{"product_id":"christopher-nolan-by-robbie-b-h-goh-9781350139978","title":"Christopher Nolan","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eChristopher Nolan\u003c\/i\u003e is the writer and director of Hollywood blockbusters like \u003ci\u003eThe Dark Knight\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Dark Knight Rises\u003c\/i\u003e, and also of arthouse films like \u003ci\u003eMemento\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eInception\u003c\/i\u003e. Underlying his staggering commercial success, however, is a darker sensibility that questions the veracity of human knowledge, the allure of appearance over reality, and the latent disorder in contemporary society.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis appreciation of the sinister owes a huge debt to philosophy, especially modern thinkers like Friedrich Nietzsche, Sigmund Freud, and Jacques Derrida. Taking a thematic approach to Nolan’s oeuvre, Robbie Goh examines how the director’s postmodern inclinations manifest themselves in non-linearity, causal agnosticism, the threat of social anarchy, and the frequent use of the \u003ci\u003emise en abyme\u003c\/i\u003e. Running counter to these themes are narratives of heroism, moral responsibility, and the dignity of human choice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFor Goh, Nolan is a ‘reluctant postmodernist’. His films reflect the cynicism of the modern world, but with their representation of heroic moral triumphs, they also resist it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46770095030508,"sku":"9781350139978","price":113.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/19312063482668.jpg?v=1756432434","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/products\/christopher-nolan-by-robbie-b-h-goh-9781350139978","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}