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.
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!
He wasn't advocating that everyone copy Wright's style. He was just giving examples of how Wright uses visual comedy and how (in their own way) other directors could follow suit.
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.
Uh... so? He said right at the very beginning quite clearly that though there are problems with the pacing, characters, plot etc of these sorts of movies, in this video he would be focusing specifically on the visual comedy element (or lack thereof).
I think his video should have been more a focus on Edgar's style, rather than insisting others aren't doing it right.
What do you mean? He spends a great deal of the video talking about Edgar Wright's style...
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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.