As anybody who
knows me, well knows that I am a devoted fan and follower of director
Christopher Nolan. What he has been able to do in the short time he has been in
Hollywood is nothing short of remarkable. After last week’s Oscar Ceremony I
have to add another name to my list of directors that I follow adamantly…Ben
Affleck. Unlike Nolan, Affleck’s rise to
prominence was not without its share of failures. He did however start on top
and then get dragged down and then rose back up to distinction. He was a child
star who after meeting up with Matt Damon made ”Good Will Hunting” and won his
first Oscar. Then started dating Jennifer Lopez and his career just tanked,
doing bad movie after movie. Which ended up putting him in rehab. Then after a
almost 6 year hiatus he returned to film his directorial debut Gone Baby Gone (http://goo.gl/W4j5o).
Like Nolan each
subsequent film he directs is better than the last. In that respect Affleck has
yet to make a misstep. His second film the Town was nominated for an Oscar and
was panned as one of the best films of the year. In that film he clearly
borrowed many elements from other films but what he did borrow was the best of
each film culminating in a tour de force. In his latest effort Argo, which he
used some of his Middle Eastern Studies major from college http://goo.gl/9N90D; he told a wonderful story
that was shrouded in secrecy for years. What I’m getting at is that in the
short time that Affleck has been behind the camera he has done no wrong and
like Nolan he commands a certain power in Hollywood with such a short time in
the hot seat for that he gets my utmost respect and to that I have to say…Well
Done Ben Affleck!
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