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Engine · 10-20-2012, 07:59 PM

Following is a pretty great film. I'm surprised if anybody who likes Memento is bored by Following. Classic noir but told all backwards and time-shifty. Also, didja notice the Batman logo stuck on main character's apartment door?

Two great directors. Both moved on to big Hollywood. Personally, I feel that Aronofsky has stayed truer to his craft than Nolan. Of course, its hard to judge superhero films critically because, by nature, they're awful. Those Batmans are pretty good. Black Swan, The Wrestler, and The Fighter kick them all into the gutter though.

I only mention this stuff because its a way to describe why I like Pi more than Following. The latter is good but the former drills itself into my brain, hitting pleasure and pain sensors that Nolan's films are and have been incapable of doing to this day.

Pi: 3
Following: 0

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Engine air quote Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: pollen & mold Posts: 3,108	Following is a pretty great film. I'm surprised if anybody who likes Memento is bored by Following. Classic noir but told all backwards and time-shifty. Also, didja notice the Batman logo stuck on main character's apartment door? Two great directors. Both moved on to big Hollywood. Personally, I feel that Aronofsky has stayed truer to his craft than Nolan. Of course, its hard to judge superhero films critically because, by nature, they're awful. Those Batmans are pretty good. Black Swan, The Wrestler, and The Fighter kick them all into the gutter though. I only mention this stuff because its a way to describe why I like Pi more than Following. The latter is good but the former drills itself into my brain, hitting pleasure and pain sensors that Nolan's films are and have been incapable of doing to this day. Pi: 3 Following: 0 __________________ Like an arrow, I was only passing through.