First, he probably was. Then, he definitely wasn't. In the meantime, directors such as Ang Lee, Nicolas Winding Refn and Christopher Nolan were batted around - wouldn't they all be such great choices for Bond, and wouldn't Bond be such a dreadful choice for their careers? But now it appears that time is being made for Mendes to complete his theatre obligations (stage productions of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and King Lear) before he undertakes Bond 24, which is being written by John Logan. I rather enjoyed Skyfall, in fact, I thought it was Mendes' best film, so I'm up for this, and so are fans, who also rather enjoyed Skyfall.
Better than American Beauty? Road to Perdition?
ReplyDeleteTo me, Skyfall was his most enjoyable film to date. Even Revolutionary Road is great actors' movie.
Yup! Not a fan of American Beauty, and Road to Perdition is bloody pretentious (but not bad).
Delete'Blue Is The Warmest Color' Author Maroh's apparently isn't too pleased with the movie adaptation by Kechiche particularly with some scenes. You must have come across the article. It reads many complaints, drifting focus and non-endorsement from the author. Reckon, the final stance can only be made by comparing the views of people who have read the book and have seen the film. But, how much does the author of any book deserves the credit for the movie adaptation? Sure it provides for the inception of a film's creation but novel/book and screenplay are two different things, even if they're belonging to same media. Does the difference in opinion and approaches of an author and the adapting filmmaker, especially in the above scenario, jeopardizes the purpose of same quantifiable central material, dividing the final take on subject furthermore?
ReplyDeleteNot sure if my question holds any sense.
Heheh actually it makes a lot of sense; it's a very intelligent question. I think both source and film, in all cases, ought to be regarded as separate works of art. Julie Maroh herself worked from a source of some kind, just as Abdellatif Kechiche worked from the source that was Maroh's graphic novel. You're so fucking right that it provides the inception for the film.
DeleteWhether she likes it or not, her opinion is one of the last I'd want to read on the film. I'm interested in what critics say, but not someone with an inherent bias. She didn't have to air her opinions. No-one would have assumed that she did endorse the film had she stayed silent on it, and anyway why should she even care if they did? #bee #bonnet
Gotta agree with you. Thanks. Now, it makes sense to me. Separation of two the forms is more accountable in the longer run and distinct vision of the two artists.
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