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CMV: Film Directors should not be as valued as the Screenwriters

Whenever we see people talk about who’s in charge of the film and who is blamed/appreciated for the quality of it, it’s the director. But 9 times out of 10, the complaints or things that make people like or dislike the film are down to the story, characters, and plot- so surely we should focus more on the people who write the scripts and actually make the story!

Yes, Directors are very important. They do a lot of work, have a hand in most aspects of the film, and a good director is needed for a great film. Especially if the film is one like Wes Anderson’s or Edgar Wright’s, the direction really can make or break its uniqueness.

But unless they’re one of the actual writers (if they are as well, then obviously this doesn’t apply) then why are they the famed and spotlighted creators of the work? I can remember many Directors and which films they did, but I would struggle to think of any of the writers of those films, and that’s not just me. We should give far more credit and mainstream reverence to the script writers than we do now, they should be the ones that the general public recognises first and foremost.

Directing can be incredibly important, but surely it’s more the icing on the cake, rather than the real backbone of the film, and I think our credit should go to the makers of that first.
gpt
The problem here is that we often don't get to see many films using the same script. But we CAN see that with theatre. So let's look there instead. Go to an amateur playing of Hamlet one day. The go get the RSC version with David Tennant. One is clearly superior.

But, you may say, that just says actors are important, not directors. You might be right. So go and get the Ethan Hawke one. Hawke is a quite decent actor, but the film is NOT good.

We can do this also with music. Just pull up YouTube and type in "Covers of Hallelujah" and hear all the horrible renditions out there, while we all argue if the original was better or worse than Jeff Buckley.

Yes, the script matters a lot. But it's what you do with it that makes a performance.