Christopher Nolan is an English-American film director known for directing complex, plot-twist filled thrillers that explore human morality and memory. Some of his most famous and successful films include Dunkirk, The Dark Knight trilogy, Inception, and Memento. Nolan's films have grossed over $4.2 billion worldwide and received numerous Oscar nominations. Inception in particular fits the thriller genre through its complex storyline involving dreams and mind heists.

1. Christopher Nolan
By Josh Bestford

2. Basic Information
 Nolan was born on the 30th July 1970 in London.
 Christopher Nolan is an English American director.
 He is one of the highest-grossing directors in the filming
history and one of the most successful in recent time.
 Nolan gained considerable attention with his second movie
‘Memento’ in 2000.
 Nolan’s films are rooted in exploring human morality, the
construction of time and the malleable nature of memory
and personal identity.

3. Christopher’s Films
 Dunkirk
 The Dark Knight
 Inception
 The Dark Knight Rises
 The Prestige
 Memento
 Insomnia
 Batman Begins

4. Nolan’s Career
 Christopher Nolan’s most famous thriller films are
Dunkirk and The Dark Knight.
 These films were successful because they met the
thriller genre and gave a complex storyline which keeps
the audience interested in the movie.
 His 9 films have grossed over US $4.2 Billion
worldwide and has received a total of 26 Oscar
nominations and seven awards.

5. Inception Basic Detail
 Dom Cobb is a skilled thief, the absolute best in the
dangerous art of extraction, stealing valuable secrets
from deep within the subconscious during the dream
state when the mind is at its most vulnerable.
 Now Cobb is being offered the chance at Redemption.
One last job could give him his life back but only if he
can accomplish the impossible.-Inception

6. Inception Critics
 John Anderson- “How? Never mind that. The real
question is, Where? In an effort to give his imagist
impulses the broadest possible canvas, Mr. Nolan has
scripted a story that travels across six countries and
just as many layers of human consciousness. The
problem is, we don't know where we are most of the
time. And we profoundly do not care.”

7. How “Inception” fits the thriller
genre
 Inception fits the thriller genre because it has a very
complex storyline which has many plot twists.
 The Character of Dom Cobb appears at first to be a
antagonist but then has to perform the impossible to
become an antagonist.
 The mind of Dom Cobb is the scene of the crime.

8. Sound
There is no background noise or music in this scene. The effect of this is
that we can focus on what the dialogue is as it’s an important part of the
narrative.
The noise in this shot builds up to the moment when the books fly off. The
effect of this is that the audience can expect something to happen.

9. Editing
 Fast paced editing- when the books are about to fly off
the editing is sped up to match the situation in the film
at the current time.
 Slow paced editing- When the 2 men are talking the
editing is slow. This is because the audience need to
hear what Is going on and they can process the
information

10. The Dark Knight

11. Critics

12. How ‘The Dark Knight’ fits the
thriller genre
 The Dark Knight fits into the thriller genre as it has yet
another complex storyline. It has plot twists and
flashbacks which all link to the narrative.
 The Dark Knight also contains complex characters
such as The Joker.

13. Sound
The sound we can hear in this clip is people screaming and making loads of
noise on top of really intense music. This allows us to hear what people are
experiencing during the event happening. Additionally the clothing that the
people are wearing suggests that they have reasonably well paid jobs or are
really important.

14. Mise en scene
We can tell from this image that this is an antagonist as they are dressed in a
very unique way and has paint all over his face matching the different facial
features. Also, the joker is handling a gun which suggests that he is trying to kill
somebody.
From the image we can see that Batman is a Protagonist. He is also dressed in a
unique way which makes people aware of who he is. This makes the audience
understand who he is.