I have a lot of coffee table books. I buy them or am gifted them, and I spend an insane amount of time scrolling through their pictures like I am a little kid, trying to come up with the stories behind the images and seeing if they spark anything in me.I do this in museums too. I love walking around slowly with my notebook and jotting ideas down, seeing if I can even get themes or just set pieces as well.It's a great exercise to come up with movie and TV ideas.And as it turns out, I'm not the only crazy one doing it. There are lots of famous paintings that have inspired filmmakers.Let's dive in.1. Saturn Devouring His Son (1823) by Francisco GoyaInspired: Pan’s Labyrinth (2006) Guillermo del Toro’s dark fantasy features the terrifying "Pale Man." It's the guy with the eyeballs in his hands. The creature’s grotesque habit of biting the heads off fairies is a visceral nod to Goya’s depiction of the Greek titan Cronus. Goya’s painting captures a raw, manic desperation that translates perfectly into the film's exploration of monstrous authority.And it's one of the most terrifying pieces of art ever. 2. Nighthawks (1942) by Edward HopperInspired: Taxi Driver (1976) Hopper's diner scene has appeared in many films. And his paintings are all over Alfred Hitchcock movies. But Martin Scorsese used the atmosphere in this painting to define Travis Bickle's urban isolation. The stark, neon-lit loneliness of the 1940s diner mirrors the disconnected, eerie feeling of...
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