Christopher Nolan fans celebrated his 54th birthday yesterday, Tuesday 30 July 2024, with eulogies for his legacy in the world of cinema. The British director, known for blockbusters such as ‘Inception’, ‘The Dark Knight’ and ‘Dunkirk’, is one of the highest-grossing and best-reviewed filmmakers of his generation.

On his fan account Christopher Nolan in X his birthday tribute reads: “You have changed things. Forever”. “Happy Birthday Christopher Nolan. Thanks for the greatest movies of all time” refers to another message in X.

Earlier this month, fans of one of the British director’s best-loved films, The Dark Knight, gathered to celebrate 16 years since its release, with many hailing it as “the most important superhero film of all time”. ».

“The first comic book film to ever receive significant recognition from the Academy Awards, as well as the first comic book film to cross the $1 billion mark at the global box office” noted in a post on X. “The film revolutionized the superhero film genre and modern blockbuster production as a whole, becoming a huge, economic and cultural phenomenon” refers.