Tuesday, February 27, 2007

The Whole is Greater than the Sum of the Parts

The story behind a movie is sometimes as interesting as the movie. During the preshow for the Oscar's Sunday, three Mexican directors were interviewed. I knew nothing of them, except that I had seen a few of their movies. Alfonso Cuaron, director of "Children of Men", Guillermo del Toro, director of "Pan's Labyrinth", and Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, director of "Babel" talked about the effect of their friendship on their movies. Three men who are great because of their relationships with each other. They discuss screenplays and editing to make each other better. They don't worry about beating each other, but uplifting each other. They celebrate each other's successes. Individually, they might have been good at their craft, but together they are great. I think we could all learn from this example.

Take time to watch this Charlie Rose interview with them. It is a little long, but inspiring.

No comments: