“People have asked, why would you take that plane to Melbourne and see a movie?
Because it's the biggest 1570 screen in the world,” says Christian Wächter, Nolan Fan.
The choice between digital screens closer to home and authentic celluloid projection drives their global travel plans.
“There is a bigger Imax screen in Germany but it's digital, so you don't have the full peripheral vision.
That's why we prefer to go to Melbourne,” says Christian Wächter, Nolan Fan.
Comparing the pursuit of high-end cultural events to major sporting spectacles helps contextualize the high cost of their journey.
“They spend thousands and we're just paying a small amount, but for a cultural experience. I think it makes sense.
It's not like we are totally crazy,” says Christian Wächter, Nolan Fan.
Generational Divides and Analogue Warmth
Not everyone understands the fervour Nolan inspires.
“I told my grandma about it. She is 87 now.
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And she was just laughing. She didn't say anything.
She was just laughing and said, 'oh, my God, you both,'” says Romy Demeter, Nolan Fan.
Older generations who missed the transition to modern premium large formats find the dedication difficult to comprehend.
“My 70-year-old father is like, 'What?' He cannot really grasp it, because he didn't grow up with that kind of cinema.
But my sister and our friends, of course they understand it,” says Christian Wächter, Nolan Fan.
As a 1570 projectionist, Drobik compares 1570 film to digital in the same way audiophiles prize vinyl over CDs.
