Is Sayles ignored because he is a socialist?
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Archived from the IMDb Discussion Forums — John Sayles
roycant07 — 15 years ago(October 31, 2010 10:30 AM)
Most other directors are liberal and reformist minded but Sayles's films are VERY anti-status quo and take the message away from a liberal complaint to radical perspective.
The man is a genius and quite frankly the best American director in my opinion.
MATEWAN was a perfect film as was LONE STAR and EIGHT MEN OUT.
I also find it cool that he makes most of his money writing for Hollywood to finance his own movies. It's like socialists say, capitalists will sell you noose even it means their own demise!
A toast to SAYLES! -
chester-copperpot-1 — 15 years ago(December 03, 2010 10:12 AM)
No, it's not because he's socialist, but because his films simply isn't the kind that makes a beepload of money. And Sayles knows that. That's why he finances them himself, because noone else would. And the world is all the better for it. Imagine what schmaltzy loa111cd of crap he would produce if he had gotten a fifty million dollar Hollywood deal and a lot of no-nos.
I find it actually quite vigorating that people like John Sayles can work within the capitalst system of today with total free reign, and still make exactly what he wants. There's an old maxim about journalism, if you want the truth be told in the news, you have to buy your own newspaper. If you have the money and the means, the world is your oyster.