Comment Re:Don't Blame it on the Director (Score 1) 397
I tend to disagree with you on a few points. I have not seen the movie as of yet, so I can't site any specifics from the D&D movie, but I do have an opinion nonetheless.
For one, unless the director wrote the screenplay, he is NOT responsible for holes in the story, that lies on the shoulders of the Screen writer.
Also, you can blame bad-acting on the director only up to a certain point. A director has limits as far as getting the actor to do what they want. The director tells the actor what to do in a particular scene, and how they want it to be portrayed, but the rest is up to the actor. The director can't do the acting for them. Any person who's had experience in either acting or directing can tell you that. It's not the director's fault if the actor doesn't do their job well, or isn't right for the part, that's the actor's fault.. or the casting director's. If the actor doesn't do their job, then it's nearly impossible for the director to do theirs, espically if they're new to the directing arena. I'll tell you, when you get to directing, it's an entirely different universe.
Learn to know whose responsiblity is what in a movie before you go around pointing fingers. A film is a team-effort, and you can't blame everything bad about a film on just one person, unless that one person did the acting, the directing, the writing, the producing, etc...
Also, I am of the opinion now, and I will be after I have seen the movie, that despite however many flaws and gaps and whatever else there is in the movie, there are simply not enough fantasy films that have been made, or are in the making, and it is definately a step in the right direction.
For one, unless the director wrote the screenplay, he is NOT responsible for holes in the story, that lies on the shoulders of the Screen writer.
Also, you can blame bad-acting on the director only up to a certain point. A director has limits as far as getting the actor to do what they want. The director tells the actor what to do in a particular scene, and how they want it to be portrayed, but the rest is up to the actor. The director can't do the acting for them. Any person who's had experience in either acting or directing can tell you that. It's not the director's fault if the actor doesn't do their job well, or isn't right for the part, that's the actor's fault.. or the casting director's. If the actor doesn't do their job, then it's nearly impossible for the director to do theirs, espically if they're new to the directing arena. I'll tell you, when you get to directing, it's an entirely different universe.
Learn to know whose responsiblity is what in a movie before you go around pointing fingers. A film is a team-effort, and you can't blame everything bad about a film on just one person, unless that one person did the acting, the directing, the writing, the producing, etc...
Also, I am of the opinion now, and I will be after I have seen the movie, that despite however many flaws and gaps and whatever else there is in the movie, there are simply not enough fantasy films that have been made, or are in the making, and it is definately a step in the right direction.
