Christopher Nolan is widely regarded as one of the greatest filmmakers of all time. With a very distinct filmmaking style and an obsession with unusual storytelling, Nolan has gained a cult following over the years. One of the major aspects that makes the Interstellar director more unique from the others is his love for physicality in films. It gets reflected once again among the audience as Nolan doesn’t hesitate to show his support for DVDs over Streaming.
Christopher Nolan has been an advocate for the classical approach to filmmaking for a long time. He is also an ardent admirer of going to theaters for movies. His distaste for streaming platforms is often seen and it comes out once again after he claimed DVDs and Blu-rays to be incomparable.
Why does Christopher Nolan prefer physical media over streaming?
The British-American film director started his filmmaking journey with 1998’s Following followed by some of the greatest blockbusters of all time. His complex narratives and visual spectacles in most movies are often subjected to wide appreciation by his fans. Now the 52-year-old storyteller finds praise once again after stating his love for physical media over streaming for several reasons.
Some of the most unique things that Christopher Nolan follows in his filmmaking are films over digital video and an inclination towards practical effects over CGI. Recently, when the Inception mastermind was asked if he has the same approach to the physical edition of the movies, Nolan replied positively.
According to Christopher Nolan, it is the top-tier quality in the home video versions that appeals to him. The lack of control in streaming and the compression doesn’t impress him at all.
“There’s much less compression, we control the color, brightness, and all these things. Streaming is like broadcasting a film, we don’t have much control on how it goes out.”
The Oscar-nominated actor also added that possessing a Blu-ray gives more joy and satisfaction to the audiences. However it is not the first time, he has spoken about Blu-rays and how he always prefers those over streaming giants like Netflix. Christopher Nolan’s statements for physical media have also led many fans to speak in favor of the director over the Internet.
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The fans can’t stop praising Christopher Nolan
There have been many loyal fans of Christopher Nolan who never lose any chance to voice their favorite filmmaker. His latest release Oppenheimer and the hype around it also speaks a lot about how the fans celebrate his films as events. After The Dark Knight fame stated his views on physical media, Twitter also witnessed a horde of fans praising Nolan as the absolute King.
Let’s take a look at some tweets:
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Physical Media is still king
— Slice of Anime 🩵 (@TheSliceofAnime) July 22, 2023
It’s generally better quality but I also miss the other features they put work into like the behind the scenes stuff. Also just knowing you own it forever as opposed to it being removed at any time.
— Raoul Enoiu (@RaoulEnoiu) July 22, 2023
Same. Which is why I still own those 😅
— Stan ✌️🏳️🌈 (@InevitableStan) July 22, 2023
It’s why I buy UHD of films I love. Streaming looks fine, but they won’t beat a Native Disc format.
— Light (@light47) July 22, 2023
At last someone spoke about it. OTT compromise the quality a lot. If it’s Bluray, then we get to see the highest quality ever for a movie in form of disc.
— Harish Ravisundar (@harish_ravi21) July 22, 2023
he’s always right about these things–hopefully we can get back to a physical format dominance some day..doubtful.
— cv (@semplicemorte) July 22, 2023
As much as he prefers Blu-rays and DVDs, it must be also understood that maximum of his streaming hatred also comes from their motive of delivering everything to the small screens. Nolan poses a sincere craftsmanship and he believes in the authentic theatrical experience.
Christopher Nolan has recently dropped his latest film, Oppenheimer centering around the life of the Father of Atomic Bomb starring Cillian Murphy in the lead. The movie received critical acclaim and immense praise for its visually appealing nature and some notable performances by the stellar cast.
Oppenheimer is running in theaters near you.
Source: Twitter
