This is a great piece of insight! The difference between a genius and an insane person is that the madness of a genius has a method, although it may not be obvious. Thank you for deciphering such a method.
The word method is the one. I've been tossing around the phrase 'thinking about thinking' as a way to picture how people like Nolan and McPhee approach big projects. When you're trying something that big in scale, structure becomes very important. Like for example, how can you think of a movie like Memento without first having a structure in mind. Nolan describes Memento as following a hairpin structure and once you hear it, you feel oh, it's the easiest movie to make. But getting to that insight is the magic. And that needs you to think about how you'll think. Hope that makes sense.
This is a great piece of insight! The difference between a genius and an insane person is that the madness of a genius has a method, although it may not be obvious. Thank you for deciphering such a method.
The word method is the one. I've been tossing around the phrase 'thinking about thinking' as a way to picture how people like Nolan and McPhee approach big projects. When you're trying something that big in scale, structure becomes very important. Like for example, how can you think of a movie like Memento without first having a structure in mind. Nolan describes Memento as following a hairpin structure and once you hear it, you feel oh, it's the easiest movie to make. But getting to that insight is the magic. And that needs you to think about how you'll think. Hope that makes sense.
Thank you! Your comment provokes many thoughts.
Memento and hairpin: https://youtu.be/tYScJZWhaHA?si=lGdDqEg2WVh3xYKT