Don't know why I'm replying to this since this topic was years ago & Nolan has been taking out of the running by Eon Productions likely due to his creative control requirements. I still vehemently disagree with your take. For Bond-level action, you need to view some of the marvelous work on Inception. Remember, directing is about the big picture... the setpieces, and Nolan has always demonstrated a certain affinity with Bond-esque spectacle whether that was homage or not—it's not always clear. But he loves the shit, and definitely knows his shit. He's great with the little nuggets of humor, too, as can be found in Memento and The Prestige. I have no doubt he would, theoretically, make a stunning & original picture... one for the history books.
The quick-edit shaky-cam fight choreography in the Batman films of his was a stylistic choice to make it seem like the goons were taken out by the shadows or the night, and it was also a hip technique in the 00s regardless. Also, used in Quantum of Solace and the Bourne movies. I don't like it either, but I think we've all moved on from that. It's rarely used now.
I would imagine Nolan would take it back to it's roots with a 50s or early 60s period spy thriller that's on par with Connery's best, faithful to Fleming, but also with a hint of emotionism and scope like that found in On Her Majesty's Secret Service. The non-linear storytelling will be kept at a minimum for once... akin to the opening scene of Casino Royale being flashback. The best part about it probably would have been his casting. It sure would have been nice to see Tom Hardy in the role for a one-off back in his prime. Maybe his Bond villian could be sinister trannie played by "Elliot" Page... as I sure as hell would never want to see her as a Bond girl any longer. Marion Cotillard and Emily Blunt, sure, but not Ellen.
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2 months ago
The series does need to go back to its Cold War roots. A nice span of retro movies reminding the world how awful the Soviet Union and Mao's China really were is precisely what audiences need.
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HellFire (561)
2 months ago
You're obviously a big Nolan fan. Good for you. I think he's overrated. He's definetly one of the best filmmakers around right now but that says more about the lack of talent behind the camera over the last twenty years in general.
His fight choreography is awful. Nothing to do with his filming techniques. I'm talking about how slow and boring they are to watch and how often people are literally waiting around to be hit - see The Dark Knight Rises. And the fight scenes in Batman Begins didn't have shaky cam anyway. It was just quick edited cuts to the point where you could hardly comprehend what had happened.
And again, Nolan's great with ideas, imagination, and I admire him for using practical effects but the writing in his films is often terrible and constantly beats you over the head with exposition.
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