Matthew Anderson4 said:Sure, looking at life as a whole, there are no "must-dos," but you can't take that logic and apply it to tiny little subsets of modern existence. If you care about cinema, there are definitely must-see movies. If you want to be an English professor, yeah, you probably need to read Shakespeare. If you're aiming to be a jazz saxophonist, you've gotta listen to Coltrane. Whatever.
"I'm interested in British literature."
"Cool."
"I guess I have to read Shakespeare."
"Nothing is mandatory except death."
See? Using that logic in a specific conversation just makes you look like a hipster.
doesn't work for modern movies.
A: I like watching movies.
B: Then you have to watch The Godfather.
A: I like watching movies, not necessarily the ones everyone else tells me I have to watch.
It's the same thing with music. People say they love music, but they aren't listening to Rachmaninoff or Mussorgsky, and they aren't even listening to Miles Davis, Duke Ellington, the Velvet Underground, the Stooges, or Pink Floyd—none of the stuff those specific circles consider "relevant" or "good." It just is what it is.
Him wanting to direct movies or deal with film in some capacity—whatever way he wants—is a totally different story. Professional training would handle the requirements for him.
