As a way to comfortably categorize film history, it works wonders, and that’s all well and good. But as a legitimate way of thinking about the way movies are made, it immediately falls apart.
Everything is cool when you’re part of a team – AKA Auteur Theory Not Good
It can be a catalyst to experience emotions we don’t usually let ourselves experience. It can be a form of catharsis. Through it, we can share understanding. But for it to do that, we have to let it.
