Christopher Nolan names ‘masterful’ epic as his favourite film of 2024
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Nolan praises Ridley Scott for allowing ‘Gladiator 2 to speak for itself, once again showing us who we are simply by inviting us to enjoy the crazy inflationary ride’. Oscar winner Christopher Nolan has named Gladiator 2 as his favourite film of 2024, calling Ridley Scott’s historical epic “jaw-dropping” and “masterful”.
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Gladiator 2, starring Paul Mescal, Pedro Pascal and Denzel Washington, was a huge success at the box office and is now being tipped for awards, having already been nominated for two Golden Globes. Ridley Scott’s film is a direct sequel to his 2000 hit Gladiator, which won five Oscars including Best Picture and Best Actor for Russell Crowe.
As part of an article for the outlet where other directors, including Andrew Haigh and Alexander Payne, spoke about their favourite films of the year, Nolan was full of praise for Ridley Scott. The 54-year-old said that Scott is “far too experienced a director to get caught making parallels with our time. He lets the world of Gladiator 2 speak for itself, once again showing us who we are simply by inviting us to enjoy the crazy inflationary ride.”.
“Why are there sharks in the coliseum?” asks Nolan. “Because we demand them, and Scott masterfully gives them to us. As he reveals how the games are used to manipulate public opinion, we can’t help but see shadows of our own public arena projected onto the sand.”.
Nolan then highlights Scott’s “brilliance” as he “raises the game with the staging of his action - his incredible, hyper-observant, multi-camera mise-en-scène (so different to the original) masterfully wrestles the action into clear and jaw-dropping sequence after sequence.”.
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