I used to agonise over what to do next, but now I'm making a movie a year. It's insane, but it's only a movie after all. You just hang in there, and occasionally you might make something which you can call art... briefly.
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In my view, the only way to see a film remains the way the filmmaker intended: inside a large movie theater with great sound and pristine picture.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Films are best experienced in theaters as the filmmakers intended.
Ridley Scott emphasizes the importance of the cinema experience, suggesting that films are crafted with specific audio-visual details that can only be fully appreciated in a theater setting. This underscores the role of the environment in enjoying and understanding films, which is integral to the artistic expression of filmmaking.
Themes
FilmCinemaTheaterExperienceFilmmaking
In practice
Example use cases
During a discussion on film appreciation, you might quote Scott to emphasize theater over home viewing.
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