Aronofsky vs. Fincher vs. Nolan

Which of these mind-f**k directors is the best?

Nolan is the Jesus Christ to the movie industry, bro.

Nolan

Out of three movies of Aronofsky's I've seen, I've loved two, Black Swan and The Wrestler and disliked one, The Fountain.

Out of the two movies of Fincher's I've seen, I've loved them both, Fight Club and The Social Network.

As for Nolan, I've seen all seven of his films. I've liked Insomnia and loved the rest: Batman Begins, Inception, The Prestige, The Dark Knight, Following, and Memento (in order from least liked to most liked -- Memento is in my top ten favorites of all time).

So clearly my vote goes to Nolan, although I'd like to see more of Fincher's work.

Nolan, I love his movie's especially "The Prestige", "Batman: Begins", & "The Dark Knight".

I should point out that Aronofsky's mindfucks are purely visual and less shocking than those of Fincher and Nolan.

NOLAN FTW!!!!

on the eight day,god created christopher nolan

I don't even know who they are, i never pay attention to who directed the movies i watch.

igame wrote:

I don't even know who they are, i never pay attention to who directed the movies i watch.

O.O
You don't know NOLAN?!?

Nolan does not just direct the movies, he CREATE the movies.
The Dark Knight
Inception
The Prestige
Memento

Are all movies created by Jesus' brother, not just directed....

Nolan. Have not been disappointed with any of his work. All of it is top quality.

igame wrote:

I don't even know who they are, i never pay attention to who directed the movies i watch.

Aronofsky did The Wrestler and Black Swan to name a couple. Fincher did Fight Club and The Social Network. Nolan did Memento and Inception, as well as the new Batman films.

I'm surprised Reaper hasn't come in and starting defending Fincher yet.

RamboOnRedbull wrote:

igame wrote:

I don't even know who they are, i never pay attention to who directed the movies i watch.

O.O
You don't know NOLAN?!?

Nolan does not just direct the movies, he CREATE the movies.
The Dark Knight
Inception
The Prestige
Memento

Are all movies created by Jesus' brother, not just directed....

I've seen all of those except Momento. Is it worth watching?

DukeNukem34 wrote:

I've seen all of those except Momento. Is it worth watching?

Memento is his best work in my opinion, followed closely by his debut film, Following.

I loved the Dark Knight. I watched it about 8 times...in theaters. The Wrestler almost made me cry.

However, I just love Fincher's style. So I'm going with him. Fight Club was just one of those movies where I just kept saying "Holy shit, this is a good movie."

I liked how The Wrestler had Ring of Honor as the main wrestling promotion and it was a good movie overall but can't compete with Inception or Prestige.

The Wrestler wipes the floor with Inception and The Prestige, and this is coming from a HUGE Nolan fan.

TRF wrote:

The Wrestler wipes the floor with Inception and The Prestige, and this is coming from a HUGE Nolan fan.

No it doesn't. I won't deny that The Wrestler is a good movie but not better that Inception & The Prestige.

TRF wrote:

The Wrestler wipes the floor with Inception and The Prestige, and this is coming from a HUGE Nolan fan.

It can't touch The Dark Knight.

DukeNukem34 wrote:

TRF wrote:

The Wrestler wipes the floor with Inception and The Prestige, and this is coming from a HUGE Nolan fan.

It can't touch The Dark Knight.

THIS

I'll admit that The Wrestler is not as good as The Dark Knight, but I do think it's better than Inception. Inception, while a great movie, was pretentiously complex which annoyed me. As for The Prestige, it's better than Inception, but the latter half of the movie felt sloppy. The explanation of The Transported Man was a HUGE letdown for me, and had the explanation been better, The Prestige would have been a perfect 10 in my eyes.

The Wrestler was gripping, passionate, emotional, and raw. It's a love story in a way, about a man who loves wrestling so much so that he puts his life on the line to fulfill his desires. His connection with the sport was much stronger than any form of chemistry in Inception or The Prestige.

To be honest, Nolan has lost his way. Most people love him for his summer blockbusters, but there was a time when he made complex puzzles in the form of nonlinear films. The Prestige was nonlinear but didn't feel like a puzzle in the slightest. See Memento or Following, his two best movies, and you'll understand what I mean when I call them "puzzles".

TRF wrote:

I'll admit that The Wrestler is not as good as The Dark Knight, but I do think it's better than Inception. Inception, while a great movie, was pretentiously complex which annoyed me. As for The Prestige, it's better than Inception, but the latter half of the movie felt sloppy. The explanation of The Transported Man was a HUGE letdown for me, and had the explanation been better, The Prestige would have been a perfect 10 in my eyes.

The Wrestler was gripping, passionate, emotional, and raw. It's a love story in a way, about a man who loves wrestling so much so that he puts his life on the line to fulfill his desires. His connection with the sport was much stronger than any form of chemistry in Inception or The Prestige.

To be honest, Nolan has lost his way. Most people love him for his summer blockbusters, but there was a time when he made complex puzzles in the form of nonlinear films. The Prestige was nonlinear but didn't feel like a puzzle in the slightest. See Memento or Following, his two best movies, and you'll understand what I mean when I call them "puzzles".

I've seen Memento on Netflix and I was confused during the whole movie. I still don't get it as of right now, care to explain it to me? All I know is that he has very short term memory and that the movie was going backwards instead of forward like usual movies. Nolan has not lost his way I just think he started making them less complicated for the stupid. I can't wait what him and Zack Snyder do for the Superman movie because Sucker Punch was just awesome.

Nolan.

yonny616 wrote:

I've seen Memento on Netflix and I was confused during the whole movie. I still don't get it as of right now, care to explain it to me? All I know is that he has very short term memory and that the movie was going backwards instead of forward like usual movies. Nolan has not lost his way I just think he started making them less complicated for the stupid. I can't wait what him and Zack Snyder do for the Superman movie because Sucker Punch was just awesome.

It makes a lot more sense once you piece the scenes together chronologically (which is why I compared it to a puzzle).

Spoiler:

TRF wrote:

yonny616 wrote:

I've seen Memento on Netflix and I was confused during the whole movie. I still don't get it as of right now, care to explain it to me? All I know is that he has very short term memory and that the movie was going backwards instead of forward like usual movies. Nolan has not lost his way I just think he started making them less complicated for the stupid. I can't wait what him and Zack Snyder do for the Superman movie because Sucker Punch was just awesome.

It makes a lot more sense once you piece the scenes together chronologically (which is why I compared it to a puzzle).

Spoiler:

Ohh! Okay