{"product_id":"christopher-nolan-robbie-b-h-goh-9781350139961","title":"Christopher Nolan: Filmmaker and Philosopher","description":"Christopher Nolan 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e This appreciation of the sinister owes a huge debt to philosophy and 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, while running counter to these are narratives of heroism, moral responsibility and the dignity of human choice. For 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Robbie B. H. Goh\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1350139963\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781350139961\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/16\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 200\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.82lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.50d","brand":"Robbie B. H. Goh","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43944221638911,"sku":"9781350139961","price":95.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_9ccb26fb-c982-4988-aad8-e2ca984d3e2e.jpg?v=1681502465","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/christopher-nolan-robbie-b-h-goh-9781350139961","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}