Influence

With almost every movie there is a hint of another director or another film. In this article Scott Dickerson, Christian director addresses this and applies it to famous director Steven Spielberg. But he brings up solid points and says that all directors are influenced by directors both American and international. But he also says that directors must assess the social impact on audiences and that some of the best movies were made to push those boundaries. Some movie are still made to push those boundaries, but mostly movies are to make people laugh or blow something up. As a Christian, Dickerson says that some of his fellow Christians may not really love the cinema, they just love the power of cinema. But in Hollywood directors and audiences alike have to tackle messy topics like sex and violence, but not in excess. In the movie "Some Like It Hot" the topics of sex and murder are dealt with, but with a comical spin. But in an '80s classic, "Boogie Nights" issues like sex and drugs are shown in positive and negative lights. Even though both movie are from completely different eras and are of two different genres, they could have been influenced by the some of the same movies or directors.