Representation of Characters

Representation of Characters in Christopher Nolan's movies:

• His films often have obsessive protagonists with a troubled past, who are obsessed to gain justice by any means in life

e.g: in Memento, Leonard wants to revenge his wife's death, although he won't remember it (cafe scene)
"The world doesn't just disappear when you close your eyes, does it?"
- or in Batman Begins, Bruce Wayne becomes a masked hero because of the pain he felt over the loss of his parents (Ra's al Ghul's training lessons)

• Often casts actors in roles contrary to their usual screen persona

Tom Hardy, who previously played Eames in Inception, now appears as Bane in The Dark Knight Rises

• Lonely troubled protagonists who are unwillingly forced to hide their true identity from the world.

• Frequently in his films the protagonists, at some crucial moment, feel let down or betrayed by their mentors whom they have been following blindly and with respect.

e.g.: in Inception, Cobb disappoints Ariadne by endangering the project (Ariadne meets Mal)

• Characters who are unreliable narrators
  (e.g. Borden, through his Journal, in "The Prestige",
  the Joker through his conflicting monologues in "The Dark Knight",
  and Leonard through his memory problem and 'conditioning' from "Memento").

•  His Films almost always end with the characters fate open to interpretation

The famous spinning top in the end of Inception

• Villains in His films often threaten to harm the Hero's friends or family

• His Antagonists are often motivated by a philosophical belief rather than Money

• Recurring Theme of Betrayal (Friends and mentors often turn out to be untrustworthy or outright treacherous)

Ra's al Ghul (Liam Neeson) who from mentor becomes Batman's opponent