he can def be tedious (the prestige?)Quoting Idioteque Stalker (view post)
but the problem is beyond nolan's --- or anyone's --- abilities.
a genius sitting in a room and thinking big thoughts looks exactly the same as an idiot sitting in a room smelling their own farts.
ie, there's no good way to visually dramatize a guy working at a drafting table. you can't build a scene around that as an action.