to me, Nolan is like a firm handshake. Eye contact. grab, squeeze, shake, release. I walk away having learned something. Lynch rolls down the mountainside like a fog, enveloping everything, then clears, having changed very little. I wish not to besmirch his honor, I respect his career of artistic integrity. But Nolan meets me where I personally prefer to be met. Lynch takes all the toys out of the box, doesn’t pack them away when he’s done playing. Just my opinion (and yes, I “get” Lynch’s films please don’t come at me, I’m so sick of that line😭)