Don’t you think the screenplay writer has the most important job in making a movie?
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We know the movies by their directors’ name. They usually write the names of the directors and the actors on movies poster and covers. But I think the story and the screenplay is the most important particle of a movie. I think the heart of a movie is the screenplay. We can forget about bad acting if the story is beautiful and interesting and well written.
Don’t you think they have exaggerated the role of the director? I think directors just assemble the movie; a good movie needs good assembling though, but I believe it’s not as important as the screenplay.
What do you think? Would you correct me if I’m wrong?
@Chelsea S. Do you talk the same way to the people in real life, or you only talk like that when you hide behind your avatar? I’m sorry for you. Go and learn how to talk first.
@hmmm, Thanks for your answer, but you are wrong about “you talkin’ to me?” Because neither Martin nor Paul wrote that! It was Robert’s creativity! In the screenplay it was just “Travis talks to himself in front of the mirror” Robert De Niro made those words up.
@Sabot03196, I totally agree with you. You know, when people like a movie, they usually say this movie has a great direction, and they start to like the director. I had the same attitude myself, but I started to wonder how do I know what I liked is the direction? And how do people assess the work of the director? What do we know about direction? I think what we _as general viewers_ like is usually the screenplay. But nobody notices the writer. I myself know the names of several directors and actors, but just a few writer…
Best answer:
Answer by Matt
Scripts are rewritten, and reworked, and directors make changes to them all the time. A director can’t make a great movie out of a bad script, but he can make it better. He can also make an unwatchable movie out of the best script in the world.
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