Fiction is based on reality unless you're a fairytale artist.
Hunter S. ThompsonRead
I don't choose to make low-budget films. But that is the reality of surviving in the Japanese film industry. However, the trade off is, since we're working on small budgets, we have freedom. You can't buy this freedom with money. With this freedom, I think there are an infinite number of possibilities.
Interpretation
What this quote means
The quote expresses how working with limited resources allows for creative freedom in filmmaking.
Takashi Miike reflects on the constraints of low-budget filmmaking in Japan, highlighting how these limitations paradoxically provide a unique form of freedom that is invaluable. Rather than viewing low budgets as a disadvantage, he emphasizes the infinite creative possibilities that emerge from working within these constraints, suggesting that true artistic expression often flourishes in the face of challenges.
Themes
FreedomCreativityLow-BudgetFilmmakingPossibilities
In practice
Example use cases
In discussions about independent films at a movie festival.
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