Christopher Nolan’s Nightmare from “Inception” to “Oppenheimer” Credit: Inception Movie Christopher Nolan and Leonardo DiCaprio
Acclaimed director Christopher Nolan is currently basking in the glow of awards season thanks to his mastery of the epic biopic Oppenheimer. Based on the life of theoretical physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer, the film is a mash-up of different genres, including horror elements that emphasize the terrifying reality of his life-changing creation, the atomic bomb.
In a recent interview with The Telegraph and Syfy, Nolan revealed that his sci-fi thriller Inception was originally conceived as a horror film. “At first I was thinking in the direction of a horror film, but in the end, it became this project (Inception),” Nolan explained. He was fascinated by the idea of dreams becoming important to the plot and the fascinating concept of someone invading your dream space to steal an idea. This concept that dreams feel real when we’re in them is at the heart of the entire film.
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The finished product, starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Elliot Page, is about a thief with the ability to enter people’s dreams and steal their deepest, darkest secrets. His incarnation, combined with Nolan’s cosmic visual style, is closer to James Bond films and classic spy films than to the horror genre.
However, Nolan’s comments serve as an interesting reminder of how context can completely transform a story. His description will undoubtedly attract the attention of any Nightmare on Elm Street fan. Famous serial killer Freddy Krueger would fit perfectly into Nolan’s original vision for Inception. Interestingly, the thriller was released in the same year as the last Nightmare film, 2010, leading horror fans to fantasize about the director’s bloody carnage for Freddy Krueger. Some might say it would be a real treat.
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As fans eagerly await Nolan’s full-scale horror film, the director’s clear passion for the genre has generated considerable interest. You only need to think of Batman Origins and Awful Soul-Burning Summons. Moreover, Oppenheimer, filled with gruesome imagery and suspense, can make even the most seasoned viewer of the genre start to sweat with fear. Nolan is now waiting for the right story to venture into the horror genre. While anticipation builds for Nolan’s horror film, viewers can catch Inception and Oppenheimer on Peacock.
Source: collider