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It’s the idea and
not the director that makes the movie. Has anyone notice the apparent decline
in the works of Steven Spielberg. It’s difficult to determine the success of the
director by movie gross, simply because values change or the years. I would
rather judge the accomplishment by recognition of the movie. According to
sources like www.imdb.com Spielberg has won
the AFI awards for best picture for the last three years. But as the Hollywood
often states, it’s the Oscars that
matter. In that category, he hasn't had a win since Saving Private Ryan in 1998. In a 20/20 interview he admitted that
his movies were a continuous expression of his childhood ordeals. I think that
he has great expression. But perhaps, he should develop a fresh concept to
express.
Attesting to the
apparent lack of originality is the lengthy list of remakes now in development,
which includes everything from Annie to Weird Science. In the exploratory of their details we tend to
find that they are justified by the inclusion of an established director. But
it’s no surprise when the Oscar for Best Originality goes to a relatively
unknown director. The bottom line is that remakes are dependent upon one
factor, fan nostalgia.
I’ll concede that
like most things, creativity is highly opinionated. I’ll also admit that I finish
with some movies and realize “what was I thinking?” But it’s usually because I
was over crediting the talents abilities. First and foremost should be the
plot. Is this an idea that still tethers on reality (which even sci-fi can do)
yet takes us to a place we've never been; even within. This is a concept that
the new movie Gravity promises, but I’m sure will eventually fail at. The best
I see coming up would be
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