatest directors EVER. Not everyone will agree with what I'm about to say but to me, these two have reached Martin Scorcese's legendary status.
Oppenheimer and Dune part 2 are two of the best movies I've ever seen in my 36 years of life. The fact they both came out in the last year is low-key crazy. Arrival and Interstellar are some of my favorite movies also. Sicario and TDK are undeniably incredible. These guys are absolute masters of their craft.
I do not think he is saving theatres. I doubt cinema is dead. Digital theatres playing shiny CGI events is inferior and has driven adults away from theatres. I do not think Nolan can turn that Disaster around.
@@RaviVazirani-fs6nz I do not think he can do it him self. If he really wants to save cinema he needs to make a movie that appeals to a general market and focuses on 35mm film that gets more 35mm cinemas up and running. He needs help from other directors and producers who are committed to doing the same thing.
For the love of god, please keep these two in separate bunkers at all times. Watching them next to each other makes me nervous about the ceiling collapsing or something.
The mind and heart of the modern cinema rn. Deni I feell like more into the feelings side and Chris is the one who will explore more rational side of things. But both doing it with unknown before style
Tenet is fucking incredible. Yeah, yeah, I get the complaints about how abstract it is and the lack of "strong narrative," but that film is something else entirely. Might be my favourite work of Nolan's. It doesn't surprise me in the least that Villeneuve is so enthralled with it-I tripped balls watching Arrival. I wish it was talked about more.
2 biggest cinematic talents of nowadays finally sitting together! Great respect and hello from Ukraine (watched Dune-2 yesterday, and definitely will watch in the theatre again!)
I have no idea how Christopher Nolan knows what he knows and can transfer it to the screen, but I'm so glad he can. A true Maestro of Cinema and I hope he makes many more movies. Love your work Chris.
What a historic moment for the art of cinema! The only thing that would've made it better is if Steven Spielberg was in the conversation too. It's good to see men who still think of cinema as an art form, rather than a propaganda vehicle, or a mare product of business.
After seeing "Dune 2", I'm betting that Nolan's glad it came out this year instead of last year. "Part 2" is extraordinary. I thought "Part 1" was lacking something, but - holy crap - "Part 2" is just an incredible piece of work.
I really regret not being able to see Tenet in IMAX. It's my favorite Nolan movie since Inception. And Dune Part Two is an absolute masterpiece. I really would love to see a co-production by them.
