{"id":26070,"date":"2026-08-03T12:53:25","date_gmt":"2026-08-03T07:53:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=26070"},"modified":"2026-08-03T12:53:25","modified_gmt":"2026-08-03T07:53:25","slug":"christopher-nolan-explains-his-issue-with-amateur-film-critics-points-out-the-fundamental-flaw-just-jared-celebrity-news-and-gossip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=26070","title":{"rendered":"Christopher Nolan Explains His Issue with Amateur Film Critics, Points Out the &#8216;Fundamental Flaw&#8217; | Just Jared &#8211; Celebrity News and Gossip"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"post-2258534\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t<!-- Franchise logo or primary category --><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<!-- post title --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/post title --><\/p>\n<p><!-- subheader --><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<!-- post thumbnail --><\/p>\n<figure class=\"tpd-post-thumbnail-container caption_belowImage credit_onImage\"><img width=\"788\" height=\"444\" src=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/christopher-nolan-issue-with-criticism-788x444.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium tpd-force-16x9-aspect-ratio wp-post-image\" alt=\"Christopher Nolan on red carpet at The Odyssey premiere\" decoding=\"sync\" fetchpriority=\"high\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/christopher-nolan-issue-with-criticism-428x241.jpg 428w, https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/christopher-nolan-issue-with-criticism-788x444.jpg 788w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 430px) 100px, 788px\" loading=\"eager\" data-cf-ratio=\"788x444\"\/><figcaption><span class=\"credit-text\">Credit: Getty<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- \/post thumbnail --><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/christopher-nolan\/\" class=\"celebrity-tag-link\"><strong class=\"celebrity-tag-strong\">Christopher Nolan<\/strong><\/a> has some issues with today\u2019s amateur film critics. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We live in a modern era of social media, where anyone can join the discourse of film criticism through videos on Instagram and TikTok, posts on X, and reviews on websites like Reddit, Letterboxd, and more. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While promoting <em>The Odyssey<\/em>, <strong>Nolan<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ZhugeYY\/status\/2083205171606077683\">chatted <\/a>with podcast host <strong>Zhong Shu<\/strong> and pointed out why he takes issue with amateur criticism. <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe criticism that\u2019s often leveled at movies in general is, \u2018Oh, the character has to be made sympathetic, so the character is manipulated in different ways or changed in different ways.\u2019 And that\u2019s a fundamental flaw of film criticism in a way, or storytelling criticism. Because to be able to identify the mechanism does not invalidate the mechanism.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He\u2019s not talking about just any critics out there.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI\u2019m thinking more of amateur criticism, because they feel they\u2019ve identified the mechanism, they feel that it invalidates it. That can be true of certain elements, and film grammar, film language evolves with that. So when a trope becomes too familiar to an audience, then it has to be changed. But we do, as filmmakers, avail ourselves of that common language. We build on that understanding. Our audience has seen many films and they understand that language.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>The Odyssey<\/em> has received generally glowing reviews, with a 94% rating from critics on Rotten Tomatoes and a 97% approval rating from audiences on the website. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One person who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/2026\/07\/28\/the-odyssey-translator-emily-wilson-slams-christopher-nolans-movie-writing-as-abysmal\/\">did not like the movie<\/a> was author <strong>Emily Wilson<\/strong>, who previously has translated <em>The Odyssey<\/em>. <\/p>\n<p class=\"categories single-categories\">Posted To:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/christopher-nolan\/\" rel=\"tag\">Christopher Nolan<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/movies\/\" rel=\"tag\">Movies<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Credit: Getty Christopher Nolan has some issues with today\u2019s amateur film critics. 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