In an era saturated with franchise horror and reboots or remakes, Ari Aster has emerged as a powerful, singular voice, redefining the genre's boundaries.The guy just knows how to write and direct a movie, and how to bend genre to his will.He burst onto the scene with his 2018 debut Hereditary, and followed it with 2019's Midsommar, a "folk horror" masterpiece that traded darkness for blinding sunlight. Aster's films are dense, layered, and relentlessly bleak, challenging audiences to confront uncomfortable truths about humanity. His most recent film, Eddington, is a masterpiece, and it is the film that will come to define our decade. That's why I was so pumped to see Aster doing an AMA on Reddit. Let's dive into what he talked about and look at some key quotes. - YouTubewww.youtube.comWhere Ari Aster Gets His IdeasWhen you're talking to an accomplished director like Aster, you might want to figure out where he gets his ideas and how he learned to write.Aster pointed to a few books that have guided him in the process, saying, "Very difficult to answer these questions in earnest. It's a very intuitive process for me and I find that I can usually only summon the energy to write something down if it's nagging at me. When I sit at a desk to write, it's usually torture - unless I've been meditating on something (or carrying it around) for a while. I try to stave off the actual writing (which doesn't include note-taking, which is compulsive)...
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