Film directors' press statements

quietdriver3 said:That all sounds great in theory—but watch this: if you build an entire interpretation around a film, only for the director to claim he meant something else entirely, isn't your "insight" just a case of psychoanalyzing the author?

Maybe it's just self-psychoanalysis.

quietdriver3 said:That all sounds great on paper, but consider this: if you build an entire theory around a movie, only for the director to tell you his intention was something else entirely, aren't you basically just performing psychoanalysis on the creator? 😁 The mind boggles.

Exactly. If Tarantino claims his film is about women, but you insist it’s actually about female empowerment through footwear, then you aren't interpreting the art—you're just psychoanalyzing the man behind the camera. 😁

northerncrane4 said:Maybe it's just self-psychoanalysis.

See, I kind of saw this coming 👍

But then again, maybe that’s just an excuse for everything 😉

Sid the Science Kid said:Like, for example... if Tarantino claims his movie is about women, but you argue it's actually about women's feet, then you're definitely psychoanalyzing the director rather than yourself 😁

😁

I don't think there's really a dilemma there, I guess. 😁😁