Director Opinions

So, I've already asked a few people this question in a private message, and now I'm curious to hear what the rest of you think, so here's the question:

Out of Martin Scorsese, David Fincher, and Christopher Nolan, who do you think is the best director?

I personally like Christopher Nolan, but I haven't really seen enough of the others to know for sure. I've only seen Fight Club and Se7en from Fincher, and from Scorsese, I've only seen parts of Goodfellas and Raging Bull. (I also hear Wolf of Wall Street is coming to Netflix soon, but I'm not sure that's a risk I'm willing to take. I hear most of the movie is drugs and sex, and plus seeing Jonah Hill's junk is a little scary to me...)

I guess Scorsese, even though he hasn't done a good film in almost 20 years..

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Well, first off WoWS is so much more than sex drugs and violence, weird that you just write it off like that. On the other hand you say you haven't seen much Scorsese which would explain your distrust in him and choosing to trust randoms instead. Secondly, Jonah doesn't actually show his junk. The clip is like 1 second and it's a prostetic, clearly. Like he would stand and masturbate with a hard-on in a movie for real? lol

And they are all great directors of their own, so I won't answer which is "better"...

Scorsese.

And the so called notion that he hasn't made a good film in almost 20 years, is of course complete bull.

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Of course Scorsese, what even is this question

I don't even consider this a serious question.

So, what did you think was good about it? Really, I want to know. It seems to already be a modern classic, so can you give me some insights here? I'm trying to learn.

Watch the movie. That's always a good start.

As I said, I would like some more insight before I decide to dedicate three hours to the movie. I want to know if it will be worth my time.

Why trust the opinion of some random stranger? No one can tell you if it will be worth your time until you see it and decide for yourself. Everybody has different tastes.

You'll never learn much about films if you always keep overthinking and doubting them before actually watching them. You can use the time you're wasting now, asking questions about films you haven't even seen yet, and use that time to actually go through the experience and decide for yourself. That's what film watching is all about.

Scorsese, without a shadow of a doubt. He's one of the all time greats.

Shutter Island and The Wolf of Wall Street in the past 5 years alone...

Scorsese > Fincher > Nolan, for me.

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Reverse Holden's order, and you have mine.

If you take only what Scorsese has done the past 20 years, and put that up against Fincher's or Nolan's entire careers, then maybe you have a debate-

The Wolf of Wall Street
Hugo
Shutter Island
The Departed
The Aviator
Gangs of New York
Bringing out the Dead
Kundun
Casino

Definitely Scorsese...defiitely.

Don't know if this is relevant or not, but I did notice that Nolan and Fincher both have films in IMDB's top ten (The Dark Knight and Fight Club), while a Scorsese flick (Goodfellas) doesn't show up until the teens.

Not relevant.

IMDB ratings are ratings of EVERYONE on the internet. From the most devote cinephile to the casual fan of film. Newer films also get a bit of a boost (initially) since they are new and more people including casual fans will seek it out versus an older film which the more casual viewer is less likely to see. They are not the best indicators.

Scorsese is the strongest director of the three. Granted he is also my favorite director, but there is a VERY good reason for that. He has crafted an all time great film in 3 different decades. He had Taxi Driver in the 70's, Raging Bull in the 80's, and Goodfellas in the 90's. And while his body of work recently has not produced another all time great, he is still creating very good movies. I am fortunate to have seen his entire filmography, and The Wolf of Wall Street is actually my second favorite Scorsese film. To know that your favorite director can still create fantastic works even well into his age is a sign of a master filmmaker. He also made great films like Hugo, The Aviator, and The Departed. Seemingly finding a new actor director relationship with Leo like he had with De Niro years before hand.

Now Nolan and Fincher are still very good directors. But they have yet to create the body of work Scorsese has. Maybe one day they will, but they have not done so yet. Between the two I prefer Fincher. Se7en was a great movie and Gone Girl blew me away. Though Fight Club was a disappointment, but that was not through the fault of the director. The film is well crafted, but when my brother was trying to tell me how great the film was, he did so by telling me the twist of the movie. So I can't blame Fincher for that. Nolan is also good, but I do take issue with his insistence of exposition plot dumps at certain parts of his movies. But he also made the Dark Knight which was awesome and a favorite of mine. Though I am much colder on some of his other works.

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