Robert Altman Vs Paul Thomas Anderson
Submitted by UniKron on 06/30/2008 05:21 PM
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Robert Altman Vs Paul Thomas Anderson
Altman vs. Anderson
As studio directors, both Robert Altman and Paul Thomas Anderson have an unlimited arsenal of equipment at their disposal to create movies with their own artistic license. Although these directors have a substantial age difference between them and entirely different backgrounds, it would seem after viewing their movies, that they are very much alike when it comes to creating films. While Robert Altman is nearing the end of his everlasting career, it seems as though his mark has been left on the film industry after amassing 75 films already during his lifetime, including films made only for television purposes. His legacy will also live on in a different form, as can be seen while viewing almost any of the young director Paul Thomas Anderson's growing library of films. Though there are several crucial differences in their styles, it is apparent that Anderson has taken a great deal out of Altman's career and given birth to a new style which is just as entertaining yet more modern and admirable in some respects.
While viewing any of the films Robert Altman decides to take on, one realizes that they are not watching just another typical Hollywood studio movie. Gazing over the vast list of his work, you notice that most of them stick to very large scale, long, drawn-out movies in which several characters live out their lives or small portions of them during an event that may or may not tie them all together. "Nashville" is a perfect example of Altman's work in this fashion. Nashville incorporates over twenty characters which all have their own small portion of the film. He cuts from scene to scene just showing them in their daily activities but leaving you intrigued with the plot due to the artful way he manages each scene. This is the only way I could attempt to define his mise-en-scene. Though the characters do not really crossover with each other, they all seem to be effected by the political rally in the...
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