Many top movie stars are lining up to work with Terrence Malick after he returned from a self-imposed 20 year hiatus from directing. However, a lot of actors he has worked with have been critical about his directing/editing style, saying that the narrative of the film gets lost in all the long poetic shots that he uses. He also ends up editing much of the actors' dialogue and performances out of his films. Is Malick overrated as a director? Why or why not?
Is Terrence Malick overrated as a director?
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ApolloBalboa
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It's hard to say, I think. I've only ever seen Days of Heaven and The Thin Red Line, and out of the two I only enjoyed the former. His movies take a fair amount of time to be fully immersed in, and it is possible to be distracted by the scenery and and spectacle. I've been meaning to see Badlands because I enjoy his earlier work, and find I'm not as removed from the story as I was with his later films. He is indeed notorious for massive amounts of film leading to massive amounts of editing, but I think that people (actors) have to be prepared for him to deem anything as "unnecessary" and remove it. For all his finickiness and subtle philosophical themes that can be overlooked or overwhelming, I do think he is a director who has a great amount of talent, and people seem to enjoy his work.
PirateKing
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Probably not, since I don't even know who he is.
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Deepcover
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I don't think he is. He is a master storyteller much like Scorsese, Hitchcock, and Orson Welles is and he's made some very good films like Badlands, Days Of Heaven, The Thin Red Line and the The Tree Of Life. He is also a very private guy so again I don't think he is an overrated filmmaker but he is surely one of the best out there imo.
Deepcover
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Academy Awards don't mean ****. Hitchcock was named the greatest filmmaker ever and he has never won an Academy Award, DGA or Palma D'or. Have you seen Days Of Heaven or The Tree Of Life? Critics and fans have called those films a masterpiece. Let me guess you like watching those stupid slapstick pictures but can't sit down and enjoy a mature, brilliant Terrence Malick picture? Man you got to understand things from a diff angle and appreciate him a respected filmmaker.
jointsmoker612
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1981 Galaxy of ******
1981 Piranha II: The Spawning
1982 Android
1984 The Terminator
1985 Rambo: First ***** Part II
1986 Aliens
1989 The Abyss
1991 Point Break
1991 Terminator 2: Judgment Day
1993 Last Action Hero
1994 True Lies
1995 Strange Days
1997 Titanic
1999 The Muse
2002 Expedition: Bismarck
2003 Ghosts of the Abyss
2003 Volcanoes of the Deep Sea
2003 Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
2004 The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing
2005 Aliens of the Deep
2006 Explorers: From the Titanic to the Moon
2009 Terminator Salvation
2009 Avatar
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TBA Cirque du Soleil Worlds Away
TBA Untitled Mariana Trench Documentary
2015 Avatar 2
1979 Rock 'n' Roll High School
1980 Battle Beyond the Stars
1981 Galaxy of ******
1981 Piranha II: The Spawning
1982 Android
1984 The Terminator
1985 Rambo: First ***** Part II
1986 Aliens
1989 The Abyss
1991 Point Break
1991 Terminator 2: Judgment Day
1993 Last Action Hero
1994 True Lies
1995 Strange Days
1997 Titanic
1999 The Muse
2002 Expedition: Bismarck
2003 Ghosts of the Abyss
2003 Volcanoes of the Deep Sea
2003 Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
2004 The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing
2005 Aliens of the Deep
2006 Explorers: From the Titanic to the Moon
2009 Terminator Salvation
2009 Avatar
2011 Sanctum
TBA Cirque du Soleil Worlds Away
TBA Untitled Mariana Trench Documentary
2015 Avatar 2
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Malick redefines overrated. :ban2: