@@purplewine7362 No thanks Ill stick with Scorsese or Francis Ford Coppola if I want to appreciate art in films and also be entertained. I like that you assume I like MCU because I don't like Sofia Coppola nice one. By the way I don't like MCU films.
Well this just confirmed what I already felt about all these words. Thank you for this video! I love Sofia Copolla now, I didn't really know who she was before..
Mi: Sofia Coppola (especially in Marie Antoinette), Nicolas Winding Refn (particularly in The Neon Demon) and Terrence Malick (anything after 2000) all get knocked by those who do not adhere to the following: "why say it if you can show it?" Glad you and enough other cinephiles get it.
Her movies are filled with SO many emotions, I think, for women they experience the most emotions when watching her movies. First movie I watched from her was a CLASSIC The virgin suicides I just remember it was like 5 AM in the morning the sun was just coming up so my room was super dazy and I could hear the crickets outside (If you've watched the movie then you know that exact feeling I'm talking about- of daziness) and I just remember crying my eyes out but also feeling so content. Her movies really know how to hit and if you guys can't see that, then I'm sorry you are really missing out on true talent and art. AND HER SOUNDTRACKS ARE ALWAYS BANGERS.
And another thing - the characters in her movies to me always feel like they're trapped in metaphorical cages. Whether it be staring out of a window in a car, or sitting alone lost in thought in a soulless hotel room. They feeling I get from a Sofia Coppola film is akin to the alienation and loneliness I experience in the characters in an Edward Hopper painting; who's souls are like caged hens trapped inside their own corrupted bodies, prisoners to the drum beat of time from birth to death.
I had her dad, Francis, in my cab once. I recognised him as one of t leading directors of our time. And I asked him if he was Martin Scorsese. He said "Martin is quite a bit shorter than me" And eventually he let on that he was Francis Ford Coppala.
Paul Babock... I am so jealous... I have written a screenplay and want so bad for the Coppola (either daughter or father) to read it... I have one of his wine bottles... saving it when I get to send them a copy... This family called "Coppola... are so talented....
I drove cab for decades and had a number of celebs over t years. Tho F. F. Coppala was who was most impressive. I think at t time I was lumping both their movies together and I was thinking that Godfathers I, II & III, Apocolyps Now, Taxi Driver, Raging Bull, Goodfellas and Casino were all done by one Italian American director and I was calling him Martin Scorsese. Coppell said they were often confused due to them being both Italian. His wife was in my cab w him and I mentioned I liked her movie too, about t production of Apocalypse Now. I forget what it was called.
Could you please do a designated video for Marie Antoinette? That is my FAVORITE movie and a lot of people just don’t get it. And I feel like you could help people get it how I do as it’s a film not of dialogue which is its harshest criticism. I would so appreciate it!!!
I love Marie Antoinette. I have since I saw it when it was released back when I was 15. It’s definitely one that’s quite polarizing, it seems like people either love it or hate it.
A lot of people don’t get the Marie antionette movie. I think it’s definitely more about visuals instead of dialogue. And I first saw it when I was 13. And I’m 22. Every time as I grow up and re watch it, it kind of makes me aware of growing up and how far I’ve come and how far I have to go. The music and the costumes are all needed in the actual plot. It’s a scenery ambiance movie, not a movie to heard a script. She does a wonderful job of show not tell!!!
Presentism...I never knew that's what it was called! I like the juxtaposition of modern musical with period pieces (sometimes) Peaky Blinders does this really well.
I call it "art in motion". Wes Anderson does a great job of it. And yes, first and second series of Peaky Blinders was amazing in that sense. You could smell the mold and old wood in the scenes
Zane Coker My favorite part of that film is when she hears about the phrase "let them eat cake" being attributed to her and complains that it doesn't even make sense. This is historically accurate. The rumors of Marie Antoinette saying that line date back to her lifetime, but she never actually said it.
THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! That's exactly what I'm saying. It's privilege dotting on privilege. And we're supposed to be inspired by this person who hasn't had to struggle a second in her life.
@@natalie651 why is it that these day you have to be like ashamed of yourself if you had everything good in life....like this weird glorification of having a ''struggled life''
You know it's a Sofia Coppola film if some of the men argue that it was pretty but dull, filled with too much pointless emotion, and not as deep as everyone lauds it to be, if some of the women reply that they not having the insight to understand why the movie is that way nor the ability to see its worth is the very message that the film tries to send, and if the rest of the audience just stays quiet, mind filled with thoughts that do not seem to be interested in condensing into words, and suddendly, without taking notice, they've started walking towards no concrete place, all while wishing they could just lay down with their eyes closed for a while. Just a little while.
Lost in translation is the only movie of hers I've seen & it spoke to me in a way movies rarely do, not only because of my fascination for the Japanese culture & it's contradictions, but mostly because of the theme itself. I was a multicultural little girl once, born of parents from different cultures, countries, who grew up in a country not my own & studying in a French international school filled with different nationalities, yet other cultures added to the mix. When the film came out, I was an 18 year old who had just moved the autumn before to France to go to Uni, & while I understood the French culture quite well, I was also not French. All my life, I've felt this acute disconnect between languages, cultures, people, places, the loss of meaning in translation, the perspective of the outsider looking in, the one who understands but can't be part of even their own native culture, never mind the adopted one of where you live. The loss of meaning & purpose in your own life, the barriers between you & the people close to you... So many layers of distance which sometimes makes a person a spectator of their own life & of the world around them... Every time the feeling of disconnect comes to my mind, regardless of its origins, the expression & the movie are there to illustrate it: "Lost in translation"... Lost in direction, in expression, in understanding... That's why when I first heard the dismissive criticism, it bewildered me, in a hit puppy kind of way, who truly didn't understand why. "A woman", "daughter of", the criticism of the theme itself or the composition, when they hit such perfect notes to me. Criticism which seems to have followed throughout her carrier. Is it so wrong to bring a woman's perspective, to use pastel tones or a non epic condemn & save the world perspective, to not speak of the entire world's issues for once, to speak more softly, but with meaning? There is room for more than one voice in the world, in cinema. & somehow, the voices which are rarely heard are those who speak to me the most.
She's one of the few directors that I can always count on. Doesn't even matter what the subject material is, a good story at the hand of a master is always a treat. Let's hope David Fincher does something special with World War Z 2
Sofia Coppola’s movies are character driven not plot based. In Coppola’s films the characters comes first and the themes revolve around them, not the other way around.
I rather enjoyed Maria Antoinette. I don't know why it was stomped on so much when it was released. I think it did a good job helping one sympathize, more importantly identify, with someone that was born into lavish royalty and often blamed for many economical hardships for her country.
It seems like she takes ideas and advice but always stays true to herself. That's so wonderful to be secure enough to not let your ego ruin that development. Impressive
Was looking for this quote, but couldn't find it. Here it is: Homer Simpson : This new computer is great. I'm watching a Sofia Coppola movie at twenty times the speed so that it looks like a regular movie. Marge Simpson : I think it just froze. No, wait. That bird just moved.
I wish you all did this video now, in the present day,, because I'm sure today you would have touched on her lack of diversity and her fear of having any poc characters. This was a good video, but it would have been so much better if the lack of representation and the clear and abundant privilege that her movies and characters exemplify would have been explored. I'm rather confused on how these things could not be brought up, but since this video is several years old, I won't hold it against you.
I like what you're saying. I think Sophia doesn't have POC in her movies she's writing what she's personally grown up with. She had a very privileged childhood and I don't exactly see her making a movie about a character who's disfranchised. I don't hold that against her though since no one can force her to have a character in her movies who isn't white.
Why is she obligated to include POC? If, say, a black director cast nothing but black actors in his or her films, would you say that black director is obligated to include more racial diversity in them? There isn't exactly a lack of representation of POC in the film and television, so why is this needed in a Sofia Coppola film?
The biggest issue I have with Sophia Coppola is her lack of diversity in her films. Beguiled was completely Whitewashed from the books. That's when I stopped watching her films. You can't be a feminist but don't advocate for all women.
Sofia is more consistent. Francis best work is The Godfather, one of the best films ever made, I truly love it. But none of the films he made after that could be that good. Not even Apocalypse Now. Personally, I don't enjoy the rest of his work. Instead, Sofia always delivers quality while developing her own style. I root for that.
I continue to be impressed by your videos. Only subscribed the other day after watching (and being pleasantly surprised by) your Rosemary's Baby video. Glad I found you guys, and keep up the good work.
i really like her movies, I realise from this i have missed a couple.. but there are 3 or 4 i have watched several times over, will definitely search out those i missed.
I like her islands of intimacy in the seas of pressure to be insane, depicted in 'Lost..' and 'Somewhere'. I'm simple minded. I either like a movie or not. People like you all have the gift of articulating why.
a true artist. i think she's a better filmmaker than her father. she's made great films and cultivated a body of work, including "lick the stars" and "a very murray christmas", that will stand against anyone's body of work.
I know this going to get downvoted but maybe she could include a person of color in her movies as main character sometime. She purposefully removed the black maid from The Beguilded because race stuff is too hard. She don't even need to change the writing because upper classes black angst exists too!
I don't mind her removing the black maid from The Beguiled, but I do agree that it'd be great to see a woman of color play a major character in one of her films, ideally without making it all about her race. Really I just wanna see more great films with people of color in major roles both on camera and behind the scenes.
April B in Marie Antoinette, there were upper class Black courtiers and then Lost in Translation in Japan-I love Sofia-I'm gonna order that Marc Jacobs book with her sleeping on the cover shot by Teller-I don't get offended with the race stuff lol-I just take in the aesthetics-if I could afford to on the Coppola bags from Vuitton lol
Daniel Ymbong I'm thinking more like replace sexy creeper Jaime Dorman with Jesse Williams or Michael Bae Jordan. I mean if you can have punk music you can have a side piece of color. Ok I'm just trying to get John Cho cast as a leading in something worthy
Sofia is not black and doesn’t understand what is like to deal with racism. Also she doesn’t need to, black people or diversity does not make a movie great or bad.
@@TalesHilaricki Wow the privilege of NOT needing to understand racism must be lovely, black women’s identify is not based around racism either sweetie. Don’t break your spine bending over backwards to find an excuse for her, it sounds idiotic.
If you've never seen it, look up her student short film Lick the Star. It is a student film and clearly immature, but it shows the bones of the great filmmaker she would soon become.
aperfecte I have the Godfather trilogy on DVD and I watched the third film out of boredom. In my opinion the third isn't as bad as people make it seem but Sofia's performance sticks out like a sore thumb.
"Just when I think I'm out, they pull me back in." is both the most iconic line from the film and also summarizes what is wrong with it. It totally screws up Michael Corleone's story arc.
1:56 the words “low contrast” are on the screen at the same time an almost complete black takes up about 25% of the right of screen which is next to a very light blue. Almost white. There couldn’t be more contrast.
Racist or ignorant comment, or both. EVERYONE has an ethnic background. I suggest you look up the term 'ethnicity' to have some intelligent understanding of the meaning of the term. Clearly you currently do not. Educate yourself before you attempt to engage in conversation or chime in at the adult table.
@@nicolasrossi5978 clearly the original comment was a criticism on Coppola’s lack of poc representation which is a valid criticism. examine why you got so worked up, the main comment wasn’t trying to insult you.
@@selena9203 I wasn't "worked up", as you chose to label my response. In fact, I could continue to make a strong argument against your own 'people of color' comment too, in that, all persons have a skin tone, and very few have an absolute lack of melanin or the absence of any 'color'. It was a divisive comment, from someone looking to foment negativity between people by pointing out differences. I could give a care about who Ms. Coopola does or does not include in her films. She is obligated to include no particular ethnicity in her films, if her films don't appeal, don't watch them ( I have only seen a couple and am not her biggest fan, and it certainly has nothing to do with, "poc representation".) . The point I was making was that always looking for how you are being slighted, or new ways you can take offense or find fault, is the mark of someone that is bitter and has a chip on their shoulder. And that, political correctness needs to be tempered with enough intelligence to at least understand basic terminology (meanings of words). So no, her criticism really wasn't a valid criticism either, in that no film maker is obligated to include anybody in their films in order to seem inclusive or to give any particular group representation. That's childish rainbows and unicorn thinking. That's it.
I think I'm the only person who likes The Virgin Suicides and Marie Antoinette better than lost in translation. Haven't seen bling ring or somewhere and don't want to. Excited for the beguiled though
The Bling Ring is SO BAD that I was like "WTH SOFIA? THIS CAN'T BE YOUR WORK!". Really, it's her worst film by a long shot (though I haven't seen The Beguiled yet), sorry not sorry but Emma Watson is a lousy actress and her TBR performance is her worst so far.
Sophia has unique way of showing what's below the surface without words.. watching virgin suicide and Marie Antoinette helped me understand the character.. I don't think I would have been able to see at Marie Antoinette in the same light if I hadn't watched the movie 1st. Whence I watch the movie it maybe curious about Marie Antoinette and what a her plight was and her as a person and honestly I have a found Ami went else that told her story in the best way. the colors the The costume design even the music.. I literally recorded the song I think called fools rush in on my phone so could listen to it lol also being able to use the Versailles palace and she got to talk to different historians so that she was more accurate in the film I think the only thing that was wrong with it was the dialog lol that wasn't her fault! All of her movies ... certain scenes helps you to sometimes even hear the loneliness or dread within yourself. I remember there were a lot of scenes where I could feel what the characters were feeling simply because of the lights the shot and no words lol I hsd no idea that she made Virgin suicides but it makes sense because it gave me the same haunting lingering feeling of what if..and sorrow but in an artistic way...
The problem Sofia faces is that because she uses so much silence and visual themes, sometimes her characters seem very shallow if you don't look too deep (which most people don't do). Her most "shallow" film seems to be The Bling Ring (even though I love it)
As someone who knows nothing about film, but always wanted to understand art -this channel is amazing. I love watching these during my free time. Thanks for making these videos they are amazing.
I think Sophia is a great film maker . I've seen 3 of her films and I found them to be a feast for the eyes. The way she frames the scenes with colors and textures , very nice and the clothes are incredible. Her films are bright and cheerful . Anytime I see one of her films I know I'm in for a photographic treat , where the plot isn't hard to follow because she focuses on the human element . I wish her every success in the future. And I can't believe they boo ed her at cannes . She wasn't the only one that ever did a period /present film. Maybe because they were French , and ok I get it , but she didn't make her into a bathory type character. Marie was a product of her time and station . Dunst played her with the innocence of a child so I felt bad they had to die. And I feel bad she got that kind of response , art is open for response and discussion but never open for public abuse. It was art , it wasn't a bad historical account meant to hurt people , get over yourself canne.
This is fantastic... I hung on every word... I thought I loved Sofia's work before, but I love it even more now. "Thank YOU Screen Prism" for such a great tutorial... (and no loud background music).
Oh please. Apparently today unless you deal with intersectionality or racial and gender inequality, you might as well not even make meaningful movies because you will be attacked endlessly. Coppola makes the kinds of movies Kieslowski and Godard used to make and they are to be understood in different terms. Being rich or privileged is only relevant insofar as it accentuates existential issues that would otherwise be swallowed up by social and economic problems.
Well, let’s see… Oooooh, I know. Her less than 10 movies can be likened too one of those $24.99 home cotton candy makers. Ya can drop-in a lolly pop, without the stick, and watch it spin a teeny tiny amount of melted sugar goo. Then after approx. 4 pieces of hard candy have melted and only a small thimble full of goo as been made; the machine breaks. Anyway her movies are not quite the once a week, after school movies about cool stuff. She’s always trying to show us the weirdness of a wealthy person depression. Sure they can be depressed, but only when they want to be. So… Yeah ya don’t
This video was rather disappointing. As a woman I can relate to many of the feminine/feminist issues presented by Coppola in her films and as a film lover I can relish in her intimate stories and gorgeous aesthetics and visual choices she makes in framing etc. However, as a black woman her movies at times can be ironically alienating and I think to make this video without once mentioning the SUBSTANTIAL & VALID criticism against her when it comes to her intentional lack of black women/woc is incredible. Especially the Beguiled when asked about her removing an important black character she said something to the tune of, she wanted to focus on the gender aspect and not racial, as if black women don't exist.... for that reason alone in my eyes she can never be championed as some sort of breakthrough for all women when she excludes woc from her film conversations. I knew this video was going to take the route that it did when it didn't mention '"white" when describing her film elements in the first few minutes.
Shalenah Ivey Interesting how you wouldn’t see including black women in her movies for no reason as a good thing, rather than completely patronizing And they didn’t mention “white” in her film elements because it’s irrelevant.
@@GigaChadh976 Except that it is relevant. "Including Black women in her movies for no reason" You're kidding me, right? The black character in Beguild is a really important figure so why did she overlook it, for what purpose? Look, I love Sofia and her films but I think these criticisms are warranted and I wish she took it into account rather than shrug it off. Maybe a bit of self-awareness would've helped her. I think she's an underrated director who can only tell emotional stories from her own experiences. Therefore, in an attempt to talk about something she is not expert on or is not passionate about (e.g.strucutural racism, class inequality), I can see why she would shy from it to avoid sounding out of depth. Never the less, Ivey's comment still stands to be a perfectly reasonable response to the decisions she makes on behalf of her audience.
apart from what was described here, what i love most about her style is that she presents a theme to the audience and doesn't critisize the characters, she leaves the audience to formulate an opinion on their own
There are movies from the male perspective, and there are movies from the female perspective. Movies are a form of expression of one's own vision of the world and it's understandable why female directors make different styles of movies and have different emotion behind them as men and women experience the world differently. And every viewpoint should be taken into consideration. No movie is good just for this fact, however, it has to stand on it's own merits, but you have to give the personal stories about the human experience some respect for delving into the human psyche the way they do. We need to stop seeing movies and other forms of expression so negatively when they aren't what we perceive the world to be. It's just another perspective. Whether a female sees a statement a man makes as misogynistic and male-centric or a male sees an expression from a woman who only thinks from the female perspective and something misandric comes from their mind, It might not be as damaging or idiotic, but just another perspective. People are so caught up in their own little worlds that the experiences of others whether male/female or black/white or protestant/muslim, all these people are just someone whith a different opinion and that's ok. It's just someone else's point of view. You either take it into consideration, or move on with your life. There's no point in raging and fighting against it.
sofia cant make a film about something she doesn't know, no one can unless they want to make a good film, thats why the characters are usually frivolous, when you've only ever experienced life in the upper echelons you cant know what is to be part of the other 99%, you said it yourselves, she has the freedom to make the films she wants, films cost serious change, freedom means money. why do you think shes never had people of color or poor people in her films, they wouldn't fit her aesthetic i believe anyway because beautiful fashion and cityscapes wouldn't be believable if you weren't a well off character.
david zar no one should cast people of colour for the sake of it. That will make the entire setup too phony and that also means one is not honest with their work. She's a champagne socialist, just like her dad, but let me tell you this, if you don't think that she doesn't make movies about the "other 99%" you're wrong. Just go watch "lost in translation", the film is a poignant critique of capitalism.
Rose she's privileged in the sense that she's a Hollywood insider , because of her father's presence. That doesn't mean she can't stand on her own, her movie especially "lost in translation" is one of the most original films,made by women director, to come out of Hollywood in recent times(she won an Oscar). She's actually far better than her peers and in my opinion one of the best female movie director after Kathryn Bigelow, far better than Ava duvalary (grossly overrated ). I know female, people of colour, minorities representations are the norms of the day but she was the trend setter ,she did it before it is vogue. I have seen her movies, it's very delicate and sensitive and very feminine in its approach to the subject. Lost in translation , doesn't misrepresents Japanese people or its culture nor does it cold shoulders their sensitivity. You have to look into the context in which the film's is made ,the film's is narrated from the view point of its protagonist, who's lost in a foreign land ,far away from his/her homeland and no one to relate to their inner problems. As for popularity goes,well marvel movies are tremendous hits ,that doesn't mean those movies are better than her's. She's not pretentious, that's the most important part, she's real and true to herself and is dedicated in her professional life. That's why I respect about her. Their's lot of bullshit, about lack of diversity in her work,which is baseless and false,most of her subjects are historical in nature. As I said before you can't pegionhole your agenda into something that doesn't fits. One can't show people of colour in medival France or as arich southern belle etc. The pace of her movies are determined by her subject matter,not on industrial calculations. She's made a name for herself telling sensitive personal stories,not making Hollywood blockbuster's or race baiting propaganda.
Rose to be precise, she's one of the top women director. She represents the very best the field has to offer . We all have certain preferences ,which I respect but one shouldn't lowball others . You, with all due respect , have very skewed sense about films. One can't judge a movie based on its popularity. Justin Bieber has far more likes and views in the net compared to Mozart ,does that make him better than Mozart???. Barton fink was a flop by commercial standards but it won palm'd or. Now, should I say that movie is rubbish. Cinema in it's true form is nothing but art -the financial part of it is just added baggege. I guess we all have our choices but 100 years from now I don't think people will remember the typical Hollywood potboilers but classics that changed the landscape of cinema. As, for coppala yeah she has her own style and her own way of perticularly doing things , in this case showcasing the lives of "rich white people", but she made very poignant critique about their lifestyle and culture as well. As I said before the greatest thing I like about her is that she's not pretentious,unlike some of the other women directors like Ava duvary or propagandist who trumpets her own works.
Rose to certain extent I agree with your points. It will take a while for women director to be of Spielberg's level ,George Lucas, or Cameron and that not even scratching the surface of legendary directors like Kubrick, scorcesse, coppala(her father), Kurosawa,Hitchcock, Einstein etc I have a theory that good movies ,irrespective of their box office success or will stand the test of time because time acts as a great filter for arts. If you really want to know about a women director who has been exceptionally influencial in the history of modern cinema than that is MAYA DERN. If you set the bar so high, which I am not complaining, than rearly any women would make it to THAT top. Check out the list of women directors like Kathryn Bigelow, Sophia coppala,Agnes Verde their filmography is just not on par with speulberg, Lucas or else. Sophia ford Coppola has unique narrative style, which sometimes gets over stylised and overgroomed . Only time will tell how successful she would be and how great she really is. But I reject this notion that one has to have universal appeal to get into the pantheon of greatness . Avengers earned at least 200 times the money that film like no country for old man grossed, but theirs no comparison between the quality of the two films. "No country....." will be remembered for a long time while I can't say the same thing about the avengers movie. Great films don't have to art films but they don't have to be high grossing potboilers either. After all cinema in it's raw form is nothing but art.
Rose thanks, we atleast can find some common grounds . Francis ford Coppola is truly legendary. If you like jk Rowling than you would definitely like someone like Hillary mantel she's magician , slightly old fashioned but very classical. She won man booker award as well. If you like Lucas so much, and as you are Asian,than you should also know about Kurosawa. The man who's directly responsible for the starwars. As, for top women directors Agnes Verde, Bigalow, karyn kusuma and Jennifer why Nielson(both Asian women) are truly great and in my opinion has better body of work than Mira niar . Mass appeal is not everything after all how many people prefer jazz now these days over other musical forms . That doesn't diminish jazz's brilliance ,even one bit.
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I know it's a Sofia Coppola movie if I should be bored but I'm not
Bloody true!
I know it's a Sofia Coppola movie if I should be bored and I am.
@@josephkerr2807 stick with mcu
@@purplewine7362 No thanks Ill stick with Scorsese or Francis Ford Coppola if I want to appreciate art in films and also be entertained. I like that you assume I like MCU because I don't like Sofia Coppola nice one. By the way I don't like MCU films.
Gotta hell
Well this just confirmed what I already felt about all these words. Thank you for this video! I love Sofia Copolla now, I didn't really know who she was before..
I really must watch more of her movies. GREAT analysis for Lost In Translation here x x x
I enj0y her works more than he fathers, but they are both amazing in their own lane
Isn’t she an INFP?? 😊
Marie Antoinette is extremely underrated.
Yeah, if you watch it after being acquainted with her style then it becomes really good
Marie Antoinette is just extremely bad.
Thank you for The Truth* 🙏🏻. The (70 & counting) likers and I will suddenly stop enjoying and appreciating Marie Antoinette. ❤️
uutuber431 😂 ahaha, enjoy the rest of your day----😜thanks for the laugh 👍🏻
Mi: Sofia Coppola (especially in Marie Antoinette), Nicolas Winding Refn (particularly in The Neon Demon) and Terrence Malick (anything after 2000) all get knocked by those who do not adhere to the following: "why say it if you can show it?" Glad you and enough other cinephiles get it.
Her movies are filled with SO many emotions, I think, for women they experience the most emotions when watching her movies. First movie I watched from her was a CLASSIC The virgin suicides I just remember it was like 5 AM in the morning the sun was just coming up so my room was super dazy and I could hear the crickets outside (If you've watched the movie then you know that exact feeling I'm talking about- of daziness) and I just remember crying my eyes out but also feeling so content. Her movies really know how to hit and if you guys can't see that, then I'm sorry you are really missing out on true talent and art. AND HER SOUNDTRACKS ARE ALWAYS BANGERS.
Agreed
Her soundtracks are the best
Completely AGREE
all sexes matter, stop the hate.
Daniel Ueblacker shut up
This is a woman who, growing up in her fathers shadow, grew up in a masters class of film making. And clearly, she was paying attention
"Amen Sista... Amen"...
She is very talented... I want to be her when I grow up (I'm 67 years old)...
And another thing - the characters in her movies to me always feel like they're trapped in metaphorical cages. Whether it be staring out of a window in a car, or sitting alone lost in thought in a soulless hotel room. They feeling I get from a Sofia Coppola film is akin to the alienation and loneliness I experience in the characters in an Edward Hopper painting; who's souls are like caged hens trapped inside their own corrupted bodies, prisoners to the drum beat of time from birth to death.
wow you just described my life
You write beautifully.
I had her dad, Francis, in my cab once. I recognised him as one of t leading directors of our time. And I asked him if he was Martin Scorsese. He said "Martin is quite a bit shorter than me" And eventually he let on that he was Francis Ford Coppala.
Paul Babock... I am so jealous... I have written a screenplay and want so bad for the Coppola (either daughter or father) to read it... I have one of his wine bottles... saving it when I get to send them a copy...
This family called "Coppola... are so talented....
I drove cab for decades and had a number of celebs over t years. Tho F. F. Coppala was who was most impressive.
I think at t time I was lumping both their movies together and I was thinking that Godfathers I, II & III, Apocolyps Now, Taxi Driver, Raging Bull, Goodfellas and Casino were all done by one Italian American director and I was calling him Martin Scorsese. Coppell said they were often confused due to them being both Italian.
His wife was in my cab w him and I mentioned I liked her movie too, about t production of Apocalypse Now. I forget what it was called.
Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse.
No, you didn't. You are delusional. You probably don't even know how to drive.
That's a pretty cool story. A major difference in their appearance is the eyebrows.
Could you please do a designated video for Marie Antoinette? That is my FAVORITE movie and a lot of people just don’t get it. And I feel like you could help people get it how I do as it’s a film not of dialogue which is its harshest criticism. I would so appreciate it!!!
YAAAAS, PLEASE, SCREENPRISM!!!!!
I love Marie Antoinette. I have since I saw it when it was released back when I was 15. It’s definitely one that’s quite polarizing, it seems like people either love it or hate it.
You know it's a Sofia Coppola movie IF there's a song by Phoenix or The Strokes in it.
A Bonilla I WAS WAITING FOR THIS COMMENT! Phoenix is a big part of her films!! ALL sofia’s films
Or someone is longingly staring out a window while said music is playing.
Funny thing is that she's married to the lead singer of Phoenix...
Or Air?
Especially the band Air, they've been with her since her debut
Her aesthetics are so beautiful
A lot of people don’t get the Marie antionette movie. I think it’s definitely more about visuals instead of dialogue. And I first saw it when I was 13. And I’m 22. Every time as I grow up and re watch it, it kind of makes me aware of growing up and how far I’ve come and how far I have to go. The music and the costumes are all needed in the actual plot. It’s a scenery ambiance movie, not a movie to heard a script. She does a wonderful job of show not tell!!!
Presentism...I never knew that's what it was called! I like the juxtaposition of modern musical with period pieces (sometimes) Peaky Blinders does this really well.
I call it "art in motion". Wes Anderson does a great job of it. And yes, first and second series of Peaky Blinders was amazing in that sense. You could smell the mold and old wood in the scenes
Marie Antoinette is genius and my favorite Sofia Coppola film; I'm so glad your video helps others understand it more (it definitely needs it).
Zane Coker My favorite part of that film is when she hears about the phrase "let them eat cake" being attributed to her and complains that it doesn't even make sense. This is historically accurate.
The rumors of Marie Antoinette saying that line date back to her lifetime, but she never actually said it.
Sam iirc “let them eat cake” was kind of a meme during that time period and lots of royal people were falsely reported to have uttered the phrase.
I would really love The Take to do a full video on The Virgin Suicides it was a masterpiece. Completely brought the book to life.
the comparison between francis and sofia is absolutely great and smart
there is a connection somewhere. i feel it
What do you mean Marie Antoinette got booed???!!! wtf that's my favorite Sofia Coppola film ! so underrated
I was a teenager in HS when Sophia was making her first films. I can't explain the impact. I love her so much. Her films made me dream and feel.
when i think of sofia coppola movies i think of white blondes
TheBirthOfJackie
The best type of women
I keep thinking she's going to snatch up Anya Taylor-Joy for one of her movies, at least if she goes back to blonde.
THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! That's exactly what I'm saying. It's privilege dotting on privilege. And we're supposed to be inspired by this person who hasn't had to struggle a second in her life.
Natalya so...white blonde women don't struggle in their life?? What a load of shit.
@@natalie651 why is it that these day you have to be like ashamed of yourself if you had everything good in life....like this weird glorification of having a ''struggled life''
This was edited beautifully!!!
I absolutely love her for telling stories that require little in terms of budget but lots in terms of emotional intelligence to pull off.
Lovely video! The Virgin Suicides is one of my all-time favorite films and The Beguiled is my #1 most anticipated summer film.
You know it's a Sofia Coppola film
if some of the men argue that it was pretty but dull, filled with too much pointless emotion, and not as deep as everyone lauds it to be,
if some of the women reply that they not having the insight to understand why the movie is that way nor the ability to see its worth is the very message that the film tries to send,
and if the rest of the audience just stays quiet, mind filled with thoughts that do not seem to be interested in condensing into words, and suddendly, without taking notice, they've started walking towards no concrete place, all while wishing they could just lay down with their eyes closed for a while. Just a little while.
Lost in translation is the only movie of hers I've seen & it spoke to me in a way movies rarely do, not only because of my fascination for the Japanese culture & it's contradictions, but mostly because of the theme itself. I was a multicultural little girl once, born of parents from different cultures, countries, who grew up in a country not my own & studying in a French international school filled with different nationalities, yet other cultures added to the mix. When the film came out, I was an 18 year old who had just moved the autumn before to France to go to Uni, & while I understood the French culture quite well, I was also not French. All my life, I've felt this acute disconnect between languages, cultures, people, places, the loss of meaning in translation, the perspective of the outsider looking in, the one who understands but can't be part of even their own native culture, never mind the adopted one of where you live. The loss of meaning & purpose in your own life, the barriers between you & the people close to you... So many layers of distance which sometimes makes a person a spectator of their own life & of the world around them... Every time the feeling of disconnect comes to my mind, regardless of its origins, the expression & the movie are there to illustrate it: "Lost in translation"... Lost in direction, in expression, in understanding...
That's why when I first heard the dismissive criticism, it bewildered me, in a hit puppy kind of way, who truly didn't understand why. "A woman", "daughter of", the criticism of the theme itself or the composition, when they hit such perfect notes to me. Criticism which seems to have followed throughout her carrier. Is it so wrong to bring a woman's perspective, to use pastel tones or a non epic condemn & save the world perspective, to not speak of the entire world's issues for once, to speak more softly, but with meaning? There is room for more than one voice in the world, in cinema. & somehow, the voices which are rarely heard are those who speak to me the most.
She's one of the few directors that I can always count on. Doesn't even matter what the subject material is, a good story at the hand of a master is always a treat. Let's hope David Fincher does something special with World War Z 2
Great video
I love her aesthetic
Sofia Coppola’s movies are character driven not plot based. In Coppola’s films the characters comes first and the themes revolve around them, not the other way around.
This was a great analysis! Really got me thinking I need to pay more attention to Sofia's films!
I rather enjoyed Maria Antoinette. I don't know why it was stomped on so much when it was released. I think it did a good job helping one sympathize, more importantly identify, with someone that was born into lavish royalty and often blamed for many economical hardships for her country.
It seems like she takes ideas and advice but always stays true to herself. That's so wonderful to be secure enough to not let your ego ruin that development. Impressive
Was looking for this quote, but couldn't find it. Here it is:
Homer Simpson : This new computer is great. I'm watching a Sofia Coppola movie at twenty times the speed so that it looks like a regular movie.
Marge Simpson : I think it just froze. No, wait. That bird just moved.
I wish you all did this video now, in the present day,, because I'm sure today you would have touched on her lack of diversity and her fear of having any poc characters. This was a good video, but it would have been so much better if the lack of representation and the clear and abundant privilege that her movies and characters exemplify would have been explored. I'm rather confused on how these things could not be brought up, but since this video is several years old, I won't hold it against you.
I like what you're saying. I think Sophia doesn't have POC in her movies she's writing what she's personally grown up with. She had a very privileged childhood and I don't exactly see her making a movie about a character who's disfranchised. I don't hold that against her though since no one can force her to have a character in her movies who isn't white.
Why is she obligated to include POC? If, say, a black director cast nothing but black actors in his or her films, would you say that black director is obligated to include more racial diversity in them? There isn't exactly a lack of representation of POC in the film and television, so why is this needed in a Sofia Coppola film?
Cant wait to see The Beguiled this year
Kronn : It was excellent. Great visual storytelling.
this was great. im so glad she made lost in translation, it provided scarlett and bill with a career best movie of a caliber wich both deserve
@Omara Oliver exactly wtf? And ScarJo was always popular.
The biggest issue I have with Sophia Coppola is her lack of diversity in her films. Beguiled was completely Whitewashed from the books. That's when I stopped watching her films. You can't be a feminist but don't advocate for all women.
I have the very unpopular opinion that Sofia Coppola, I think, is way, way better than her father.
Austin Faulds
Ding dong, your opinion is wrong
Sofia is more consistent. Francis best work is The Godfather, one of the best films ever made, I truly love it. But none of the films he made after that could be that good. Not even Apocalypse Now. Personally, I don't enjoy the rest of his work. Instead, Sofia always delivers quality while developing her own style. I root for that.
Natalia Biasi
Ding dong your opinion is wrong
The Crimson fucker Um. Let them like her more? I see no need for your jingles of disagreement. They are not playing off their opinions as superior.
Austin Faulds I agree.
I continue to be impressed by your videos. Only subscribed the other day after watching (and being pleasantly surprised by) your Rosemary's Baby video. Glad I found you guys, and keep up the good work.
I loved this analysis! great job!
i really like her movies, I realise from this i have missed a couple.. but there are 3 or 4 i have watched several times over, will definitely search out those i missed.
I love her films because of her unique vision of the world.
I like her islands of intimacy in the seas of pressure to be insane, depicted in 'Lost..' and 'Somewhere'.
I'm simple minded. I either like a movie or not. People like you all have the gift of articulating why.
a true artist. i think she's a better filmmaker than her father. she's made great films and cultivated a body of work, including "lick the stars" and "a very murray christmas", that will stand against anyone's body of work.
I love the way she photographs things and people. I could watch her shots of Scarlett in Lost all day.
I know this going to get downvoted but maybe she could include a person of color in her movies as main character sometime. She purposefully removed the black maid from The Beguilded because race stuff is too hard. She don't even need to change the writing because upper classes black angst exists too!
I don't mind her removing the black maid from The Beguiled, but I do agree that it'd be great to see a woman of color play a major character in one of her films, ideally without making it all about her race. Really I just wanna see more great films with people of color in major roles both on camera and behind the scenes.
dawngrrrl in The Bling Ring-the protagonist was Korean-but then again she was half white and really looked white washed lol
Daniel Ymbong She had to start somewhere!
April B in Marie Antoinette, there were upper class Black courtiers and then Lost in Translation in Japan-I love Sofia-I'm gonna order that Marc Jacobs book with her sleeping on the cover shot by Teller-I don't get offended with the race stuff lol-I just take in the aesthetics-if I could afford to on the Coppola bags from Vuitton lol
Daniel Ymbong I'm thinking more like replace sexy creeper Jaime Dorman with Jesse Williams or Michael Bae Jordan. I mean if you can have punk music you can have a side piece of color. Ok I'm just trying to get John Cho cast as a leading in something worthy
God I fucking love this channel.
Your analysis is always amazingly interesting, thorough, and insightful.
My first Coppola movie was Marie Antoinette and damn it slapped! Just how different it was compared to other biopics.
You know it’s a Sofia film if they’re not black women.
Sofia is not black and doesn’t understand what is like to deal with racism. Also she doesn’t need to, black people or diversity does not make a movie great or bad.
Are there are Latin and Asian women in her movies?
sadly :( i love the aesthetics of her films but i wish she would work with people of color aswell
@@TalesHilaricki Wow the privilege of NOT needing to understand racism must be lovely, black women’s identify is not based around racism either sweetie. Don’t break your spine bending over backwards to find an excuse for her, it sounds idiotic.
I dreamed I was kissing Sofia Coppola by a crystal blue Italian stream.
The Virgin Suicides is still my favorite picture of Sofia.
If you've never seen it, look up her student short film Lick the Star. It is a student film and clearly immature, but it shows the bones of the great filmmaker she would soon become.
My favourite Sofia Coppola movies are "Lost in Translation" and "Somewhere". Interesting calm melancholic movies that you don't see everyday.
I was sooooooooo into this video. I love her look, I love Lost In Translation....I'm gonna go watch all her movies. Thanks guys.
please please please PLEASE do one of these on Nicolas Windig Refn!!!! .....and obviously Quentin Tarantino, Brian DePalma and Martin Scorsese.
if Kirsten Dunst is in it
Great video!!! You are my fav channel so far ❤️ can you do Jim Jarmush movies analysis?? You should look at the recent one "Paterson" ;)
i like sofia as a director but can't and won't watch the godfather part 3 because i don't want it to tarnish my opinion of the first 2 godfathers
aperfecte I have the Godfather trilogy on DVD and I watched the third film out of boredom. In my opinion the third isn't as bad as people make it seem but Sofia's performance sticks out like a sore thumb.
It's not terrible, but at least it made Sofia discover that she was meant to be behind camera, instead of in front of it.
I don't dislike her in Godfather...I see her mannerisms at part of the character..
I mean its not really necessary to see, its more like an epilogue than a definitive ending. Personally I like the way that 2 ends better.
"Just when I think I'm out, they pull me back in." is both the most iconic line from the film and also summarizes what is wrong with it. It totally screws up Michael Corleone's story arc.
outstanding... makes me want Sofia to direct the script I have finished. it really needs a female perspective
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remember me when you've made it
Because it's your genitalia that determines where movie direction is good. Right.
@@estebansteverincon7117 Or maybe it focuses on female character and it would be easier to relate to someone of your own gender.
I love this channel when i am high.... when i am sober too
Wow awesome vid and great editing👍
1:56 the words “low contrast” are on the screen at the same time an almost complete black takes up about 25% of the right of screen which is next to a very light blue. Almost white. There couldn’t be more contrast.
One of my favorite movies was Virgin suicides! The story, music and feel of it was well done.
You know it’s a sophia movie if there’s no person of ethnic background in it
Racist or ignorant comment, or both. EVERYONE has an ethnic background. I suggest you look up the term 'ethnicity' to have some intelligent understanding of the meaning of the term. Clearly you currently do not. Educate yourself before you attempt to engage in conversation or chime in at the adult table.
@@nicolasrossi5978 they mean poc lol stop getting so worked up
Change your card playing...
@@nicolasrossi5978 clearly the original comment was a criticism on Coppola’s lack of poc representation which is a valid criticism. examine why you got so worked up, the main comment wasn’t trying to insult you.
@@selena9203 I wasn't "worked up", as you chose to label my response. In fact, I could continue to make a strong argument against your own 'people of color' comment too, in that, all persons have a skin tone, and very few have an absolute lack of melanin or the absence of any 'color'. It was a divisive comment, from someone looking to foment negativity between people by pointing out differences. I could give a care about who Ms. Coopola does or does not include in her films. She is obligated to include no particular ethnicity in her films, if her films don't appeal, don't watch them ( I have only seen a couple and am not her biggest fan, and it certainly has nothing to do with, "poc representation".) . The point I was making was that always looking for how you are being slighted, or new ways you can take offense or find fault, is the mark of someone that is bitter and has a chip on their shoulder. And that, political correctness needs to be tempered with enough intelligence to at least understand basic terminology (meanings of words). So no, her criticism really wasn't a valid criticism either, in that no film maker is obligated to include anybody in their films in order to seem inclusive or to give any particular group representation. That's childish rainbows and unicorn thinking. That's it.
I think I'm the only person who likes The Virgin Suicides and Marie Antoinette better than lost in translation. Haven't seen bling ring or somewhere and don't want to. Excited for the beguiled though
Ian Levinson I found lost in translation boring....
Ian Levinson I think The Virgin Suicides is her only good film. And that's mostly because it was a good book to begin with.
The Bling Ring is SO BAD that I was like "WTH SOFIA? THIS CAN'T BE YOUR WORK!". Really, it's her worst film by a long shot (though I haven't seen The Beguiled yet), sorry not sorry but Emma Watson is a lousy actress and her TBR performance is her worst so far.
it says Sofia Coppola on the credits
Sophia has unique way of showing what's below the surface without words.. watching virgin suicide and Marie Antoinette helped me understand the character.. I don't think I would have been able to see at Marie Antoinette in the same light if I hadn't watched the movie 1st. Whence I watch the movie it maybe curious about Marie Antoinette and what a her plight was and her as a person and honestly I have a found Ami went else that told her story in the best way. the colors the The costume design even the music.. I literally recorded the song I think called fools rush in on my phone so could listen to it lol also being able to use the Versailles palace and she got to talk to different historians so that she was more accurate in the film I think the only thing that was wrong with it was the dialog lol that wasn't her fault! All of her movies ... certain scenes helps you to sometimes even hear the loneliness or dread within yourself. I remember there were a lot of scenes where I could feel what the characters were feeling simply because of the lights the shot and no words lol I hsd no idea that she made Virgin suicides but it makes sense because it gave me the same haunting lingering feeling of what if..and sorrow but in an artistic way...
I want Matthew Weiner to write a script with a lot of subtext and I want Sophia Coppola to direct it.
Too much vocal fry at the ends of sentences.
Hopefully she will finally embrace the inclusivity movement....
Awesome video. Keep up with this editing, it's great
The problem Sofia faces is that because she uses so much silence and visual themes, sometimes her characters seem very shallow if you don't look too deep (which most people don't do). Her most "shallow" film seems to be The Bling Ring (even though I love it)
I love this channel , keep up the great work!
She got inspiration from Akerman's Jeanne Dielman. Now I have to watch all of her movies.
As someone who knows nothing about film, but always wanted to understand art -this channel is amazing. I love watching these during my free time. Thanks for making these videos they are amazing.
I think Sophia is a great film maker . I've seen 3 of her films and I found them to be a feast for the eyes. The way she frames the scenes with colors and textures , very nice and the clothes are incredible. Her films are bright and cheerful . Anytime I see one of her films I know I'm in for a photographic treat , where the plot isn't hard to follow because she focuses on the human element .
I wish her every success in the future. And I can't believe they boo ed her at cannes . She wasn't the only one that ever did a period /present film. Maybe because they were French , and ok I get it , but she didn't make her into a bathory type character.
Marie was a product of her time and station . Dunst played her with the innocence of a child so I felt bad they had to die. And I feel bad she got that kind of response , art is open for response and discussion but never open for public abuse. It was art , it wasn't a bad historical account meant to hurt people , get over yourself canne.
This is fantastic... I hung on every word... I thought I loved Sofia's work before, but I love it even more now.
"Thank YOU Screen Prism" for such a great tutorial... (and no loud background music).
You'll know it's a Sofia Coppola movie if it's about the plight of the rich and privileged.
Oh I'm sorry, I forgot that having money automatically solves all your problems.
No, but some think it makes you a good filmmaker.
It makes her able to make films that represent a world that she knows, not one she does not.
Oh please. Apparently today unless you deal with intersectionality or racial and gender inequality, you might as well not even make meaningful movies because you will be attacked endlessly. Coppola makes the kinds of movies Kieslowski and Godard used to make and they are to be understood in different terms. Being rich or privileged is only relevant insofar as it accentuates existential issues that would otherwise be swallowed up by social and economic problems.
Beautiful response, way better than mine.
Sehr ungewöhnliches und interessantes Thema!
Well, let’s see… Oooooh, I know. Her less than 10 movies can be likened too one of those $24.99 home cotton candy makers. Ya can drop-in a lolly pop, without the stick, and watch it spin a teeny tiny amount of melted sugar goo. Then after approx. 4 pieces of hard candy have melted and only a small thimble full of goo as been made; the machine breaks. Anyway her movies are not quite the once a week, after school movies about cool stuff. She’s always trying to show us the weirdness of a wealthy person depression. Sure they can be depressed, but only when they want to be.
So… Yeah ya don’t
Nice video!
I love these videos!!! Please keep doing them :)
This video was rather disappointing. As a woman I can relate to many of the feminine/feminist issues presented by Coppola in her films and as a film lover I can relish in her intimate stories and gorgeous aesthetics and visual choices she makes in framing etc. However, as a black woman her movies at times can be ironically alienating and I think to make this video without once mentioning the SUBSTANTIAL & VALID criticism against her when it comes to her intentional lack of black women/woc is incredible. Especially the Beguiled when asked about her removing an important black character she said something to the tune of, she wanted to focus on the gender aspect and not racial, as if black women don't exist.... for that reason alone in my eyes she can never be championed as some sort of breakthrough for all women when she excludes woc from her film conversations. I knew this video was going to take the route that it did when it didn't mention '"white" when describing her film elements in the first few minutes.
Shalenah Ivey
Interesting how you wouldn’t see including black women in her movies for no reason as a good thing, rather than completely patronizing
And they didn’t mention “white” in her film elements because it’s irrelevant.
@@GigaChadh976 Except that it is relevant. "Including Black women in her movies for no reason" You're kidding me, right? The black character in Beguild is a really important figure so why did she overlook it, for what purpose? Look, I love Sofia and her films but I think these criticisms are warranted and I wish she took it into account rather than shrug it off. Maybe a bit of self-awareness would've helped her. I think she's an underrated director who can only tell emotional stories from her own experiences. Therefore, in an attempt to talk about something she is not expert on or is not passionate about (e.g.strucutural racism, class inequality), I can see why she would shy from it to avoid sounding out of depth. Never the less, Ivey's comment still stands to be a perfectly reasonable response to the decisions she makes on behalf of her audience.
@@GigaChadh976 she whitewashed characters in the beguiled lol
She's underrated
I remember when I first saw Elle in Somewhere and thought “she’s has IT”
apart from what was described here, what i love most about her style is that she presents a theme to the audience and doesn't critisize the characters, she leaves the audience to formulate an opinion on their own
My favorite director and my favorite movie~Lost in Translation~!~
Man I love film. Sofia has a true gift, I love her films.
Sofia Coppola's movies suck and I will not have ScreenPrism trying to convince me otherwise
Lost in Translation is one of my all time favourite movies!
There are movies from the male perspective, and there are movies from the female perspective. Movies are a form of expression of one's own vision of the world and it's understandable why female directors make different styles of movies and have different emotion behind them as men and women experience the world differently. And every viewpoint should be taken into consideration. No movie is good just for this fact, however, it has to stand on it's own merits, but you have to give the personal stories about the human experience some respect for delving into the human psyche the way they do. We need to stop seeing movies and other forms of expression so negatively when they aren't what we perceive the world to be. It's just another perspective. Whether a female sees a statement a man makes as misogynistic and male-centric or a male sees an expression from a woman who only thinks from the female perspective and something misandric comes from their mind, It might not be as damaging or idiotic, but just another perspective. People are so caught up in their own little worlds that the experiences of others whether male/female or black/white or protestant/muslim, all these people are just someone whith a different opinion and that's ok. It's just someone else's point of view. You either take it into consideration, or move on with your life. There's no point in raging and fighting against it.
A very humane lense. Her characters are sympathetic so you care about them
My all time favorite movie: Lost in Translation
Marie Antoinette would hit different now... Such a great movie!!!
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what if you did one about m night shamalan
You're the best narrator of ScreenPrism
11:26 I remember seeing that in theaters as a teen an thinking that entire shot was iconic
You left out her student film Lick the Star.
sofia cant make a film about something she doesn't know, no one can unless they want to make a good film, thats why the characters are usually frivolous,
when you've only ever experienced life in the upper echelons you cant know what is to be part of the other 99%, you said it yourselves, she has the freedom to make the films she wants, films cost serious change, freedom means money. why do you think shes never had people of color or poor people in her films, they wouldn't fit her aesthetic i believe anyway because beautiful fashion and cityscapes wouldn't be believable if you weren't a well off character.
david zar no one should cast people of colour for the sake of it. That will make the entire setup too phony and that also means one is not honest with their work.
She's a champagne socialist, just like her dad, but let me tell you this, if you don't think that she doesn't make movies about the "other 99%" you're wrong. Just go watch "lost in translation", the film is a poignant critique of capitalism.
Rose she's privileged in the sense that she's a Hollywood insider , because of her father's presence.
That doesn't mean she can't stand on her own, her movie especially "lost in translation" is one of the most original films,made by women director, to come out of Hollywood in recent times(she won an Oscar). She's actually far better than her peers and in my opinion one of the best female movie director after Kathryn Bigelow, far better than Ava duvalary (grossly overrated ). I know female, people of colour, minorities representations are the norms of the day but she was the trend setter ,she did it before it is vogue. I have seen her movies, it's very delicate and sensitive and very feminine in its approach to the subject. Lost in translation , doesn't misrepresents Japanese people or its culture nor does it cold shoulders their sensitivity. You have to look into the context in which the film's is made ,the film's is narrated from the view point of its protagonist, who's lost in a foreign land ,far away from his/her homeland and no one to relate to their inner problems.
As for popularity goes,well marvel movies are tremendous hits ,that doesn't mean those movies are better than her's. She's not pretentious, that's the most important part, she's real and true to herself and is dedicated in her professional life. That's why I respect about her. Their's lot of bullshit, about lack of diversity in her work,which is baseless and false,most of her subjects are historical in nature. As I said before you can't pegionhole your agenda into something that doesn't fits. One can't show people of colour in medival France or as arich southern belle etc.
The pace of her movies are determined by her subject matter,not on industrial calculations. She's made a name for herself telling sensitive personal stories,not making Hollywood blockbuster's or race baiting propaganda.
Rose to be precise, she's one of the top women director. She represents the very best the field has to offer . We all have certain preferences ,which I respect but one shouldn't lowball others .
You, with all due respect , have very skewed sense about films. One can't judge a movie based on its popularity. Justin Bieber has far more likes and views in the net compared to Mozart ,does that make him better than Mozart???. Barton fink was a flop by commercial standards but it won palm'd or. Now, should I say that movie is rubbish. Cinema in it's true form is nothing but art -the financial part of it is just added baggege. I guess we all have our choices but 100 years from now I don't think people will remember the typical Hollywood potboilers but classics that changed the landscape of cinema.
As, for coppala yeah she has her own style and her own way of perticularly doing things , in this case showcasing the lives of "rich white people", but she made very poignant critique about their lifestyle and culture as well. As I said before the greatest thing I like about her is that she's not pretentious,unlike some of the other women directors like Ava duvary or propagandist who trumpets her own works.
Rose to certain extent I agree with your points.
It will take a while for women director to be of Spielberg's level ,George Lucas, or Cameron and that not even scratching the surface of legendary directors like Kubrick, scorcesse, coppala(her father), Kurosawa,Hitchcock, Einstein etc
I have a theory that good movies ,irrespective of their box office success or will stand the test of time because time acts as a great filter for arts.
If you really want to know about a women director who has been exceptionally influencial in the history of modern cinema than that is MAYA DERN.
If you set the bar so high, which I am not complaining, than rearly any women would make it to THAT top. Check out the list of women directors like Kathryn Bigelow, Sophia coppala,Agnes Verde their filmography is just not on par with speulberg, Lucas or else.
Sophia ford Coppola has unique narrative style, which sometimes gets over stylised and overgroomed . Only time will tell how successful she would be and how great she really is.
But I reject this notion that one has to have universal appeal to get into the pantheon of greatness . Avengers earned at least 200 times the money that film like no country for old man grossed, but theirs no comparison between the quality of the two films. "No country....." will be remembered for a long time while I can't say the same thing about the avengers movie.
Great films don't have to art films but they don't have to be high grossing potboilers either.
After all cinema in it's raw form is nothing but art.
Rose thanks, we atleast can find some common grounds .
Francis ford Coppola is truly legendary.
If you like jk Rowling than you would definitely like someone like Hillary mantel she's magician , slightly old fashioned but very classical. She won man booker award as well.
If you like Lucas so much, and as you are Asian,than you should also know about Kurosawa. The man who's directly responsible for the starwars.
As, for top women directors Agnes Verde, Bigalow, karyn kusuma and Jennifer why Nielson(both Asian women) are truly great and in my opinion has better body of work than Mira niar .
Mass appeal is not everything after all how many people prefer jazz now these days over other musical forms . That doesn't diminish jazz's brilliance ,even one bit.