While America itself is an original idea, and while America claims always to value the individual over the state, what America likes best is something that can be reproduced the maximum number of times as cheaply as possible with the least amount of interference from its creator. It is a commercial culture above all else, and nothing threatens it more than an individual who is irreplaceable. And so he was replaced...
i wasn't introduced to his work until i was in film school, and to this date his are my favourite hollywood movies. maybe this will entice you to enjoy them as well. you're missing out if you haven't seen his films. click on image for full article...
