When we talk about Christopher Nolan we can use all adjectives except routine. None of his films are immersed in the predictable, none play with lazy elements, and everyone strives to do so provide something different, stimulating and, at the same time, one hundred percent commercial. In short, bring as many spectators into the hall as possible to offer them the greatest possible show even with the least number of weapons. Because yes, even if today it seems impossible to believe, there was a day when Nolan didn’t manage the giants.
10 curiosities of the most unknown Nolan: ‘Insomnia’
1 working methods
As Christopher Nolan himself confessed in an interview, each of the protagonists of ‘Insomnia’ had a very particular working method. It’s different. In the case of Al Pacino, zero surprises, he opted for a very detailed and meticulous preparation, analyzing at all times the different motivations of his character and requiring numerous hits, while Robin Williams has chosen to try practically nothing. For her part, Hilary Swank wanted to do some shots to keep her 100% focused.
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Two waiting for its moment
Although it may seem incredible, Robin Williams speaks for the first time in ‘Insomnia’, attention, 47 minutes after the start of the filmwhich appears when the story is about 60 minutes long.
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3 dark doublet
Robin Williams is not particularly remembered, far from it, for his darker roles, mainly because he has played very few of them during his long career. However, in 2002, got into the skin of two unforgettable villainsthat of ‘Insomnia’ and that of the wonderful ‘Portraits of an obsession’.
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4 the perfect manager
Steven Soderbergh and George Clooney, both producers of “Insomnia”, were considering different names for the direction of the film. However, after enjoying the wonderful ‘Memento’, they stopped doubting and bet on Christopher Nolan to take the reins of the project. And they hit big.
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5 Full of colors
‘Insomnia’ It is the first Christopher Nolan film in which there is no black and white scene.. And is that, both in his supposed debut, “Following”, and occasionally in “Memento”, the director has used this format to tell their respective stories.
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6 Ford option
Before Al Pacino assumed the role of Will Dormer, the managers of “Insomnia” they were seriously thinking about a lot Harrison Ford as the protagonist in “Insomnia”.
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7 Nolano scriptwriter
To date, and it doesn’t look like it will change in the short term, ‘Insomnia’ remains the only film in which Christopher Nolan he is not credited as a writer. Although, yes, it was the responsible for drafting the final draft from the booklet …
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8 snowy danger
While filming “Insomnia”, the team faced extreme situations such as a huge snow avalanche near the work set. In fact, some images from this event can be seen in the film’s Blu-ray extras.
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9 batman link
Christopher Nolan’s relationship with Batman is widely known (and celebrated), but Robin Williams was close long before the director joined the Gotham hero cinematic universe. And it is that, both in “Batman”, where he was offered the role of Joker, and in “Batman Forever”, where he was close to playing Enigma, the actor touched on joining the Batman saga.
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10 Alternative ending
SPOILER: In the first version of the script for “Insomnia”, the character of Al Pacino did not die in the end as he was assisted by Detective Burr (Hilary Swank) as they awaited the arrival of the police. Indeed, that particular scene was shotbut in the end another result was chosen for the film.
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In his early works we found a director capable of weaving cobwebs in the form of film noir plots that mixed yesterday and today with little effort. Each of them had a different value which placed them in different positions within the same circle. For this reason, when ‘Insomnia’, a remake of a Norwegian film of the same name but with a lower artistic level, came out, many of us were a little cold.
Sure, nothing is out of place in a thriller with an overwhelming vibe and an outstanding lead duo of Al Pacino and Robin Williams, but Nolan is taking the easy way out, bringing nothing but a more solemn visual invoice to his source material. and slight changes, arguments. Beyond that, what remains is a funny movie, a well-kept mystery and a particularly memorable final climax. Neither more nor much less.
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