Why is it that a director's second film is usually his best?

It's in that sweet spot, where they've learned from the mistakes of their first, but haven't yet let themselves be overcome by hubris, and start to think they can't do any wrong.

>>81120790
Young directors shoot from the heart.

Older directors just make product.

>>81120790
>Scott (Alien)

Fixed

how old is that leg?

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>>81120790
always thought that was a particularly small foot...

>>81122674
Judging from the calf, somewhere around 12.

>>81120790
>Pulp Fiction, Jaws, Bleeder, Mean Streets, Se7en
>""""""""""best""""""""

>>81120790
Not counting Piranha 2 as JimCam's first movie

>>81122901
Protip: it wasn't. He only directed for like two days.

>>81120790
reservoir dogs is better

>>81120790
Also the Watchowski brother/sister/things made the Matrix as their second movie.

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>>81120790
>Scorsese (Mean Streets)

>>81122674
Ssshhh old enough enough for kisess

>>81120790
That's a really small child wtf

>>81123601
u jelly?

>>81123338
Yeah but that would have made Terminator Cameron's second film, which is actually his best, not that piece of shit called Aliens.

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>Pulp Fiction, not Reservoir Dogs
>Aliens, not Terminator
>Memento, not Interstellar
>Meet the Feebles, not the obvious choice
>Beetlejuice, not Ed Wood
>Bleeder, not Only God Forgives
>Mean Streets, not Taxi Driver
>Boogie Nights, not There Will Be Blood
>Se7en, not Zodiac

>>81123734
>I get my film taste from IMDB: the Post

>>81120790
>Tarantino (Pulp Fiction)
Wrong, it's Jackie Brown.
>Cameron (Aliens)
Wrong, it's T2
>Nolan (Memento)
Wrong, it's The Dark Knight.
>Lucas (American Graffiti)
Wrong, it's Episode V.
>Refn (Bleeder)
>Scorsese (Mean Streets)
Wrong, it's Taxi Driver
>Fincher (Se7en)
Wrong, it's Zodiac.

>>81120790
Disgusting

>>81120790
>>Lucas (American Graffiti)
>implying Revenge of the Sith isn't kino


>>Refn (Bleeder)
It's like you don't even waifu

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>>81125071
>Taxi Driver

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>>81125071
>Lucas directed Episode V

>>81125319
You're not one of those faggots that actually prefers Goodfellas and Casion, are you?

>>81125344
Thanks for the correction, anon! (being sincere)

Saving Private Ryan> jaws

>>81120790
Is Chazelle finished after La La Land?

>>81125722
La La Land wasn't his 2nd film.