Why Great filmmakers choose Character over Plot

After watching films of some my favorite filmmakers like Martin Scorsese, Wong-Kar wai, Satyajit Ray, Quentin Tarantino, I observe that they choose stories which are build around the character. Their movies don’t rely on grand action sequences or external threats; instead, it builds drama through character’s internal conflicts. So let's try to understand the directors inclination towards characters.
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Timestamps:
0:00 The Big Difference
2:59 Plot Driven Movies
5:22 Character Driven Movies
9:25 How to Differentiate?
12:50 Why Directors choose Characters?
16:05 Conclusion
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[@vayunandanreddy4847]

The title should have been why "some" not "great" filmmakers choose character over plot

[@experimentalcinema9352]

Grear video... Character driven films adds a greater layer to a film, they help the audience connect with the film more easily (atleast in my case) Some of my favourite character driven films :- - Mulholland drive (2001) - Mean streets (1973) - There will be blood (2007) - 8 ½ (1963) - Winter light (1963) - Citizen Kane (1941)

[@Quantum-tv-please-get-a-job]

To be fair to Tenet, Christopher Nolan wanted to tell a story without character so i respect the hell out of it

[@iquadvecta]

Accurate!

[@zootin6688]

i only saw it once in theaters, and was pretty underwhelmed by the plot/story. i definitely walked in with certain expectations, and while I did enjoy a lot of aspects of it, i was still pretty disappointed. but tbh i've really been wanting to give it a rewatch lately, would you say its a film that gets better with a second watch? also the though of subtitles for it makes it more appealing, since i was pretty annoyed with not being able to understand what seemed to be a lot of important dialogue.

[@Quantum-tv-please-get-a-job]

@@zootin6688 thats the point if he didn’t muffled the sounds it would have revealed who the characters are and that contradicts nolans vision of making everything good except character

[@nicolaslabra2225]

the title of this video strikes me as some one saying "great musicians choose melody over harmony", it's just a reductive assersion.

[@princejaman4285]

This is soo good.... in today's world of attention span and calculations to make audience stay a little longer and not click out your video stands out as GOOD INFORMATION MATTERS the structure is great, your tone is great whatever you say I'm learning.... this is great video essay 👏🏻 👌🏼 truely happy to be a subscriber to this. Great work man ❤

[@DirectorsSpotlight]

Overwhelmed to hear that ❤️

[@dezyancey6336]

Great video man keep it up

[@DirectorsSpotlight]

Thanks, will do!

[@ihavethestick]

thank you youtube algorithm

[@DirectorsSpotlight]

Thank you 🙏

[@dominichailstone]

Great video. I would actually argue Psycho is almost an experiment about plot meeting character. Hithcock deliberately leading you down a plot driven path just to land on Norman's doorstep. At that point the film becomes all about him.

[@Lux_Lethal]

Happy to have found your channel! Keep it up! 👏

[@DirectorsSpotlight]

Thanks a lot ❤️

[@OathBoy_562]

Tenet slander not allowed. Tenet is a masterpiece

[@AK_unraveled]

Really a great work bro keep it up

[@DirectorsSpotlight]

Thanks 🙏

[@jeetsarkar2525]

Nice video. Want more videos like this from you in future.

[@DirectorsSpotlight]

Just uploaded another one bro, check it out 🙂

[@jeetsarkar2525]

@@DirectorsSpotlight sure

[@capncook1892]

Great video man

[@DirectorsSpotlight]

Thank you 🙏❤️

[@arunraj6009]

Good video

[@DirectorsSpotlight]

Glad you enjoyed

[@edo.creative]

Great video! Subscribing! Can i ask what music you used at 2:00?

[@DirectorsSpotlight]

The description shows all songs that I used

[@Infamous1892]

It's Stephen King who said,"Read a lot, Write a lot and Story over Plot." Plot is the last resort of a bad writer.

[@DirectorsSpotlight]

Well said

[@Skanda1111]

How is the story different from the plot? Without a plot can there be a story?

[@DirectorsSpotlight]

@@Skanda1111 You're right story and plot are interconnected, well he is talking about the plot-driven stories and character-driven stories I guess.

[@Skanda1111]

@@DirectorsSpotlight - Even if it is character-driven, in the end, it does serve a plot. That plot is the character's arc or the story? It cannot be just character driven in a narrative feature unless you're making a documentary about a person? Wouldn't it be boring without a revelation at the end? Not necessarily a happy ending but the character coming full circle through the plot? Because I think the circumstances make the character, so the plot is mostly the circumstances the character is going through.

[@DirectorsSpotlight]

@@Skanda1111 yup your right :)

[@jkcrawl]

Because plot is only one component of what makes a great movie and it's not the same thing as story.