Comments on: Something that confuses me about other people's viewing habits http://www.idleanalytics.com/2012/06/14/something-that-confuses-me-about-other-peoples-viewing-habits/ Semi-scientific thoughts, explanations, and musings on the world Mon, 28 Jan 2013 17:25:33 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.40 By: Jason Flatley http://www.idleanalytics.com/2012/06/14/something-that-confuses-me-about-other-peoples-viewing-habits/comment-page-1/#comment-18419 Fri, 15 Jun 2012 00:31:08 +0000 http://www.idleanalytics.com/?p=1723#comment-18419 It's not surprising to me that people don't identify movies by directors. If you showed 100 people 5 movies each (from the same genre), of which two were by a single director, and the other three were by other different directors, how many people could correctly identify the two, and tell you why? Not many, I reckon. The point here is that the director's influence on a film is extremely subtle to everyone except film buffs. With actors, or musicians, as you note in your post, it's much easier to identify their influence.

If you don't agree, let's try this: pick your favorite director I've never heard of, and try to formulate a really precise set of criteria that distinguishes his or her work. Then pick 5 movies and give me the 2/5 test above. Do you really think I will pass?

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