Maybe directors who are more interested in realism and naturalism come from cities, where they see things on their doorstep every day. But growing up as a kid in a very pretty but ever-so-slightly boring town, where not a great deal happened, encouraged me to be more escapist, more imaginative, and more of a daydreamer.
Interpretation
The quote reflects on how a person's environment shapes their creativity and imagination.
Edgar Wright's quote emphasizes the influence of one's upbringing on their artistic perspective. Growing up in a picturesque yet uneventful town fostered a sense of escapism and imagination, contrasting with more urban experiences that might emphasize realism. This highlights how different environments can lead to varying artistic inclinations and creative expressions.
In practice
In a film class discussion about the influences on filmmakers.
What 'Shaun of the Dead' and 'Hot Fuzz' and 'World's End' do is smuggle a different movie under the guise of a zombie movie or a cop or alien invasion movie. Even though they all have action and carnage, they are really films about growing up and taking responsibility.
There are plenty of movies that you need to chew on a bit. Movies that you return to and see something different in the second time around.
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Samurai films, like westerns, need not be familiar genre stories. They can expand to contain stories of ethical challenges and human tragedy.
The thing that influenced me most was the way Tommy played his trombone. It was my idea to make my voice work in the same way as a trombone or violin-not sounding like them, but "playing" the voice like those instrumentalists.
If you are a new, upcoming designer, you've got to think of new, cool ways to make the industry look at you. Don't just get stuck in a rut, show your clothes, and be like, 'You should like this.'
Having a soul, they say, is like taking sadness and turning it into something beautiful.
I want my stories to be something about life that causes people to say, not, oh, isn't that the truth, but to feel some kind of reward from the writing, and that doesn't mean that it has to be a happy ending or anything, but just that everything the story tells moves the reader in such a way that you feel you are a different person when you finish.
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