Time starts out as a notion. But after you turn fifty, time is not a notion anymore but a fact that you start feeling clearly, and in a way, it pushes you to become present in the present.
Alejandro Gonzalez InarrituRead
If the audience, in minute 50, is thinking about the way a movie is shot, there's a problem. I want it to permeate emotionally.
Interpretation
What this quote means
This quote emphasizes the importance of emotional engagement over technical aspects in filmmaking.
Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu highlights that a film should resonate with the audience emotionally rather than having them focus on its technical execution. When viewers begin to analyze the cinematography during a crucial moment of the film, it indicates that the narrative has failed to connect on a deeper emotional level, which is the ultimate goal of storytelling in cinema.
Themes
EmotionFilmmakingCinemaNarrativeEngagement
In practice
Example use cases
This quote can be used in a film class to discuss the importance of emotional storytelling.
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