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<p dir="auto"><strong>StoneColdZombies</strong> — <em>1 year ago(June 25, 2024 04:10 AM)</em></p>
<p dir="auto">Both are universally loved for some reason, even though neither of them ever knew how to write a screenplay.<br />
It’s truly a toss up.</p>
]]></description><link>https://filmglance.com/discuss/topic/172457/kubrick-or-nolan-who-s-a-bigger-hack-director</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 02:17:22 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://filmglance.com/discuss/topic/172457.rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 16:28:41 GMT</pubDate><ttl>60</ttl><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Kubrick or Nolan: who’s a bigger hack director? on Thu, 23 Apr 2026 16:29:02 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto"><strong>/.​</strong> — <em>1 year ago(July 01, 2024 04:01 PM)</em></p>
<p dir="auto">Kubrick's "The Moon Landing" still holds up pretty well to this day.<br />
Even though they lost the original footage and all we have now are bad copies, which is understandable since no one at the time could have possibly known how culturally important this film would be, it is still possibly one of the most viewed films of all time.<br />
It is also possible that the success of this film gave him unprecedented freedom and access to resources no other filmmaker had during his career along with final cut on all his subsequent films.  Although it could be argued that was not the case for "Eyes Wide Shut" since he died of a sudden heart attack shortly before the film received its final edit and release.<br />
TL:DR - Nolan is the bigger hack.<br />
My password is password</p>
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<p dir="auto">Yes.<br />
Very<br />
odd.<br />
MAGA! FAFO! <img src="https://filmglance.com/discuss/assets/plugins/nodebb-plugin-emoji/emoji/android/1f60e.png?v=8570fb93240" class="not-responsive emoji emoji-android emoji--sunglasses" style="height:23px;width:auto;vertical-align:middle" title=":sunglasses:" alt="😎" /> Schrodinger's Cat walks into a bar, and doesn't. <img src="https://filmglance.com/discuss/assets/plugins/nodebb-plugin-emoji/emoji/android/1f60e.png?v=8570fb93240" class="not-responsive emoji emoji-android emoji--sunglasses" style="height:23px;width:auto;vertical-align:middle" title=":sunglasses:" alt="😎" />  Dumbocraps: evil people who celebrate murder. <img src="https://filmglance.com/discuss/assets/plugins/nodebb-plugin-emoji/emoji/android/1f620.png?v=8570fb93240" class="not-responsive emoji emoji-android emoji--angry" style="height:23px;width:auto;vertical-align:middle" title=":angry:" alt="😠" /></p>
]]></description><link>https://filmglance.com/discuss/post/1446349</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://filmglance.com/discuss/post/1446349</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[fgadmin]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 16:29:01 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Kubrick or Nolan: who’s a bigger hack director? on Thu, 23 Apr 2026 16:28:59 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto"><strong>/.​</strong> — <em>1 year ago(July 01, 2024 01:47 PM)</em></p>
<p dir="auto">Odd take for what are considered two of the greatest directors of all time.<br />
My password is password</p>
]]></description><link>https://filmglance.com/discuss/post/1446348</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://filmglance.com/discuss/post/1446348</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[fgadmin]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 16:28:59 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Kubrick or Nolan: who’s a bigger hack director? on Thu, 23 Apr 2026 16:28:57 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto"><strong>StoneColdZombies</strong> — <em>1 year ago(July 01, 2024 01:26 PM)</em></p>
<p dir="auto">Warren, get off this account, sweetie.</p>
]]></description><link>https://filmglance.com/discuss/post/1446347</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://filmglance.com/discuss/post/1446347</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[fgadmin]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 16:28:57 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Kubrick or Nolan: who’s a bigger hack director? on Thu, 23 Apr 2026 16:28:56 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto"><strong>StoneColdZombies</strong> — <em>1 year ago(July 01, 2024 12:56 PM)</em></p>
<p dir="auto">It doesn’t matter where you place the camera if the script is ****. Just take Nolan for example, he overstuffs scenes with endless dialogue, all you can do with the camera is a bunch of over shoulder shots to capture the endless conversations.<br />
Kubrick does the opposite, endless shots of nothing going on, to the detriment of the film. 2001: A Space Odyssey is the perfect example of Kubrick waisting character development and plot so he can sniff his own farts as the camera rolls.<br />
If either director let someone else write the scripts, their bad habits wouldn’t lead to their films veering far off the tracks.<br />
Martin Scorsese for example didn’t write Raging Bull or Taxi Driver, which is why they’re his best films. Had he written those films, they would have veered off the tracks. That’s why writers are important, Directors need to stay in their lane.</p>
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<p dir="auto">The director only needs to know where to place the camera.<br />
My password is password</p>
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<p dir="auto">Interesting point. <img src="https://filmglance.com/discuss/assets/plugins/nodebb-plugin-emoji/emoji/android/1f44d.png?v=8570fb93240" class="not-responsive emoji emoji-android emoji--+1" style="height:23px;width:auto;vertical-align:middle" title=":+1:" alt="👍" /><img src="https://filmglance.com/discuss/assets/plugins/nodebb-plugin-emoji/emoji/android/1f3fe.png?v=8570fb93240" class="not-responsive emoji emoji-android emoji--skin-tone-5" style="height:23px;width:auto;vertical-align:middle" title=":skin-tone-5:" alt="🏾" /><br />
My password is password</p>
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<p dir="auto">People argue both ways, that a director is responsible for the screenplay or that the director being responsible for the screenplay is the sign of a bad director because that's not a part of their job.<br />
½ S/N Asian (40%+ Chinese) ½ Norwegian/Danish-Irish Swiss (Amish/PA) German French Dutch? French+Dutch Celtic-Irish English-Irish? <img src="https://filmglance.com/discuss/assets/plugins/nodebb-plugin-emoji/emoji/android/1f1ee-1f1f9.png?v=8570fb93240" class="not-responsive emoji emoji-android emoji--flag-it" style="height:23px;width:auto;vertical-align:middle" title=":flag-it:" alt="🇮🇹" />..?</p>
]]></description><link>https://filmglance.com/discuss/post/1446343</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://filmglance.com/discuss/post/1446343</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[fgadmin]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 16:28:51 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Kubrick or Nolan: who’s a bigger hack director? on Thu, 23 Apr 2026 16:28:49 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto"><strong>Zanderson</strong> — <em>1 year ago(July 01, 2024 05:08 AM)</em></p>
<p dir="auto">Why would their ability to write a screenplay factor into whether they are a good director? Most directors don't write the movies they direct.</p>
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<p dir="auto">Nolan. Both are overrated, but Kubrick has more culturally important films and his films look more visually stunning.</p>
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<p dir="auto">They're both so **** I just can't decide, sweetie.<br />
My password is password</p>
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<p dir="auto">I dunno which one could make bigger cuts with a hacksaw.<br />
Why do you ask?<br />
"Please vote to preserve the unique character of Warren…" - Robert Duvall</p>
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<p dir="auto">Nolan. What Kubrick did with The Shinning, Full Metal Jacket and A Clockwotk Orange was brilliant storytelling.</p>
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