Christopher Nolan is considered to be one of the best movie directors of this era. He directed and co-wrote Memento. He rekindled the flame called Batman. He crafted the experience that was Inception. He's overlooking the Superman reboot and directing the sequel to The Dark Knight. His filmography is impeccable and his style is unique. But despite his intelligence, and ability to turn anything he touches into gold, this guy gets snubbed by Oscars year after year. Why is that so?
A similar thing happened with Stanley Kubrick, who is considered one of the finest directors ever. Same goes for Mr. Alfred Hitchcock, the "Master of Suspense" and Martin Scorsese, who got nominated numerous times before finally getting the golden statuette for 'The Departed' - a rather weak movie when compared to his earlier works.
Frankly, the Oscars are a joke. Anyone who has been following these awards over the years knows how lame they are. I mean, Clint Eastwood getting an Oscar for Million Dollar Baby but not even a nomination for Gran Torino is plain stupid. Titanic beating out L.A Confidential and Good Will Hunting? Wow.
Is Avatar really worthy of an Oscar nomination and The Dark Knight is not? Oh please. Avatar was a complete rip-off of Dances with Wolves - an Oscar-winning movie made much earlier than it, and without any gimmick.
Anyway, I feel really bad for Nolan. It's not like Inception is the best movie ever made; hell, Buried is way better movie, but Nolan sure did deserve an Oscar nomination this time around.
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