Nolan takes inspiration from 'Star Wars'

Christopher Nolan’s ‘Inception’ was inspired by ‘Star Wars’.

Fri, 16 Jul, 2010 - 11:29

Christopher Nolan’s ‘Inception’ was inspired by ‘Star Wars’.

The filmmaker – who worked alongside Leonardo DiCaprio and Ellen Page in the sci-fi mystery movie – admits he was so impressed when he saw the George Lucas-directed movie in 1977 that it changed how he saw films.

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