Which Film Director Deserves to be voted into your personal `Movie making Hall of Fame?` (After 1945)

br Which Film Director Deserves to be voted into your personal `Movie making Hall of Fame ?` (After 1945 ) Ridley Scott If George Lucas can be considered the father of the science-fiction blockbuster movie , Ridely Scott , a brilliant film-maker in his own right , who professes to have been deeply influenced by Lucas , might be rightly considered the father of the modern space-gothic movie . This distinction comprises only a slice of Scott 's overall career , but it is a significant slice . While Lucas defined what many consider to be the epitome of America

's romantic imagination and optimism , Scott at least partially defines American romanticism and optimism tempered by an existential awareness , and by an unflinching confrontation with the "real world " which exists in tandem and in conflict with the dreams-capes as represented in Scott 's films . This tension is present in the four films which concern our present discussion and finds application in both genre and non-genre concepts . In this way , Scott 's real world /fantasy world conflict bridges a gap between science fiction films , Alien and Bladerunner , and "mainstream " films Thelma Louise and Black Hawk Down

Scott 's contribution to American film-making can be summarized by five central qualities which are evident throughout his film-making career and are evidenced in the four films relevant to the present discussion These qualities are : anti-commerciality , social relevancy , strong (and violent ) female characters , a blending of realism and surrealism , and an existentially driven romanticism which stresses the human capacity to overcome adversity and tragedy . Scott is often an overlooked "answer to the grandiose films of his era . That he was inspired by Star Wars to make films of a dramatic and spectacular quality , but that he does so more with story and conflict and theme than with special effects is a testament to his boldness but it is also a centerpiece of his overall aesthetic which unites realism with ideal imagery , surrealism , and dream-scape imagery . By examining each of the points ore closely in relation to the four films , it becomes much easier to appreciate the full thematic and aesthetic accomplishments of Scott 's masterpiece Bladerunner , which can be considered a "signature " work which embodies Scott 's art at its highest expression

Despite Bladerunner 's poor box-office performance , Scott 's anti-commercial tendencies are likely to be disputed or outrightly dismissed by many however , a film like Thelma Louise has little in the way of a genuine predecessor , least of all one with a track-record of enormous commercial success . Similarly , Black Hawk Down is the story of a failed American military mission in Somalia and bucks the strong Hollywood tradition of showing an heroic vision of war . Alien was released at a time when Star Wars had redefined the science-fiction genre in film , exerting a massive influence toward science-fantasy and spectacle on the screen . Scott 's film is a meditative , spooky , mostly silent voyage in space . The tag-line for the film was "In space no-one can hear you scream " Scott 's masterwork Bladerunner was a...