When I use the term "deep" I refer to depth as the following (though more can be said):
http://www.brocku.ca/english/courses/1F95/depth-etc.php
Now, with the argument of "what constitutes depth in films" out of the way, is the question at hand: Do you consider TDKR as being a film of great depth? The reason I ask this is I've seen/heard many critics bash the film as being shallow, and that its depth is a mere illusion masking that flaw.
As for my own opinion, I think TDKR is a marvelously deep film. I'm not going to try to prove how or why, but I will I say this from a casual writer's perspective. I like to describe the writing process as a brilliant game of connect the dots. You start off the project with several ideas (characters, conflicts, settings, scenes, etc), and the goal is to connect all those ideas together to create a compelling and coherent story. (disagree with that if you want)
Anyone can write a story and, connect the dots, so to say, but when you look at a film like TDKR, you're presented with such a huge magnitude of ideas, each one carrying a huge weight of emotional/philosophical/thematic undercurrents, and the fact that anyone can connect all of these is so tremendously impressive. Which is why I give Nolan such credit.
People are always quick to criticize a script and call it "weak" or that "it sucks" but if they took the time to understand how the screenwriting process works, you'll realize even the shitiest scrips contain a great deal of talent and wisdom. It's not easy to entertain people for one and a half hours. The truth is, writing even a typical shitty Hollywood script takes a lot of effort, which is why out of the 14,000 (I may be off with the number) spec scripts sent to studios/agents each year, only about 3 of them go anywhere.
With that being said, I respect any film that Hollywood poops out, but when a script like TDKR comes out, where every "idea-dot" holds so much weight, I can't help but sit back and clap my hands. One can spend hours connecting all the dots in a Nolan film, which is an experience very few film scripts provide.
http://www.brocku.ca/english/courses/1F95/depth-etc.php
Now, with the argument of "what constitutes depth in films" out of the way, is the question at hand: Do you consider TDKR as being a film of great depth? The reason I ask this is I've seen/heard many critics bash the film as being shallow, and that its depth is a mere illusion masking that flaw.
As for my own opinion, I think TDKR is a marvelously deep film. I'm not going to try to prove how or why, but I will I say this from a casual writer's perspective. I like to describe the writing process as a brilliant game of connect the dots. You start off the project with several ideas (characters, conflicts, settings, scenes, etc), and the goal is to connect all those ideas together to create a compelling and coherent story. (disagree with that if you want)
Anyone can write a story and, connect the dots, so to say, but when you look at a film like TDKR, you're presented with such a huge magnitude of ideas, each one carrying a huge weight of emotional/philosophical/thematic undercurrents, and the fact that anyone can connect all of these is so tremendously impressive. Which is why I give Nolan such credit.
People are always quick to criticize a script and call it "weak" or that "it sucks" but if they took the time to understand how the screenwriting process works, you'll realize even the shitiest scrips contain a great deal of talent and wisdom. It's not easy to entertain people for one and a half hours. The truth is, writing even a typical shitty Hollywood script takes a lot of effort, which is why out of the 14,000 (I may be off with the number) spec scripts sent to studios/agents each year, only about 3 of them go anywhere.
With that being said, I respect any film that Hollywood poops out, but when a script like TDKR comes out, where every "idea-dot" holds so much weight, I can't help but sit back and clap my hands. One can spend hours connecting all the dots in a Nolan film, which is an experience very few film scripts provide.