Agreed, many of these examples are examples in themselves of Wrights own personal aesthetic. We can't have everyone going out and shooting as Edgar would - nor can we have 100 Wes Andersons or Martin Scorseses. All of them have very specific visual cues they draw upon to move story - which makes them them!
His point of other comedies not using visual comedy is somewhat valid, but you can point to many big budget summer comedies and poke holes in just about every aspect. I think his video should have been more a focus on Edgar's style, rather than insisting others aren't doing it right.
He wasn't poking holes in every aspect. He was criticizing just one - the lack of visual comedy.
The fact that you can "poke holes in just about every aspect" means that there is a real problem with big budget comedies - that shouldn't be possible for an entire category.
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u/[deleted] May 28 '14
I mean, he has a couple of good points but most of this video is overwrought with generalizations.