Zack Snyder and JJ Abrams are two creators whom which I never hope to see another one of their movies ever again.
James Gunn ought to make a Star Trek movie
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I heard it was intentional to create a confusing atmosphere to reflect his the characters in the movie felt. If so, then I guess they succeeded.I remember after watching Tenet, and struggling so much to hear I googled, someone said the idea wasn't to hear every word but just get the gist of what was going on
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Lots of DS9 qualifies, IMHO. Necessary Evil for sure, as it's one of the darkest episodes. Overall I think early DS9 was darker, as once Ira took over as showrunner there was a lot more levity in the show.
Snyder is the king of style over substance, though. He's an incredible cinematographer who cut his teeth on commercials and music videos. But although he's great at having signature visual moments in a movie, he's really not good at storytelling more broadly. Which is why it's a shame that James Gunn didn't keep writing his scripts.
TOS got dark first. See "The City on the Edge of Forever."
I think it would be better to get a dramatic director to do a ST film rather than a franchise/Action director...I think it's easier for a dramatic director to add action than it is for an action director to add dramatic elements, the HUGE exception being Spielberg....hmmm...wonder if Steven Spielberg would ever do a ST project, for that matter
Balance of Terror is pretty dark too.
James Gunn does do a good job at balancing action, drama, comedy and heart. And sometimes there's even a really good dance number.
It was. And Nolan did. The fact that many people didn’t like it is fine (no one is required to like an artistic choice) but doesn’t automatically disqualify the choice itself. But that’s neither here nor there.
As for Nolan and Trek, I would be interested in seeing such a film but I strongly suspect it would NOT be very popular with the fandom. I suppose one’s opinion of Interstellar would be informative as to how one might like, or not, a Nolan Trek movie.
Nolan directing Star Trek would likely be a fascinating approach; he's a modern master so adept with numerous subject matter that the nature of ST would not be out of his range / or his ability to deliver something thought-provoking--unlike Gunn.
I have a pretty wide palate—I enjoy TMP and “the one with the whales” (hell, I even enjoy V)—so I think I could enjoy both a Nolan (among my five favourite English language film directors of all time) and a Gunn take on Trek. Not least because they would be quite different and likely subvert the formula (I enjoy having my expectations challenged).
"Private Little War" is dark too, not a happy ending by any means
I’d rather have Noah Hawley, but I’d be absolutely in for Gunn Trek. Love GotG, Peacemaker and Superman. He balances stuff really well. Brilliant director and apparently a very nice man.
Yep.
Buffy started the musical episode thing.
Angel did the puppet episode first.
What Joss Whedon property will they copy next?
This is where, as ever, I point out that XENA did the musical episode thing before BUFFY, yet somehow BUFFY always gets credited for kicking off that treend.
Trust me, XENA's "The Bitter Suite" preceded BUFFY's "Once More with Feeling."
(Says the guy who still has the soundtracks to both eps.)
Chicago Hope did it in 1997, though it was a jukebox sort of thing.
BTVS set the high water mark for the wit and thematic depth the lyrics and the overalk importance of the episode. It actually marks the turning point of at least a couple of long-running narratives.
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