Abstract
The application of Eastern thoughts (Taoism, Hinduism, Buddhism, etc.) has made impressive changes from the late 20th century to the early 21st century, through outstanding films such as The Matrix (1999), Avatar (2009), etc. Especially in recent years, Eastern ideas have been applied smoothly and clearly through films which won major awards such as Everything everywhere all at once (2022), Avatar: The way of water (2022), and most recently Oppenheimer (2023). This article studies Eastern ideology in three films Inception (2010), Interstellar (2014) and Oppenheimer (2023) by British director Christopher Nolan in the three aspects of story ideas, character inner development and the use of sound and image symbols in the films. The article compares these three works with each other to illustrate the progress in using Eastern ideology in the artistic creation of a Western director. In addition, it will attempt to demonstrate the work Nolan has done in establishing a milestone in the convergence of Eastern and Western ideology in world cinema.
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Thu Vân Phan, Ho Chi Minh City University of Education, Viet Nam
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Conference: ACAH2024
Stream: Media
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Phan T. (2024) Eastern Ideology in Hollywood Movies: The Cases of Inception (2010), Interstellar (2014) and Oppenheimer (2023) by Director Christopher Nolan ISSN: 2186-229X – The Asian Conference on Arts & Humanities 2024 Official Conference Proceedings (pp. 729-738) https://doi.org/10.22492/issn.2186-229X.2024.63
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