Following (1999)

I like the storyline of this show,it attract me so much

One of my all time favorites.

At first rather annoying in its heavy emphasis on reenactments, this movie ultimately proves fascinating, simply because the complicated, highly dramatic tale it tells still almost defies belief.

There is, somehow, an interesting story here, as well as some good acting. There are also some good scenes

It is the story of Bill, an aspiring writer who decides to start following people at random, just to see what they do, thinking it will give him special insight for his writing. When one of his targets, a burglar named Cobb who breaks into people's homes not so much to steal things as to voyeuristically look into people's lives, approaches him, Bill finds himself involved in a very strange relationship.It begins with an interrogation/confession. A young man named Bill (Jeremy Theobald, who brings a halting, naturalistic freshness to his voice-over and dialog) is being questioned by an older man (John Nolan) about his habit of following people just to see what they do and where they go. He kind of rationalizes that it's "research" (he wants to be a writer), but it seems more likely that he's unemployed and bored. There's an element of voyeurism at work, but it's not primarily sexual -- at least not at first. It's more like he doesn't really know much about people, and he's curious to see how they behave. He explains a thought experiment where he picks somebody out of a crowd at a football game and, suddenly, they become an individual to him.In "Following" you see Nolan's affinity for convoluted chronological structure and the final twist, in which all the jigsaw plot pieces snap into place and you finally see the whole picture (along with the main character). You may wonder just how necessary/integral they are, but they help make the film fun to watch, even if they don't necessarily add up to a whole lot.And I'm not just referring to the auspicious Batman sticker on the door of its protagonist's flat (how could he have known... unless the past and the future were somehow folded together... ?). The other thing which is great about Following is that it is only 70mins long. In a time when it is becoming increasingly common for films to go well beyond the two-hour mark regardless of whether they really need to or not, it is refreshing to see a filmmaker show that a good story can be told in under 90 minutes.Christopher Nolan made an interesting little noir-thriller called Following. Nolan's debut feature, Following is a no-budget film shot hand-held in grainy, black-and-white. Nolan wrote, directed, produced and shot the film himself. For cast and crew, he used friends and acquaintances, with the picture being shot over a period of about a year, shooting on Saturdays whenever people were free.

Christopher Nolan's first feature film is filmed in black and white and has an interesting premise, a man follows random strangers to learn about their lives. The young man "Bill" (Jeremy Theobald) confesses his strange hobby to a listener as he lays out different encounters he has following people. His person is to accumulate stories to write about. He makes up rules so as not to get caught following others but when he does follow another man Cobb (Alex Haw), the man confronts him. Cobb takes him on his daily life breaking and entering people's houses just to violate their stuff and learn about them. Bill feels guilty and will often return to interact with the individuals whose house he has entered.The film's story plays out of order and a viewer can identify which time period it is by the changing appearance of the main character. He is battered and bruised in some scenes and in others, he has long hair and shabby or is well-dressed and clean cut. In the storyline that follows him battered, he is planning a robbery of a bar. In the middle storyline, he woos a blonde woman (Lucy Russell) who he had previously robbed. She has a relationship with an abusive guy who beats up men who owe him money. She is afraid of this man, but she still goes with the main character on a date to a coffee shop and invites back to her place, where he had previously snooped.Check out more of this review and others at swilliky.com

Christopher Nolan's debut feature 'Following' revolves around the life of a writer who turns to stalking as a method to overcome his writer's block and how this new-found hobby affects his life. Noted for its meagre budget, 'Following' manages to look professional more often than not. Just under 70 minutes, the movie is fast paced with an intriguing plot aided by a non-linear narrative structure that forces the audience to be constantly attentive. While the movie is not highly polished and shows off the technical mastery that Nolan later goes on to demonstrate to the world, 'Following' still manages to stand out from the many other low budget debut features.

Following is Nolan's first film, and undoubtedly is one of the director's most unknown masterpiece that did great works such as The Prestige, Memento, Inception, Intertellar and the highly acclaimed Batman trilogy, Following is the weakest of the Nolan has a low budget, but the film is not bad, we see some features of Nolan face, the plot tries to be confused at times, the cast is very competent, the photography is good, the script Is good, the pace is competent, even more that the film is very short, the direction of Nolan is good, even more with limitations, Following is an competent film, is the beginning of a director of an enviable curriculum. Note 6.5