• 6 months ago
Frank Miller American Genius Trailer - official movie trailer HD
Transcript
00:00 This man, you talk about talent.
00:03 He writes, he draws, he screenwrites, he directs,
00:08 and he is tops at all those things.
00:11 And that's pretty damn good.
00:14 Frank Miller!
00:16 I'd go into the comic book store and I would only look for Frank Miller.
00:19 I wouldn't even look at other stuff.
00:21 He is 100% a genius.
00:22 There's something about his work that transcends comics.
00:25 That's what great art does.
00:28 He made these massive leaps.
00:31 The Daredevil series.
00:32 Ron and Wolverine.
00:33 Sin City.
00:34 Superman 300.
00:35 The Dark Knight Returns.
00:36 The introduction of the graphic novel to American superhero comic storytelling.
00:41 I have a relationship with the audience,
00:45 who I like to tease and I like to thrill.
00:49 Frank's power comes from silhouettes and shadows,
00:53 which makes everything more valuable.
00:55 I use less and less line, finally I just started using no line at all.
01:00 To be an artist is to speak your truth as loudly as you can.
01:06 The paper, the paint, the brush, the pen, everything matters.
01:11 He got to a point where he was recognized by everyone.
01:16 Frank! Frank! Frank! Frank!
01:18 I had a tough time handling the success.
01:21 It was a real test of character.
01:23 [crowd cheering]
01:25 Stan Lee, he said that my stuff wasn't quite up to Marvel's standards yet.
01:31 I got into comics as an artist,
01:35 and I had to fight to be allowed to write my own work.
01:38 It can look like revolution when somebody's combined things
01:41 that haven't been combined.
01:43 In my career, it's when I've taken the risk to follow the stuff I'm dying to do.
01:52 The stuff that I think would be fun to read.
01:55 Those are the most intense projects I've had,
01:59 and the most rewarding on every level.
02:01 Through persistence and good luck,
02:10 I've managed to spend my life doing exactly what I wanted to do
02:13 ever since I was five years old.
02:14 That's about as American as it gets.
02:16 [MUSIC]