Hearing him talk about his adaptation of Peter Pan has me 10 times more excited for it than I was before!! His whole attitude about it is exactly what I would hope for in someone directing a Peter Pan. Also, The Green Knight was incredible!! I can't wait to see more from Lowery in the future!!
@@willlyon7129 yes there was but that was from Universal. Although the 2003 film I still stand by as being the best Peter Pan movie we've ever gotten. I'd highly recommend it. Still very excited for Lowery's interpretation of the book!
@@muditmalhotra86 The one I saw hanging up in the theater, with just Sir Gawain raising his axe on a hill at the base, with a solid red background with "THE GREEN KNIGHT" in yellow block text taking up most of the negative space above him.
David Lowery looks like he could be Ed Skrein’s doppelgänger and I love it haha. He’s also really cool. Can’t wait for both The Green Knight and his Peter Pan and Wendy movie.
Wasn’t it beautiful? There was so much to look at. The color grading was astounding- the way Sir Gaiwan’s yellow scarf fit into every scene was both a really pleasing and informative visual.
Just came from the film. Opened a beer, now enjoying the making of vids. Gorgeous to look at, score was great, acting superb. Always liked Dev, LOVE him now. Can't wait to see it again. Can't wait for the DVD...Criterion, hope you're listening. Looking forward to your next film SirDavid 👍😉
Thoroughly enjoyed this film. I will surely go see it again before I get to buy it. He seems like a beautiful guy and deserving of the praise of this film
HOW can you do an entire interview on The Green Knight, and not touch on how wonderful Dev Patel was and how beautiful Lowery shot him in every single frame? HOW?
Personally, from the view of the Authentic Green Knight/Dark Knight's baby daughter, I don't find you did justice to quite how badass he is. I know I haven't seen your movie yet but seeing as I lived thru this tale, because myths don't leave memories behind, so I don't find that the Knight in question is a myth, by any means. I just don't see the Knight I saw in times of olde. He is a force to be reckoned with. Whole armies I watched him crush singlehandedly.
I believe we were just shown the fate that is to come for him if he continued as a man who gives up easily and cowardly, he would be forgotten and left there if he didn't keep going
Partly I think it was foreshadowing the ending. Setting up the device where the film sometimes shows alternative futures. So that we don't feel too wrong-footed.
It was a hot trash fire. He somehow managed to turn the blueprint of a traditional story into a non-traditional story. The guy should be ashamed of himself.
@ toutdeed12 It wasn’t like a traditional story; it was very surreal and hallucinatory, and it became just a series of bizarre, almost random episodes that, to me, didn’t really add much to the overall quest. Very beautiful cinematography, fine acting, but unsatisfying in that it didn’t cohere into a powerful story. Just my two cents.
Yes, I was VERY excited to see it but it was a letdown. For me, even the most atmospheric movie is diminished if it doesn’t have a strong story on which to hang that atmosphere.
@ toutdeed12 You’re quite right; basic storytelling seems almost a lost art these days. Although I tend to give Lowery credit for more talent than most, since he’s made some good movies before. I almost think he was trying to find a new form of storytelling in this case; it just didn’t pan out. (Or maybe it did, and I just didn’t get it: the movie clearly has some real fans.) I also like Kosinski!
@@iAmTheSquidThing The director in this video himself says he wasn't going for a traditional story. And I don't see heroism in constant failure that doesn't reflect on yourself.
WHO did he make this movie for? This movie literally DOES NOT explain IMPORTANT information the audience needs. For example, WHY IN THE WORLD DID THE MOM MAKE SUMMON THE GREEN KNIGHT AND WHY DID IT MATTER?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It’s like he expects the audience to know already. He can tell this director is intelligent, but I’m so confused how he made this trash. THIS IS NOTHING BUT THOUGHTFUL NONSENSE. WORST MOVIE OF ALL TIME.
It requires thoughtfulness to appreciate. Definitely slower paced but such a masterful reworking of the original myth in my opinion, and utterly haunting.
GBEATZ Your correct. The trailer and reviews are both fantastic! The poem is inspiring and a fresh break from the worn out repeats Hollywood keeps feeding us. THE MOVIE IS NONE OF THOSE. It isn’t true to the message of the poem. It doesn’t deliver on anything. You will have 6 minutes of impressive cinematography spaces throughout 2 hours of shit. I’m trying to save you time/money.
@@AmericanByGrace lol I’m going to see it. I loved “a ghost story”, “Pete’s dragon” and pretty much all of lowerys films. People say this is his best one. I also love methodical hypnotic stuff so it seems right up my alley. A24 for life lol
GBEATZ Never saw ghost story. Enjoyed Pete’s Dragon. Didn’t like Midsommer, but thought it was well done and thought inspiring. I have no doubt that you’ll be bored to death during movie and come back and say you loved it
There’s plenty of storytelling there. So much so that there are five distinct points in character development you can track. Sorry you didn’t enjoy it though :/
@@dcgrocknroll Yeah, the focus of this film was the journey itself which is not the most exciting but provides a great opportunity to create beautiful landscapes and play around with the cinematography for great artwork. The trailer is what bamboozled me. I was expecting the hero’s journey to be filled with action and surprising elements but seems like the director was going for depicting the actual journey(actually riding the horse through different terrains). The story telling is done through the cinematographic elements themselves. Unfortunately, it didn’t captivate me but still a very beautiful piece of art.
@J B lol You seem personally attacked. No, I literally said it was a piece of art. The trailer was misleading making it seem like it was going to be all action and adventure. Idk what your point is. It’s art meant to be analyzed and appreciated not entertainment.
@@dcgrocknroll "Character development" LOOOL you must be kidding. All those 5 points of the story only show how much of a loser he is. He doesn't become a better person, there is no development.
My wife and I haven't been to the theater in over a year. KNOW THIS: Green Knight ran away with my family's hard earned green. This flick was much hype. Dialog is weak tea. Story line needs fixing. Someone, anyone, have the Green Knight say something memorable. How about, I'm Groot! As of this evening, theaters may have to go it alone without me & family. The cinematic experience is what we were looking for. The presentation falls way short of expectations. Yes, I want a refund. Keep the money, we want our time and energy. I have a story to tell. Who will lend an ear and some green?
![Writer/Director David Lowery Reveals How He Manipulates Time [Video Essay]](/img/n.gif)
David Lowery is going to be known as one of the greatest directors of all time.
Hearing him talk about his adaptation of Peter Pan has me 10 times more excited for it than I was before!! His whole attitude about it is exactly what I would hope for in someone directing a Peter Pan. Also, The Green Knight was incredible!! I can't wait to see more from Lowery in the future!!
Wasn’t there a movie made in 2003?
@@willlyon7129 yes there was but that was from Universal. Although the 2003 film I still stand by as being the best Peter Pan movie we've ever gotten. I'd highly recommend it. Still very excited for Lowery's interpretation of the book!
So many scenes were without dialogue, and it just shows how visuals can keep a person's attention when done right. Enjoyed this film.
This movie (and A Ghost Story), could easily fit in the Criterion collection, that would be great to see
It could certainly use a better cover. I loved the movie but I hate that poster.
@@donnylurch4207 which one?
@@muditmalhotra86 The one I saw hanging up in the theater, with just Sir Gawain raising his axe on a hill at the base, with a solid red background with "THE GREEN KNIGHT" in yellow block text taking up most of the negative space above him.
@@donnylurch4207 i get where you come from but personally i do like that poster😳. although the one with him facing away with the crown is better
David Lowery looks like he could be Ed Skrein’s doppelgänger and I love it haha. He’s also really cool. Can’t wait for both The Green Knight and his Peter Pan and Wendy movie.
Also has Nicholas Holt vibe about him.
@@noellenn2122 Him too! Y’know I never realized it but Nicholas Hoult does look like Ed Skrein haha
He's like if Brian Ortega went to film school
Just saw this last night and I can't stop thinking about it!! Masterpiece.
Wasn’t it beautiful? There was so much to look at. The color grading was astounding- the way Sir Gaiwan’s yellow scarf fit into every scene was both a really pleasing and informative visual.
@@NoBrainActivity7068 Yes! I went back the next day and saw it again!!
David Lowery interviews David Lowery
in 'Being David Lowery'
@@allcapsbeats q111
Just came from the film. Opened a beer, now enjoying the making of vids. Gorgeous to look at, score was great, acting superb. Always liked Dev, LOVE him now. Can't wait to see it again. Can't wait for the DVD...Criterion, hope you're listening. Looking forward to your next film SirDavid 👍😉
Could not have said it better myself.
Can’t wait to watch this movie now! More director interview please this is amazing
David Lowery is a legend. He made an absolute masterpiece in A Ghost Story and I'm sure The Green Knight will be just as good
It is. Extraordinarily different than A Ghost Story but it is sublime.
@@josiahward4236 I loved it too. The visuals and atmosphere were breathtaking once again. Also really liked Daniel Hart's score
I personally liked it even more than Ghost Story. that’s my personal taste though
Thoroughly enjoyed this film. I will surely go see it again before I get to buy it. He seems like a beautiful guy and deserving of the praise of this film
The Green knight deserves far recognition! Lowery did a phenomenal job!👏👏👏
This film was absolutely fantastic.
Best movie of the year so far, change my mind 🙌🏻
HOW can you do an entire interview on The Green Knight, and not touch on how wonderful Dev Patel was and how beautiful Lowery shot him in every single frame? HOW?
Thank you so much for this!
Absolutely AMAZING film!!!
Also, there IS an end credit scene!!!!
Really ?? What was it ? I left right away cuz movie was boring
@@dano157 You don't deserve to know if you don't have a long enough attention span for a movie that doesn't have super heroes in it.
@@Largentina. just saw it still boring 😴 haha
@@dano157 That has nothing to do with what I said, genius.
@@Largentina. I have to admit I was hoping superman to be in the movie or even spiderman it would of made the movie a million times better
Dude looks intense. Reminds me of Billy Zane from Demon Knight.
I'd love to see the director's cut.
Can’t wait to see this film.
David the GOAT Lowery
Really enjoyed this. A nice change of pace from the garbage out there these days.
The Green Knight DESERVES a Criterion release! YES!
Great interview and I loved the film
He is the only director putting care and thought in with the pointless Disney remakes.
You didn't like Branagh's Cinderella or the jungle book?
@@kneelbeforezak like both of the movie
Can't wait for Lowery take on Peter Pan & Wendy
@@m.syauqiabdurahman2798 I'm really excited to see his take
Personally, from the view of the Authentic Green Knight/Dark Knight's baby daughter, I don't find you did justice to quite how badass he is. I know I haven't seen your movie yet but seeing as I lived thru this tale, because myths don't leave memories behind, so I don't find that the Knight in question is a myth, by any means. I just don't see the Knight I saw in times of olde. He is a force to be reckoned with. Whole armies I watched him crush singlehandedly.
My father has me under an enchantment doesn't he
I don't feel that I need anything other than the truth from at least someone named DAVID
Spoiler question:
What was the meaning behind the 360 camera pan where Gawain was tied up and then dead as time passed?
I believe we were just shown the fate that is to come for him if he continued as a man who gives up easily and cowardly, he would be forgotten and left there if he didn't keep going
I also wanna know. I'm thinking it was just depicting one of the timeline possibilities of that situation. Another reality.
Partly I think it was foreshadowing the ending. Setting up the device where the film sometimes shows alternative futures. So that we don't feel too wrong-footed.
@@iAmTheSquidThing Good point
This guy is a genius!
Respect.
Damn, he lost the mustache. RIP.
A lovely man. 😙😙🌻🌻👍👍
What a movie!
04:25. Sounds almost like the Russian film's Stalker Director story? :/
Texas boy! Love it
Well he’s a Willow fan, that alone makes me want to see this.😂
Why do I know David Lowery
Great film wow this isn’t a action film if your looking for one. Also I want that ED-209
Why does Pan keep changing actors
Me and my girl almost fell asleep through it twice.
not enough iq
I had those toys
Well I can't hate him if he likes Willow
I've never been excited to see a Peter pan movie, but now I am.
Dose no one remembers the 2003 version of Peter Pan?
If Lucasfilm would have called him
Sword of the Valiant was at least a movie I watched it prior to this .It’s got movie in it .
I hated the film. Lot of great talent involved, but it was too self-involved to be enjoyable by us mortals.
It was a hot trash fire. He somehow managed to turn the blueprint of a traditional story into a non-traditional story. The guy should be ashamed of himself.
@ toutdeed12 It wasn’t like a traditional story; it was very surreal and hallucinatory, and it became just a series of bizarre, almost random episodes that, to me, didn’t really add much to the overall quest. Very beautiful cinematography, fine acting, but unsatisfying in that it didn’t cohere into a powerful story. Just my two cents.
@@mikea.6121 I think that's fair. There was a lot of great craft in it, and I wanted to love it, but found it unsatisfying.
Yes, I was VERY excited to see it but it was a letdown. For me, even the most atmospheric movie is diminished if it doesn’t have a strong story on which to hang that atmosphere.
@ toutdeed12 You’re quite right; basic storytelling seems almost a lost art these days. Although I tend to give Lowery credit for more talent than most, since he’s made some good movies before. I almost think he was trying to find a new form of storytelling in this case; it just didn’t pan out. (Or maybe it did, and I just didn’t get it: the movie clearly has some real fans.) I also like Kosinski!
I didn’t find ANY adventure sorry bud I found lots of boring filler footage .I’m not a tool you want my money for this .Try a screenplay FIRST
Surgery for flu?
I'm confused when he says "non-traditional" when he chose to adapt the most traditional story of all time. Is "non-traditional" now code for botched?
It's seemed quite traditional to me. An unashamed parable of chivalry and heroism.
@@iAmTheSquidThing The director in this video himself says he wasn't going for a traditional story. And I don't see heroism in constant failure that doesn't reflect on yourself.
WHO did he make this movie for? This movie literally DOES NOT explain IMPORTANT information the audience needs. For example, WHY IN THE WORLD DID THE MOM MAKE SUMMON THE GREEN KNIGHT AND WHY DID IT MATTER?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It’s like he expects the audience to know already. He can tell this director is intelligent, but I’m so confused how he made this trash. THIS IS NOTHING BUT THOUGHTFUL NONSENSE. WORST MOVIE OF ALL TIME.
I was disappointed. Good performances and cinematography but wasn't wrapped up in the story.
Same maybe im just dumb lol
@@13tapioca For sure
@@Largentina. XD
It requires thoughtfulness to appreciate. Definitely slower paced but such a masterful reworking of the original myth in my opinion, and utterly haunting.
I think absolutely none of this is funny
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The movie was pure garbage.
Saw this slow Borefest yesterday. The look of it was cool, acting good, but slow as molasses.
Most boring and pointless movie ever. Save your money!!
Nope! Going in with high hopes. Looks incredible
GBEATZ Your correct. The trailer and reviews are both fantastic! The poem is inspiring and a fresh break from the worn out repeats Hollywood keeps feeding us.
THE MOVIE IS NONE OF THOSE. It isn’t true to the message of the poem. It doesn’t deliver on anything. You will have 6 minutes of impressive cinematography spaces throughout 2 hours of shit. I’m trying to save you time/money.
@@AmericanByGrace lol I’m going to see it. I loved “a ghost story”, “Pete’s dragon” and pretty much all of lowerys films. People say this is his best one. I also love methodical hypnotic stuff so it seems right up my alley. A24 for life lol
GBEATZ Never saw ghost story. Enjoyed Pete’s Dragon. Didn’t like Midsommer, but thought it was well done and thought inspiring. I have no doubt that you’ll be bored to death during movie and come back and say you loved it
@@AmericanByGrace I guess there’s only one way to find out, right?
That movie sucked. Art piece Not entertainment piece. The film lacked storytelling. Does not integrate you into the story. Sucks.
There’s plenty of storytelling there. So much so that there are five distinct points in character development you can track. Sorry you didn’t enjoy it though :/
@@dcgrocknroll
Yeah, the focus of this film was the journey itself which is not the most exciting but provides a great opportunity to create beautiful landscapes and play around with the cinematography for great artwork. The trailer is what bamboozled me. I was expecting the hero’s journey to be filled with action and surprising elements but seems like the director was going for depicting the actual journey(actually riding the horse through different terrains). The story telling is done through the cinematographic elements themselves.
Unfortunately, it didn’t captivate me but still a very beautiful piece of art.
@J B lol You seem personally attacked. No, I literally said it was a piece of art. The trailer was misleading making it seem like it was going to be all action and adventure. Idk what your point is. It’s art meant to be analyzed and appreciated not entertainment.
@@dcgrocknroll "Character development" LOOOL you must be kidding. All those 5 points of the story only show how much of a loser he is. He doesn't become a better person, there is no development.
Definitely not art if it's this awful.
Meh, it was ok .
My wife and I haven't been to the theater in over a year. KNOW THIS: Green Knight ran away with my family's hard earned green. This flick was much hype. Dialog is weak tea. Story line needs fixing. Someone, anyone, have the Green Knight say something memorable. How about, I'm Groot! As of this evening, theaters may have to go it alone without me & family. The cinematic experience is what we were looking for. The presentation falls way short of expectations. Yes, I want a refund. Keep the money, we want our time and energy.
I have a story to tell. Who will lend an ear and some green?
I think the profundity of the movie went over your head. Oh well. At least you didn’t lose it.