Maybe directors who are more interested in realism and naturalism come from cities, where they see things on their doorstep every day. But growing up as a kid in a very pretty but ever-so-slightly boring town, where not a great deal happened, encouraged me to be more escapist, more imaginative, and more of a daydreamer.
Interpretation
The quote reflects on how a person's environment shapes their creativity and imagination.
Edgar Wright's quote emphasizes the influence of one's upbringing on their artistic perspective. Growing up in a picturesque yet uneventful town fostered a sense of escapism and imagination, contrasting with more urban experiences that might emphasize realism. This highlights how different environments can lead to varying artistic inclinations and creative expressions.
In practice
In a film class discussion about the influences on filmmakers.
What 'Shaun of the Dead' and 'Hot Fuzz' and 'World's End' do is smuggle a different movie under the guise of a zombie movie or a cop or alien invasion movie. Even though they all have action and carnage, they are really films about growing up and taking responsibility.
There are plenty of movies that you need to chew on a bit. Movies that you return to and see something different in the second time around.
If I can't dance, I don't care if my dances are ever done again!
Shadow is a colour as light is, but less brilliant; light and shadow are only the relation of two tones.
What are American dry-goods? asked the duchess, raising her large hands in wonder and accentuating the verb. American novels, answered Lord Henry.
I think there's a kind of desperate hope built into poetry that one really wants, hopelessly, to save the world. One is trying to say everything that can be said for the things that one loves while there's still time.
Color contributes to beauty, but it is not beauty. Color should have a minor part in the consideration of beauty, because it is not color but the structure that constitutes its essence.
Know what the old masters did. Know how they composed their pictures, but do not fall into the conventions they established. These conventions were right for them, and they are wonderful. They made their language. You make yours. All the past can help you.
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