It was two years all over again as Chris Nolan, director of the commercially successful Inception, wasn’t nominated for an Oscar.
It was shocking, admittedly, especially that the Coens (directors of True Grit) were the ones who are nominated but nowhere to be seen in those critics director’s list nominees prior. I don’t know the reason for this snub, or if there is any reason at all. All I do know that it was, well, rather odd.
But to think more about Nolan and his films, the real star of his craft is the story. As I look at it deeply, Inception, though successful in every technical aspect, seems to be cold in the acting department. It is a very cool, polished film, but the only emotional impact I got from it are from Cillian Murphy’s and Marion Cotillard’s characters.
