The world of cinema is all buzzed with astounding news that Quentin Tarantino has already ceded the director chair to his latest manuscript, which is a follow-up to Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, The Adventures of Cliff Booth. His anointed successor in this titanic task is non other than his acclaimed contemporary, David Fincher.
Although it might prove to be a shocking transition to a film maker as detail oriented and singular as Tarantino, his choice is motivated by the need to have profound freedom of expression as well as the utter admiration of Fincher as an artist. Even Tarantino himself confessed that he experienced a sort of creative lack of enthusiasm to direct a sequel because it would have been walking down the same path as he already had.
The tenth and perhaps the last film he wants to do must be terra incognita, must be something that has something new challenging within it. He has repeatedly expressed his belief that his tenth movie will be his final one and that he wants to end it in a blaze of glory rather than a retread at all.This is a decision that helps him realize the end of life of his favorite character in a new form as he concentrates on a definitive final cinematic expression.
A Filmmaker’s Creative Evolution
The decision by Tarantino to leave the position of director of The Adventures of Cliff Booth confirms his artistic philosophy. To him, filmmaking is all about boundary pushing and finding new creative ground. He does not want to repeat himself; a direct sequel, although he adores the script, would have done just that.
The knowledge that the script will not be his last film, his tenth, gives him the freedom to do something unique and new, whilst still seeing his passion project make it to the silver screen. His role is still to a great extent that of a producer and he has been spotted on set with Fincher and lead actor Brad Pitt to see that his vision of the world of Cliff Booth is achieved.
This is a new high in sense of trust and separation of the two parts in him: a writer and the director. It also gives him time to concentrate on other projects such as writing of the play which he has affirmed as his next project.
Fincher’s Precision and Tarantino’s Dialogue
The partnership of these two giants of the screen is an interesting idea. As an expert in detail and exactness of style, Fincher is a fitting choice to enrich the conversation of the complex world that is built by Tarantino. It is the meeting of two personal creative powers Tarantino has quite a history of his scripts being picked up and directed by other people including True Romance and Natural Born Killers, and he has acknowledged he feels extremely respected by the sheer talent of Fincher going so far as declaring him to be one of the two best directors currently working. Fincher stating that he would like to direct his work as per Tarantino, shows how serious he takes his work, and this is what should be put into consideration.
It is a collaboration that will be a clinic in cinema, with the Tarantino sharp dialogue and impressively developed characters colliding with the Fincher spectacular imagery and mood creating production. It is a film to celebrate the presence of Cliff Booth, and a film that leads to a new and exciting future in Hollywood history.
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