Christopher Nolan is a bad motherfucker. Just... Period. He's a strict traditionalist that continuously sticks his middle finger up at digital and shoots in film, instead. Nolan has got a jaw-dropping amount of writer, producer and directorial accomplishments (The Dark Knight trilogy, Inception, Memento, The Prestige) and he's barely 44 years old. It seems as if he hasn't even climbed up half way to his peek, yet, considering he's currently in the post-production phase of another one of his written and directed babies, "Interstellar," and somehow making time to executive produce the upcoming 2016 mega-blockbuster hit, "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice."
Nolan loves to mind-fuck his multi-million person audience in crisp cinematic style, constantly introducing far-reaching ideas into the subconscious of the general public (in true Inception style). These uncommonly trippy notions might be mind-blowingly novel to the minds of the masses, but experientially familiar to practicing psychedelicos. Notions such as not knowing whether you're dreaming or not (i.e My 2008 Columbus Day Trip), warping up amnesic time, deconstructing capitalist culture (The Dark Knight Rises), or introducing concepts of interstellar space travel by entering wormholes are all experiences one can literally undergo after drinking a stiff jungle drink of Shipibo-brewed Ayahuasca. Below is a chilling quote and teaser trailer from his upcoming film, "Interstellar," which is kind of like a ZOOMDOUT endorsement if you ask me. You know, being that we've been focused on making the unknown known for some time now. ZOOMDOUT = ZOOMING OUT OUR MINDS DISCOVERING OUR UNCHARTED TERRITORY.
Nolan loves to mind-fuck his multi-million person audience in crisp cinematic style, constantly introducing far-reaching ideas into the subconscious of the general public (in true Inception style). These uncommonly trippy notions might be mind-blowingly novel to the minds of the masses, but experientially familiar to practicing psychedelicos. Notions such as not knowing whether you're dreaming or not (i.e My 2008 Columbus Day Trip), warping up amnesic time, deconstructing capitalist culture (The Dark Knight Rises), or introducing concepts of interstellar space travel by entering wormholes are all experiences one can literally undergo after drinking a stiff jungle drink of Shipibo-brewed Ayahuasca. Below is a chilling quote and teaser trailer from his upcoming film, "Interstellar," which is kind of like a ZOOMDOUT endorsement if you ask me. You know, being that we've been focused on making the unknown known for some time now. ZOOMDOUT = ZOOMING OUT OUR MINDS DISCOVERING OUR UNCHARTED TERRITORY.
We've always defined ourselves by the ability to overcome the impossible. And we count these moments. These moments when we dare to aim higher, to break barriers, to reach for the stars, to make the unknown known. We count these moments as our proudest achievements. But we lost all that. Or perhaps we've just forgotten that we are still pioneers. And we've barely begun. And that our greatest accomplishments cannot be behind us, because our destiny lies above us. (Nolan, Interstellar)
On a related Nolan note, I think it's relevant to share that I've been writing, reading, video and photo editing to the anti-climaxing Inception score, "10 Hours" for the past month or two, now. I've found that this never-ending music by the critically acclaimed German music composer, Hans Zimmer, is relaxing, uninterrupting background music to my day. The easy-listening and simultaneously inspiring music frequently reaches the brink of a break-out climax, but never decides to go over it. This goes on for an ultra-stable ten hours, so distractions of needing to change up your music no longer exist. This liminal music has that kind of "in limbo" listening feel to it—it's some where in between silence, sleeping, dreaming and music. Next time you're interested in some easy, non-committed music listening I suggest you give this Inception score some play. Now, spin your totem top and see if it drops.
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