If you give an answer to your viewer, your film will simply finish in the movie theatre. But when you pose questions, your film actually begins after people watch it. In fact, your film will continue inside the viewer.
Asghar FarhadiRead
I think it's insulting to an audience to make them sit and watch a film and then give them a message in one sentence.
Interpretation
What this quote means
The quote expresses the belief that film should engage the audience deeply rather than simply delivering a straightforward message.
Asghar Farhadi emphasizes that a well-crafted film should provoke thought and foster an emotional journey for the audience, rather than spoon-feeding them a simplistic message at the end. He believes that the audience deserves to experience the film's complexities and themes through storytelling and artistry, rather than having everything laid out plainly in a single sentence.
Themes
FilmAudienceMessageArtistryStorytelling
In practice
Example use cases
Discussing the depth of a film during a film critique workshop.
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