I love when directors admit they don't know anything about lighting or where to put cameras and really give credit to cinematographers. Very few directors are also visual artists and really need to rely on other people to get their ideas across. I love the collaborative nature of filmmaking.
I think that's being a little bit dismissive of what he's describing here. You can be a visual artist without being a great technician. Not every painter mixes his own oils, and not every great sculptor sources her own marble. You can direct your DP to achieve the image that you compose and still be artistically responsible for that composition in spite of not having the technical expertise to achieve it alone... maybe that's a little pedantic, but I think it's worth clarifying.
@@ZyxthePest - you did, and like I said, maybe I'm being a little pedantic, but I just mean that a director can still be a visual artist without knowing how to operate the intricacies of the camera. Like he may have a specific look in mind and know what it means and why he wants it, and just needs a collaborator to help him achieve it.
@@zacazzz - I think what he's saying is that he and his DP would have a discussion about whether he wants a warm or cold look, but doesn't necessarily know whether that means it should be set at 5600k or 3200k. Or he may have an idea of what the framing is and what should be in focus, but he doesn't necessarily know of that means he should use an 70mm lens or a 200mm lens.
@@masterofallgoons Woody Allen frequently said he had no technical ability at all. He couldn't light a scene. He didn't know much about the camera, and much of his aesthetic is decided by his DPs, who he developed long relationships with.
Maybe he inserted a bit of his own deadpan / aloofness into Lees character? for me way before we even saw Cage Monroe's delivery of dialogue as Lee I found to be completely unnerving
I love that Osgood seems like a person who has grown up in the movie industry, surrounded by movie people but also has a sense of irreverence towards cinema, his themes, and film "holy cows" and can just go with his instincts of what he likes and what his collaborators bring to the table. I think that's the mark of a good director.
It’s honestly nice to hear an “Obviously, this all starts with these totemic touchstones” without it being a hand wave and to have it followed by “the soul of the movie draws from these disparate sources”. Poptimism and nerd shit.
I wish more directors would pick influences and ideas like him, left field and surprising, instead of doing obvious pastiche of whichever genre classics. Reminds me of how Scorsese got the idea how to approach Goodfellas (voiceovers, editing etc): from Jules & Jim!
I love the way he speaks about the movies he mentions here. He has such reverence just for the things he really likes and isn't afraid to just say that whatever doesn't work for him isn't really important to his taste. I don't think that should be read as dismissive, I think it's exhausting to listen to artists sensationalize the importance of popular movies, it mostly comes off to me as posturing. I think his honest perspective is refreshing, he clearly knows a lot and knows exactly what he likes and why he likes it. For a really good artist, that's more important than anything.
The similarities with Longlegs to Silence of the Lambs is literally just "female FBI agent investigating seriel killer case". Thats it. Perkins used the premise as a starting point then it goes completely different. Thought it was great.
I watched this movie last night with the wife. Once I saw Nick Cage I said, "Oh this movie is going to be effed up!" She doubted me. After the movie, with wide eyes she looked at me and said, "You were right, that was effed up.' I don't know what was more satisfying, the movie or being right.
I love that "keycode" thing he's talking about w Silence Of The Lambs; and I don't think Longlegs is actually like that movie much at all except badass FBI girlie and a maniac. I also love the idea of inspiration coming from sources that are nothing like the art you end up creating. When I make chill music it sometimes takes certain inspo from the metal music I like, and vice versa, and it all somehow ends up tying together in a neat way sometimes.
Badass FBI girlie? I had the exact opposite reaction while sitting in the theater lol. That character and performance was SO weak and boring. Nothing like Clarice starling.
@Smoothjazzsundays I think the character in Longlegs is supposed to emotionally repressed and stand offish. Which I think the actress did a good job in. Whereas in Silence of the Lambs, we are mostly witnessing a very unexperienced agent navigating such an intense case, and us the audience are learning how she's going to deal with it.
@@QuestionsIAskMyself been a while since I watched the movie, but I definitely remember feeling a weak and anxiety riddled vibe from her, I 100% asked myself “how’d she even get hired by the FBI in the first place?” Lol
@@sirtorchington yeah Clarice is sharper and quicker to action but I don't hate Lee Harker. It's just a very different character with a different story.
Few days on i am honestly still shaken, absolutely blown away even knowing what hes capable of by Nicolas cage's work in this. Hysterical but remained firmly in the horrifying lane for me as a genre fanboy. Excuse my bias but as It hit me only towards the tail end of the scene with Lee interviewing the violent & vulnerable 'Carrie ann' was the Sabrina / Mad men alumni Kiernan shipka!?? I LOVE HER MY EYES WANTED TO POP OUT REALISING THIS lol (Im Irish so Kiernan is a name i love and love they gave her that common surname here as a first name)
I haven’t seen it yet but everything I’ve heard referenced and the cast are all of my favorite things..ever? I loved Blackcoats Daughter too. Really in love with his taste.
I agree a hundred percent. I loved the movie! But it had STRONG Twin Peaks vibes. Apart from the vibes and the story connections..... Alicia Witt is here. Longlegs' name is Dale Cobble.
Yeah, major Twin Peaks vibes from the Pacific Northwest setting and Longlegs’ having a BOB-style constant grin and mania, along with the cosmic fear of The Return.
Anthony Perkins is such an underrated actor. Crimes of Passion and Pretty Poison are criminally underrated. Cant wait to see what his son does. Gotta catch Long Legs soon.
Cage look like micheal berkowitzs with long hair ,I never thought silence of the lambs just watch longlegs, first 2 parts great ending mess SMH. Gave it 2 stars and half could have been great movie
It’s funny because one of the biggest problems I had with Longlegs is that they relied entirely on the audience’s familiarity with Silence of the Lambs to connect you with the story and the character. That’s so cheap and I was feeling that even before I saw this but to watch him blatantly admit and even almost brag about it here is pretty obnoxious lol. There’s nothing else in the film that makes you feel anything for the characters and the mystery is just lazily wrapped up in a giant exposition dump by one character. This script is not strong, the visuals are the only thing that felt truly artistic about this film, the performance from Cage felt incredibly try hard and the lack of background on his character whilst having a decidedly storied look feels cheap as well. In my mind this movie needed another 30 minutes or so to let some things breathe, give time to actually care about the characters we’re watching, and delve out some of the information given by the mother character throughout the runtime more instead of just dumping it all on you at the end. There’s nothing satisfying about being given the tiniest amount of context for everything you’re seeing for an hour and then having everything be nicely wrapped up in one scene before the big finale. I didn’t even see much of the promo for this movie so it’s not even a case of being super hyped up for it that made this a disappointment for me, it just felt so hollow and cheaply written.
I thought the exposition was done well: Ruth explaining to Lee her deal with Dale in a twisted bible-verse vibe was awesome, especially that final line “I wont stop till I see a seven headed beast rise from the sea”. I don’t think it relied on the Silence of The Lambs vibe at all, in fact this film is literally nothing like Silence outside of them both being great horror movies. Imo I was instantly connected with Lee and Longlegs once we hear how high the stakes are with how brutal and evil he is, and the stakes are of course raised tenfold when we realise the Devil itself is at play
He’s such a looo….ser… would be nowhere without the name of his dad. No talent, just wanting to f this maika m that’s why he hired her 😂. Terrible overrated guy that needs to disappear quickly
This is probably the least talented director of all times and bc he keeps producing movies, you should realise where we stand with our current society. And this movie is the worst that exists
How was this a hereditary rip off? There’s literally no similarity. He never says he hated it, just that he doesn’t want to watch it again which makes total sense: Hereditary relies heavily on your shock at the violence and events, and on rewatch it’s less unexpected. It’s also very troubling and not exactly a fun film to rewatch
He’s doubling down on the “modern horror movie bad” mentality which continues to make him seem so pretentious. Maybe he should try watching something less surface level like Hereditary…
What are you on about? Not only did he say Hereditary was brilliant, he was talking about it as a horror experience, that the experience of watching it was so horrific that he doesn’t want to see it again, which is why it is brilliant. People say the same thing about Requiem for a Dream.
It’s because most modern horror factually is bad. Either it’s trying too hard to be elevated or it’s another conjuring-haunting type movie. This past year, personally, the only other horror movie I’ve genuinely loved besides longlegs was in a violent nature
@@crimsonngb32 For future reference, when you're talking about a subjective field and you say that its "factually bad", you end up coming off as someone that is so ignorant that they don't even understand the difference between subjectivity and objectivity. Which is basically as dumb as a person can get. Just a little tip because I highly doubt that your brain is actually that slow.
Kinda sad considering that movies are a visual medium... a director, the visual leader, not understanding camera techniques, compisition, framing, lighting... the movie loses out doesn't it?
The director’s job is to have a clear vision and translate their ideas to cinema. Not to light films or know camera techniques - that’s what cinematographers and lighting directors are for
Lol I made a procedural horror film about murders facilitated for the devil, but don't compare it to Silence of the Lambs or Se7en, cause they have WAAAAY less to do with my movie than BOB DYLAN????? Yeah. Mk. Cool guy alert. We have a cool guy on deck. Watch out for this cool guy. He is very cool.
As much as I love "The Omen," to place it above "Hereditary" in any respect is ridiculous. He's a decent director who sounds like a pretentious undergrad film student.
“Can you imagine if we just re-did Silence of the Lambs?” That’s….exactly what you did. It feels like a Silence of the Lambs remake without adding anything new , and the movie is also shot and paced exactly like Seven. Sounds like he is in denial. And then he calls Hereditary a horrible experience, insults Pearl/Maxxxine (diff interview, look it up), and then says he was more influenced by Cassavetes instead….SMH. This guy is a real piece of work.
After February (2015) it's hard to believe he shoot both of these movies, one is literally deep horror classic, while this cliched ''creepy slenderman'' is an absolute garbage
put this in chatgpt : give a short plot for a movie, mixing silence of the lambs, seven, Annabelle movies and make the devil in the plot twist = longlegs biggest disappointment in the year, typical movie for this dumb sheep generation from the devil worship hollywood
