With Oppenheimer, master director Christopher Nolan has once again landed a cinema hit this year. But even the celebrated creator of sci-fi works like Inception and Tenet is not immune to criticism. At an awards ceremony, he reported how one of his films was belittled by his fitness trainer. And the video evidence has also emerged.
“What was going on in that movie?”: Sci-fi director Christopher Nolan was unexpectedly beaten up while working out
Variety reported from the New York Film Critics Circle, where Christopher Nolan accepted the award for best director this year for Oppenheimer. In an acceptance speech he spoke about the fact that filmmakers “one complex emotional relationship with critics and reviews” would have. In the age of social media, many feel called to film criticism. However, he believes that it should remain a job – and told a bizarre personal story about it (at 1:02):
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I was on my Peloton[-Trainings-Fahrrad] for a course. I died [vor Anstrengung]. And the instructional one Fitness trainer started talking about one of my films. She said, ‘Has anyone seen this? That’s a few hours of my life that I will never get back!‘
Apparently the instructor had no idea that her video course would also end up on the bike of Christopher Nolan, who she criticized. And because we live in the internet age, the course in question, including the tirade, has now also been unearthed: It is Jenn Sherman’s virtual 30-minute training session in December 2020. Which was of course recorded:
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this song [zu dem wir trainieren] is from a movie called Tenet. Has anyone but me seen this s—? Because I need instructions for it. Someone has to explain it to me. I’m not kidding, what the fuck was going on in this movie? Did you understand that? Seriously, it takes a neuro-scientist to understand this. That’s two and a half hours of life that I want back. I want her back!
If, like Christopher Nolan’s fitness trainer, you had problems understanding the sci-fi film, you can of course read Tenet’s explanation at any time on Moviepilot.
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No year can be concluded without listing the absolute favorites of the year. That’s why Sebastian, Jenny from Moviepilot and Björn from FILMSTARTS met to follow this tradition. Not only blockbusters like Oppenheimer were discussed, but also some insider tips that you should definitely catch up on.