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The Fast and Furious film franchise is one of the most successful in Hollywood, but, at the same time, it’s also among those highly likely to get cinephiles to turn their nose up.
Christopher Nolan is not among them. Nolan may be one of Hollywood’s most respected writers and filmmakers, a true film auteur by all means, but that doesn’t make him a snob. Nolan is often said to be one of the last remaining old-school directors in showbiz, an artist and a perfectionist whose old-school methods (and occasional old-fashioned ideas) have repeatedly made headlines around the world.
Chris Nolan is the man who delivered time-bending thrillers and dramas like Memento, Inception, Interstellar, and the recent TENET. He’s the man who reinvented Batman and paved the way for the greatest Joker of all times. In a shallow industry putting profit above everything else, he continues to deliver meaningful content that brings the big bucks at the box office.
But he’s not above enjoying some solid car action, even if it defies all logic. Whereas many so-called cinephiles will laugh at the mention of any of the Fast & Furious movies, Nolan declares himself a fan – and does so unashamedly. His favorite remains the original film, but he admits to having a soft spot for Tokyo Drift, once considered the weakest outing in the franchise.
“I’m sort of original recipe, the Rob Cohen original,” Nolan says on Josh Horowitz’s HappySadConfused podcast (via Collider). “But I’ve got a very soft spot for Tokyo Drift actually. And Justin Lin’s iterations, as they got crazier and bigger and crazier and bigger they became something else, but something else kinda fun.”
As for criticism that the more recent installments of the Furious franchise have become completely divorced from reality in their quest to deliver more impressive content, Nolan isn’t here for any of that. Sequels are getting bigger because that’s what the audience wants, so what’s the point then in blaming it on the sequels themselves?
“The fun thing about those [Fast and Furious] movies is even as they’ve gotten bigger and bigger, as sequels have to do – everyone always complains that sequels get bigger, but we are the people making sequels get bigger. We do want them bigger. You don’t want them smaller,” Nolan explains.
Next time you find yourself in a position to defend yourself as a fan of the Fast & Furious franchise, tell that stuck-up cinephile even the great Chris Nolan isn’t immune to its charm.
Chris Nolan is the man who delivered time-bending thrillers and dramas like Memento, Inception, Interstellar, and the recent TENET. He’s the man who reinvented Batman and paved the way for the greatest Joker of all times. In a shallow industry putting profit above everything else, he continues to deliver meaningful content that brings the big bucks at the box office.
But he’s not above enjoying some solid car action, even if it defies all logic. Whereas many so-called cinephiles will laugh at the mention of any of the Fast & Furious movies, Nolan declares himself a fan – and does so unashamedly. His favorite remains the original film, but he admits to having a soft spot for Tokyo Drift, once considered the weakest outing in the franchise.
“I’m sort of original recipe, the Rob Cohen original,” Nolan says on Josh Horowitz’s HappySadConfused podcast (via Collider). “But I’ve got a very soft spot for Tokyo Drift actually. And Justin Lin’s iterations, as they got crazier and bigger and crazier and bigger they became something else, but something else kinda fun.”
As for criticism that the more recent installments of the Furious franchise have become completely divorced from reality in their quest to deliver more impressive content, Nolan isn’t here for any of that. Sequels are getting bigger because that’s what the audience wants, so what’s the point then in blaming it on the sequels themselves?
“The fun thing about those [Fast and Furious] movies is even as they’ve gotten bigger and bigger, as sequels have to do – everyone always complains that sequels get bigger, but we are the people making sequels get bigger. We do want them bigger. You don’t want them smaller,” Nolan explains.
Next time you find yourself in a position to defend yourself as a fan of the Fast & Furious franchise, tell that stuck-up cinephile even the great Chris Nolan isn’t immune to its charm.
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