“Music has always helped my films. In 'The Curse Of The Jade Scorpion,' you can hear 'Sunrise' by Glenn Miller, an idol of my childhood, in the surprise ending. I like mixing comedy with suspense and action.” ActionFilmComedyChildhoodSurpriseSuspenseCurseIdolsSunriseMixingJadeScorpions Author:Woody Allen
“I've done really well so far in my career by trusting the audience to be as dissatisfied with convention as I am, as a film-goer. You want to go see a film that surprises you in some way.” WayWantWellsDoneFilmCareersAudienceSurpriseConventionsOriginalityDissatisfied Book:Inception: The Shooting Script Source: Inception: The Shooting Script
“Pearl Harbor is a two-hour movie squeezed into three hours, about how on December 7, 1941, the Japanese staged a surprise attack on an American love triangle. Its centerpiece is 40 minutes of redundant special effects, surrounded by a love story of stunning banality. The film has been directed without grace, vision, or originality, and although you may walk out quoting lines of dialog, it will not be because you admire them.” MayHas BeensTwoStoriesFilmThreeHoursLinesWalksVisionGraceMinutesSpecialEffectsSurpriseLove StoryAdmireOriginalityPearlsHarborsDecemberStunningSpecial EffectsTrianglesBanalityLove TriangleQuotingRedundantCenterpiecesSurprise AttacksDecember 7December 7 1941 Author:Roger Ebert
“For me, what is most important is the element of surprise. If I can surprise you with every film of mine, that is exactly what I am trying to do.” IfsTryingI CanImportantFilmMinesElementsSurpriseElement Of Surprise Author:Arjun Rampal