Chris Nolan’s new film (released 16th July – the same day as Eyes Wide Shut eleven years ago and I have no idea why I remember that) has me all excited in an Avatar kind of way. Its about the subconscious, dreams, and stealing ideas from peoples heads – a great excuse for some great surrealism and psychological trickery. Nolan is brilliant at this kind of stuff (e.g. The Prestige, Memento and Insomnia). The human mind is an interesting place, a good place to set a film. The only other ones I can think of are Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, The Cabinet of Dr Caligari and Jacobs Ladder.

Update: I’ve now seen it twice, and it didn’t disappoint. In fact I appreciated it more the second time around, being able to enjoy the subtleties rather than struggling to grasp what was really going on. Its one of the most intelligent films I’ve ever seen – if you haven’t seen it yet, its well worth seeing.

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