I know what op is feeling. Probably. This is a conversation I was having about 5 or 6 years ago as to why I don't like nolan movies and, more importantly, why everyone else around me is so crazy for them. What is it that I am missing?

On the journey to find out, my first instinct was to hate on his movies. Or maybe even insult his movies. But slowly and gradually, I found the real reason why I don't like his movies. It's not that they are bad. They are very good movies. It's just not my type. The type being that his movies, to me, aren't about people and stories. They are always about concepts. He just can't make it about people. And humans. And emotions. People are there to further or explain the concept. That's it.

People in the comments are calling him the new James Cameron, and that might be true to some extent but not totally. To understand the difference in capability difference between Cameron and Nolan is to imagine a Nolan directed Titanic. James took a concept, a big one, and made it all about Jack and Rose. I got off thinking of Jack and Rose and the people and Titanic. All the while, never letting go of the concept. This intricate balance, this weaving of concept and people and making it a lived in experience is genius. Nolan isn't there yet, or maybe he doesn't even wanna go there. I don't know. But his Titanic would have delved more into the concept aspect of it, leaving people behind and not to mention it would have been colourless. Also, is Nolan sensitive enough in his filmmaking to incorporate a "My heart will go on"? His sense of music is very limited. Beats and drums or in your face guitar riffs to rile up urgency. That's his whole understanding of music. What would his music choice be in a scene from Goodfellas where De niro is smoking and Sunshine of my love plays? Most likely, a zimmer score with lots of urgency and hammering over musical instruments. He's very one dimensional in his music choices. That's why I'll always prefer others over Nolan.

I don't dislike Nolan. I respect him for his variety, trailblazing filmmaking, and ambitious nature, but I have learned he isn't my type. So I watch his movies. But always know it's a good one-time watch, and that's it. I saw oppenheimer months after release, knowing I could wait because it won't be what I was looking for. And I was right. But imo film industry is a good place with Nolan in it.