If i had to pick the greatest director in film history it would have to be Stanley Kubrick. The impact he has had on the film industry as well as the influence he has had on many of the great directors of today is truly amazing. Great directors such as Martin Scorsese, Paul Thomas Anderson, Joel & Ethan Coen, and Christopher Nolan have been heavily influenced by the work of Stanley Kubrick. Since the beginning Kubrick had a knack for pushing the boundaries, he was not afraid of being controversial. One of his first and most critically acclaimed films of his, Dr. Strangelove: or how I learned to stop worrying and love the bomb pushed the boundaries. The films focus was on a nuclear apocalypse that would end the world. It was in 1964 as well, so this topic and the way he made the film was very new and very bold for the time. His later films 2001: A Space Odyssey, A Clockwork Orange, and Full Metal Jacket would keep his streak going for powerful and original films that pushed the boundaries and made viewers think, actually think when they were watching a movie. Shocking I know, people actually have to use there brains when watching his films, which makes the whole experience more rewarding and memorable. Stanley Kubrick has been dead for many years now, but the mark he left on Cinema will never be forgotten and will be carried on through the talented and young directors of this generation and the next.
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