5 Reasons Christopher Nolan is Awesome.

Will somebody give this guy an Oscar already?!

1) He's a normal British dude. Who carries around a flask of tea in his jacket. And by all accounts is the same guy he was before making millions of dollars and becoming one of the world's greatest directors.  

2) He uses practical effects. No green screens were used in the filming of Interstellar. This scene from Inception was shot in a giant rotating set with no CGI. 

3) He tells original stories. Not all of his films have been original stories. But some of the best ones have. Memento and Inception are both Nolan family originals (Memento was based on a short story by his brother Jonathan). Interstellar is another Nolan original, and c'mon, you know it's gonna be great. 

4) He is passionate. I love the part in this article from The Guardian where Nolan knows something is slightly off with the brightness in one of the scenes and is arguing that fact with one of the digital colorists. I love it because it illustrates his passion. There is also something cool about his determination to shoot on film and his reason for doing so (as opposed to digital video). 

5) He saved Batman. In the early 2000's, things were looking pretty bleak for Batman. This was the public's image of Batman: 

Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na... Bat-nips! 

Attempts to reboot the franchise were unsuccessful until Nolan and David Goyer began development on what eventually became Batman Begins. Not only did he bring Batman into this century, he set a new standard for the superhero movie. Then, against all odds, he made an even better sequel a few years later. Nerds everywhere owe Nolan a debt of gratitude for this.