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A word of advice. Watch this movie straightaway without reading anything about it. Most of the plot summaries you'll go through will mostly end up ruining the movie for you. Its incredibly short (about 3 minutes) so even if it ends up sucking for you, it wouldn't have in any way hurt to devote 3 minutes to what I find a great start for a by now famous and master craftsman Nolan. Heck even a visit to the loo takes more time so giving 3 minutes to this movie without any second thought shouldn't be hard enough. Let the bug surprise you.

Doodlebug came to my attention when doing a bit of research (that isn't the right term but I'll stick to it anyway) on Christopher Nolan now that his final movie in the Batman trilogy is about to hit out. It appears he made two more shorts before this of which one named Larceny, I've heard a lotta praises about but sadly couldn't manage to get my hands on it anywhere. So I decided to started my Nolan filmography with this one. For the meager amount of money, this movie is quite a watch. Excellent camera-work, nice editing which keeps the movie flowing smoothly (and not much like Nolan's later non-linear works), good effects for a short (that's just me though) and a decent performance make this worth a watch. Now I don't exactly know what messages this movie wished to convey but I do know that those were some entertaining and insightful 3 minutes into what was to come in the future from this guy. Following's up next for sure.

I think anyone reading this knows what literally happened as far as the storyline goes. In a dingy apartment, a guy that looks possibly insane, carries a shoe as a little black figure scurries across the floor. But what or who is this creature? Who is the man? I think the man represents the human condition. Man is constantly at battle with those who are lesser than us. We feel the need to conquer and thus we are the ones who pose threat to ourselves. The man hitting the small version of himself with the shoe shows abstractly the very thesis i just said. In hurting others, he really only hurts himself. (i am finding out while writing this that there are several morals or messages that the director wanted to portray, and i am doing none of them justice)

And it honestly isn't that bad. Christopher Nolan accomplished a mediocre twist (that's still a twist) in 3 minutes without using any words at all. I'm gonna do something else now instead of writing a summary that takes over 3 minutes.

Great short film a simple story and easy to follow you can find it on YouTube by searching doodlebub this is one of christopher nolans first early films

The short has a nice style, mysterious, eerie, noir ish. But I'm not completely engaged by the story or any kind of metaphor going on

Great atmosphere, interesting story and pretty good execution by Chris Nolan who later will become one of the greatest directors of all time. Kind of an origin story ;)

I never heard about someone, who after watching this short by Nolan didn't have smile in his face. This movie is just masterpiece among the short movies (I watched plenties) and very inspiring according to fact that on the scene is just a man with a shoe and he's trying to catch something.

In this movie Nolan shows us that, he can really grab our attention. And play with our emotions like he does in many other movies, like a true genius and all he needs is just 3 minutes.

Interesting fact is that Nolan was also behind the camera which is very rare according to the Following which was the last movie he shot. And I personally like his camera.

Yet I would also mention that the soundtrack is made by David Julyan who made soundtracks for another Nolan movies Following, Memento, Insomnia and The Prestige.

So I would recommend Doodlebug to everyone who is Nolan fan, who likes Kafkaesque movies and basically to everyone who likes movies, cinematography and dynamic short movies.

A man in a white shirt seems obsessed with killing an insect. He moves around, fixated only on this one thing. When he finally corners it, things get really weird. This seems to be an experiment on a single note, but because it is over and done with so quickly, we don't have time to be too critical.

That's what I want from a Short film.

Doodlebug is really short but very fun.

This was Nolan's last short film before making his debut in the world of feature films with Following.

To be made with practically no budget, it is very successful, and above all it has very good editing skills considering the era in which it was made.

Furthermore, the beginning was very enigmatic and It greatly increased curiosity in understanding what type of short film it was.

We can also discuss the various symbolic meanings that this short film takes on.

Congratulations Sir Christopher Nolan even when you were young you knew how to amaze.

a very good idea from the Christopher Nolan, man who creates legendary movies like BATMAN BEGINS, THE DARK KNIGHT or INCEPTION.

don't watch this for special effects !! This "movie" is a short one, 3 min long, but original in style and screenplay. It's not high definition, but it doesn't matter anymore. Look at FOLOWING or any other movie made by Nolan, this man likes to play with human emotions and fears.

Waiting the next movies of Nolan :)

PS: you will find this one on the internet. Nolan it's a genius of words and original ideas. I didn't know his movies are so original until i saw PRESTIGE, this and BATMAN MEGINS, a few years ago. Will be greater than Peter Jackson or "the master" Steven Spielberg. Without spoilers, i have to say this is the most refreshing short movie.

When making doodlebug 27 years old (Christopher Nolan) was studying English literature in London , and no wonder why he made such a short film like this.

Doodlebug story and creation is based on a concept, rather than any particular cinematic feature or form. The dark atmosphere accompanied by a rather scary music, works pretty good. Generally speaking doodlebug As a short experimental film by Nolan has a distinctive taste which is not really bad.

But in fact if we were supposed to compare it with his other works, there is nothing specific in this short work which enables us to compare it with other woks of Nolan.

The short film isn't amazing but the idea is so terrific.

The idea is clearly original.

This is about a man pursued by himself.

Very short but intense and powerful!

A man in a room. Eerie music. Something is going to happen. Who don't know what. Agitistion. Tensien. And then... BANG! The man who broght us Interstellar, Inception, and now Tenet, still a film student then, in a few minutes takes us to a crazy universe. The genius is in the camera movements, the diting, the lighting, the timing, the buildup, the ending. Everything really. Easy to be found on e.g. the openculture site. Let it open your etes for Nolan's genius.

Doodlebug (1997)

*** 1/2 (out of 4)

Christopher Nolan's directorial debut was this three minute B&W short. The film starts off with a man on the floor bouncing around trying to kill a bug with his shoe. He tries and tries to kill it but soon we realize something else is going on.

DOODLEBUG was a highly effective short that reminded me of the early work of David Lynch. The B&W cinematography perfectly captures a rather dark and moody atmosphere and I thought it certainly helped the film and its nightmare like quality. I'm not going to spoil the twist for those who haven't seen the film but I found it to be very good. Technically speaking this is a very impressive short and especially when you consider it was the first one Nolan had made. It certainly shows that there was a talent behind the camera. Fans of his should get a kick out of this film.

With a Lynchian atmosphere, Nolan created an ambitious short film that relies on visual metaphors to represent a familiar, yet important, moral message.

The editing in general, and the sound editing in particular, is very exquisite, and intensified the moody and dark atmosphere that matches what the short film indicates very well.

Above all that, Doodlebug proves that Christopher Nolan is a risk-taker from the get-go.

(9/10)