Last year saw the death of the Hollywood director Tony Scott. Many were shocked by this, even more so when it was revealed that it was suicide when he launched himself off a bridge. On a film podcast I listen to the subject was naturally brought up. In the wake of it everyone spoke of how good of a director and producer he was.
I do like some of the films he had a hand in, I liked Enemy of the State, Crimson Tide and Beverly Hills Cop but it the problem is there will always be a part of some critics that will say "we will miss Tony, but Ridley was the better director" and I would agree. From a pure story and compelling environment stand point Ridley was better, he just was, I hate to use the word "legitimate" but I think his films were just on another level.
That however does not make him a bad director, just different. But the thing is I struggle to think of a perfect director, someone who has only made good films. Ridley made good films such as Alien and Bladerunner but he also made the god awful piece of shit that is "a good year" and "gladiator". Same with James Cameron, he made the Brilliant Aliens and Terminator 2 but he also made Titanic and Terminator 3.
I guess what I can draw from this is there is no one prefect director, everyone does fluff and ultimately you cannot keep everyone happy, I am not a film snob as some have said I am, I simply know what I like and what I dislike but for me the closest to perfect directors or film makers would be:
Quentin Tarrentino (though I hate Jackie Brown)
Hayao Miyazaki (though I still have not been able to make it though "howls moving castle")
It is a short list but I intend to build on this as I get more inspiration.
I do like some of the films he had a hand in, I liked Enemy of the State, Crimson Tide and Beverly Hills Cop but it the problem is there will always be a part of some critics that will say "we will miss Tony, but Ridley was the better director" and I would agree. From a pure story and compelling environment stand point Ridley was better, he just was, I hate to use the word "legitimate" but I think his films were just on another level.
That however does not make him a bad director, just different. But the thing is I struggle to think of a perfect director, someone who has only made good films. Ridley made good films such as Alien and Bladerunner but he also made the god awful piece of shit that is "a good year" and "gladiator". Same with James Cameron, he made the Brilliant Aliens and Terminator 2 but he also made Titanic and Terminator 3.
I guess what I can draw from this is there is no one prefect director, everyone does fluff and ultimately you cannot keep everyone happy, I am not a film snob as some have said I am, I simply know what I like and what I dislike but for me the closest to perfect directors or film makers would be:
Quentin Tarrentino (though I hate Jackie Brown)
Hayao Miyazaki (though I still have not been able to make it though "howls moving castle")
It is a short list but I intend to build on this as I get more inspiration.
