Are there any Black directors with a similar style to Nolan or Scorsese?

[ORDER_66]

That's a hard question... And you know what's crazy is that scorsesee is overrated... TBH in my book... He's good but I take Nolan over Scorsesee anyday...

And F Gary Gray comes close, very underrated TBH...

 

[Ziggiy]

I mean as good and similar style
Like Get Out was great but the I’m the TSA ending scene was sooo out of place

Agree to disagree i’ll never forget being in the theater and the audience LOVING that ending.


There are no black directors with similar styles because most black directors aren’t trying to bite off these white boys, even if they were inspired by a few of their films.

Spike, McQueen, Coogler, and Peele have their OWN styles, which makes what they bring to the table unique and are able to stand out. When I go to see a Spike Lee joint, I want to see something with that style and flavor. Not a remixed “black” version of a Scorsese film. I didn’t go see Black Panther thinking to myself “This sure would be GREAT if it resembled a Nolan flick!” Nah fukk that

 

[ShaDynasty]

We’re getting too far away from my original point or maybe I wasn’t clear

I’m mostly just a fan of these guys tone with their movies and how it seems like everything has a lot of depth to it...not trying to make a 1 to 1 comparison

And bruh you sound crazy...they do all white sci-fi movies all the time why not all Black?

They don't do all white Sci-Fi movies, unless you go way back. They usually go by the demographics of America, which is mostly white, some black.

 

[ShaDynasty]

Agree to disagree i’ll never forget being in the theater and the audience LOVING that ending.


There are no black directors with similar styles because most black directors aren’t trying to bite off these white boys, even if they were inspired by a few of their films.

Spike, McQueen, Coogler, and Peele have their OWN styles, which makes what they bring to the table unique and are able to stand out.

I mean this is true, but its true for just about every acclaimed white director also, so an irrelevant point.

 

[Formerly Black Trash]

They don't do all white Sci-Fi movies, unless you go way back. They usually go by the demographics of America, which is mostly white, some black.

This is mad cacish

 

[Ziggiy]

I mean this is true, but its true for just about every acclaimed white director also, so an irrelevant point.

So what the hell is the point of the thread then?

 

[Formerly Black Trash]

Agree to disagree i’ll never forget being in the theater and the audience LOVING that ending.


There are no black directors with similar styles because most black directors aren’t trying to bite off these white boys, even if they were inspired by a few of their films.

Spike, McQueen, Coogler, and Peele have their OWN styles, which makes what they bring to the table unique and are able to stand out. When I go to see a Spike Lee joint, I want to see something with that style and flavor. Not a remixed “black” version of a Scorsese film. I didn’t go see Black Panther thinking to myself “This sure would be GREAT if it resembled a Nolan flick!” Nah fukk that

For a horror movie it’s way out of place
The alternate ending they filmed worked way better

 

[ShaDynasty]

This is mad cacish

Haha. It would be great if there was a black auteur director who wanted to do epic gangster movies or Sci-Fis. The directors mentioned in this thread are great but their output doesn't suggest they have much interest in that.

 

[AlainLocke]

I get what you @Black Trash! is saying.


There's always some type of shyt where it feels like where Black directors are trying to express their Blackness in this weird like White liberal expectation of what Blackness is like or it is like an ultra exaggeration of what Black people are like in Tyler Perry's case.

There is such a thing as Black films and Black people in films.

Martin Scorsese shyt like Mean Streets was about like Italian male life but it was grounded. Nolan like making these psychological thrillers.

It kinda reminds me of those White directors that like making Bro movies and chick flicks. It's just not anywhere near reality of what people actually behave like.

Current major Black directors/writers that doesn't fall into this shyt is Steve McQueen and Ryan Coogler. Steve Mcqueen movies aren't about him being Black or about Blackness in anyway. Ryan Coogler is on his Spielberg shyt and he isn't trying to be a "Black" director.

The Hughes Brothers also didn't fall into this shyt when they were active.

Charles Brunnett, isn't a current but has a similar style.

Spike in like 25 to life has a similar style.

There aren't too many Black directors that aren't into making Black films in the major leagues doing shyt and put out a lot of content so it's hard to find.

 

[Cadillac]

in temrs of caliber there are

in terms of style, 1:1 and all that. IDK

 

[Formerly Black Trash]

I get what you @Black Trash! is saying.


There's always some type of shyt where it feels like where Black directors are trying to express their Blackness in this weird like White liberal expectation of what Blackness is like or it is like an ultra exaggeration of what Black people are like in Tyler Perry's case.

There is such a thing as Black films and Black people in films.

Martin Scorsese shyt like Mean Streets was about like Italian male life but it was grounded. Nolan like making these psychological thrillers.

It kinda reminds me of those White directors that like making Bro movies and chick flicks. It's just not anywhere near reality of what people actually behave like.

Current major Black directors/writers that doesn't fall into this shyt is Steve McQueen and Ryan Coogler. Steve Mcqueen movies aren't about him being Black or about Blackness in anyway. Ryan Coogler is on his Spielberg shyt and he isn't trying to be a "Black" director.

The Hughes Brothers also didn't fall into this shyt when they were active.

Charles Brunnett, isn't a current but has a similar style.

Spike in like 25 to life has a similar style.

There aren't too many Black directors that aren't into making Black films in the major leagues doing shyt and put out a lot of content so it's hard to find.

Best example I can give is Selma
I wish a nikka of the directors I mentioned caliber directed Selma

Like I felt like the movie was telling us hey these nikkas are great and kind of basking in their greatness...even with the music in the trailers

Instead of just showing us why they were great and showing us the process

That’s what I mean by sentimental...I wanted a really heavy film that focused on a few characters and just went deep into what they were thinking

Malcolm X may have been the same way but I haven’t seen it in a while

 

[Nigerianwonder]

Hughes brothers.

 

[jay211]

Lots of up and coming talented black directors out there.

 

[null]

Directors like Nolan
Michael Mann - Same cool, spartan look and feel just with more grit and minus the spiritual/destiny elements.
Kubrick - Stylewise + Themewise (multi-layaered)

Directors like Scorsese.
1. PT Anderson

Spoiler: PT Anderson == Scorsese examples

Magnolia.

Boogie Nights

 

[pete clemenza]

The guy who did "NewlyWeeds" -Shaka King. He kinda seemed like he was on that path. Maybe he still is but haven't heard of any new projects from him.