In his strange cinematic universe, Kevin Smith has created some good (and some sorta bad) films that we can learn a thing or two from.
Let’s be honest: Kevin Smith is an important filmmaker.
He made a name off of his small independent films that were not very stylistic or experimental with the camera’s framing or movements, but he had the ability to capture a specific mood of a generation. Smith’s films were light on plot, about regular people hanging out, having long discussions about their obsession for the day, like comic books and the minutiae of Star Wars, and we loved it.
Patrick (H) Willems breaks down the good, the bad, and the ugly of Smith’s filmmaking career to figure out why we adore this particular creative mind. Predictability should never be the goal of a filmmaker, yet some say Smith has fallen back onto this safety net. But what made Smith’s films so intriguing in the first place?
Author: Alyssa Miller
This article comes from No Film School and can be read on the original site.
