Conclusion
In the end, what I want to convey is that the genius of David Fincher is found in his ability to adapt his movies to the methods in which he produces them. Instead of pretending that a digital camera is a substitution for a film camera, he accepts it as a unique tool and adapts his movies to fit it. He is truly the innovator of the new style. The mistake of Peter Jackson is that he has not (yet) discovered how to reconcile the tools at his disposal with his vision. He is a painter who has picked up a set of pencils, but instead of adapting his vision to suit the medium, he dips the pencils in paints and smears a mess all over the canvas. Now, nobody makes a masterpiece like The Lord of the Rings trilogy by accident, and it's likely that Jackson is a genuine master of his craft. But The Hobbit (which has its redeeming qualities) was just plainly mishandled. It would greatly benefit the industry if the artists working within it learn to utilize the new technologies at their disposal and it would be a shame if they didn't. Here's Paul Thomas Anderson saying the same thing in fifteen seconds. In 1999. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7npmu9Ge_OY
Like this article? Agree or disagree? Let us know in the comments section below.