Auteur
Theory
Auteur theory is when a film director has
an individual style in which directs his movies in, which the movies generally
revolving around the same sort of genre and themes. An Example of a director
that can be categorized as an Auteur theory director would be Quentin
Tarantino. His movies are famous for their nonlinear storylines as well as
their excessive use of violence. He generally likes to stick within the same
genre of action and thriller. Another example of an Auteur theory director
would be David Lynch whom is known for his complex plots and surreal films.
Auteur theory directors generally have
complete artistic control of their movies, with the movies ultimately being
outcomes of the visions they have. A lot of Auteur theory directors use the
same actors within their movies such as Martin Scorsese who is famous for using
Robert De Niro as leading roles within his movies. Auteur theory directors also
sometimes direct movies that have been originally been books written by the
same author such as the Peter Jackson who directed the Lord of the Rings
trilogy and is know directing The Hobbit movie trilogy, all novels written by
J.R.R Tolkien.
Auteur theory directors can sometimes have
problems with creative control over their movies due to their need to stay true
to their visions and style and not simply make movies that are suited for
Hollywood. For an example David Lynch is described as an Auteur who has chosen
to stick to his individual style of directing despite his popularity, instead
of making movies that are like to be successful box office hits and gross a lot
of money.
