Simplicity is king

Verda 2022-02-10 08:01:03

Watching previous action movies, it was quite simple.
Movies with this subject matter are just one word, hitting. Two words, violence.
The plot is also very simple, creating contradictions, intersecting characters, and detonating. With all kinds of scenes, all kinds of weapons, all kinds of explosions.
The audience’s brains are relatively simple to watch, just stimulating the adrenal glands directly.
I still miss the previous action movies, and the director is relatively simple, without so much pressure. It's a very simple story, just add the excitement of the picture.
The current director, emphasizing synthesis, always tries to cater to everyone, and the result is to offend everyone.
Or Jobs was right, simple and focused. The real director is to learn to give up, not to try to add, to superfluous.
Did I spend money on movie tickets to discuss art with you?
How many people are sitting in the cinema to discuss art and ideas?

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Extended Reading

Commando quotes

  • Major General Franklin Kirby: Leave anything for us?

    John Matrix: Just bodies.

  • Cooke: Where's Sully?

    Cindy: In the shower.

    Cooke: Who are you?

    Cindy: Room service.