Alex Garland Picks a Favorite Shot From Each of His Most Iconic Movies | My Best Shots

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  • čas přidán 7. 04. 2024
  • From Civil War and Ex Machina to Dredd and Annihilation, Alex Garland picks his best shots from each of his movies, as well as one from his TV show, Devs. Here are the director, screenwriter, and novelist's favorite shots from his filmography.
    Civil War arrives in US theaters and UK cinemas on April 12, 2024.
    #Movies #Film #CivilWar
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Komentáře • 59

  • @marktwain7339
    @marktwain7339 Před 2 měsíci +146

    Love how much he name drops production staff and their contributions.

  • @folarinosibodu
    @folarinosibodu Před 2 měsíci +55

    For some reason, the director's fav shots is never what we would think. It's usually what the audience doesn't notice.

  • @paradisecity0406able
    @paradisecity0406able Před 2 měsíci +152

    So, this video confirms that he did direct 'Dredd' (2012)

    • @drewmcgill5290
      @drewmcgill5290 Před 2 měsíci +6

      Right lol

    • @manulito2
      @manulito2 Před 2 měsíci +5

      Was looking for this comment :D

    • @pdzombie1906
      @pdzombie1906 Před 2 měsíci +17

      Karl Urban pretty much said it in an interview not long ago...

    • @crys383
      @crys383 Před 2 měsíci +3

      Exactly. Was waiting for this.

    • @directedbyxanderjones8329
      @directedbyxanderjones8329 Před 2 měsíci +1

      Nope. It was directed by Pete Travis. It was written and produced by Alex Garland though.

  • @MariaVosa
    @MariaVosa Před 2 měsíci +41

    A good director is good at directing.
    A GREAT director surrounds himself with people who are good at their job, and includes them in the creative process.
    And an even greater director acknowledges their invaluabe contributions to the final product. Love this.

    • @K.C-2049
      @K.C-2049 Před 2 měsíci +3

      Alex G and Denis Villeneuve are two of my favs. apparently Denis is very kind and collaborative and it shows in how favourably people speak on working with him, and the quality of his films. I think those two are really something special in trusting their crew/casts.

  • @jsnell126
    @jsnell126 Před 2 měsíci +18

    Devs is really underrated. That show stuck with me for weeks after.

  • @forgotn42
    @forgotn42 Před 2 měsíci +29

    Kudos to the set designer for coming up with the bathtub idea in Dredd, because it was a brilliant way to show how Ma-ma found a way to be opulent in the slums. There was very little to be had in the way of creature comforts in a rundown tower block, but a place to sit and enjoy a bath without a care in the world shows just how powerful Ma-ma is.

  • @riparianlife97701
    @riparianlife97701 Před 2 měsíci +35

    The flight path of the helicopter in Ex Machina is a Fibonacci spiral.

  • @BaconbuttywithCheese
    @BaconbuttywithCheese Před 2 měsíci +26

    Dredd is so underrated.
    Excellent comicbook adaptation.

  • @gilpinsteven
    @gilpinsteven Před měsícem +4

    I love the way Alex Garland's work always has a serenity and beauty with a menace lurking just underneath all of it. Excited to see Civil War.

  • @user-yx3mo3vl8u
    @user-yx3mo3vl8u Před 2 měsíci +6

    What a generous director to his crew Alex Garland is. Brilliant. Just like his movies.

  • @danielbarrero2815
    @danielbarrero2815 Před měsícem +5

    the shot of Wagner in Civil War is also my favorite. it’s so powerful!

  • @martind.5257
    @martind.5257 Před 2 měsíci +8

    So cool you have him on! I admire Ex Machina like few other films! To me it is perfection in every aspect. Never ever have I seen a film before or since that deals with the question of consciousness and humanness in such a profound and philosophical way and the filed of movies that deal with these topics is fortunaly vast and I've seen many of them, which shall just emphasize my compliment! 🙂
    It was Ex Machina on which I wrote my first ever paper in Universitiy here in Germany, that's how far my passion for this film reaches

  • @winterhtech
    @winterhtech Před měsícem +3

    Silence is well used in Civil War and that scene with Joel is powerful.

  • @TomJones-wx5on
    @TomJones-wx5on Před 2 měsíci +6

    Wild he chose the helicopter scene for ex machina. The red outline of ava, the reverse shadow of ava to close the movie, Caleb and Nathan by the waterfall, that whole movie is beautiful

  • @PilsnerGrip
    @PilsnerGrip Před 2 měsíci +18

    I love Annihilation, Sonoya Mizuno really sold that creature that imitates Natalie Portman's character. For me it's a great modern sci-fi horror with classic cosmic horror elements. Some of the visuals are burned in my mind for ever.

    • @K.C-2049
      @K.C-2049 Před 2 měsíci

      Annihilation has weirdly become one of my favourite movies. it's one that just kind of hangs out in my brain until I re watch it.

  • @kierenmoore3236
    @kierenmoore3236 Před 2 měsíci +5

    Dredd and Ex Machina were both epic.

  • @RatedRKO269
    @RatedRKO269 Před 2 měsíci +6

    Such a big fan of his. Really looking forward to Civil War and hope the rumors of him leaving directing aren’t true…

  • @travisspaulding5835
    @travisspaulding5835 Před 2 měsíci +4

    Love this series

  • @BriGuyThompson1
    @BriGuyThompson1 Před měsícem

    When I saw that shot in Civil War it instantly became one of my favorites. Glad he mentioned it

  • @itshelpa
    @itshelpa Před 2 měsíci

    This is your most interesting and best recent video format in my opinion! More of that please!

  • @oops6876
    @oops6876 Před 2 měsíci +2

    I’d love to hear him talk about Sunshine

  • @SeanBreathnach
    @SeanBreathnach Před měsícem +1

    That was great.

  • @Owlbot
    @Owlbot Před 26 dny

    I've done nearly 300 hours of interviews with the best cinematographers in the world on my channel in the past 4 years, I'm so mad I never thought of this format lmfao

  • @roel.vinckens
    @roel.vinckens Před měsícem

    This was so good.

  • @wysiwyg2006
    @wysiwyg2006 Před 2 měsíci +2

    Annihilation is underrated and hypnotic, the end terraforming alien thing and themes stay with you

  • @astuteacademics6456
    @astuteacademics6456 Před 2 měsíci +1

    Great voice...could listen to Garland break down anything or just read off phone book.

  • @williamhornabrook8081
    @williamhornabrook8081 Před 2 měsíci +1

    I thought Gavin Free from SloMo Guys did the high speed photography on Dredd.

  • @ashbeech7785
    @ashbeech7785 Před 2 měsíci

    We really need a drokking Dredd sequel!!! 🔥😍😎

  • @Ineddiblehulk
    @Ineddiblehulk Před 2 měsíci

    There was initially a shot at the end of ex machina from the AIs POV and it was just totally alien, and digital. It didn’t make the Final Cut. I wish it had, cos I have to admit I don’t totally understand the story until I heard about that shot.

  • @movieace1295
    @movieace1295 Před 2 měsíci +9

    get tarantino, fincher and nolan for this series!

    • @FramesPerSecond
      @FramesPerSecond Před 2 měsíci

      Usually it’s Director’s who have a film to promote so maybe when The Movie Critic comes out Tarantino can do it. Fincher and Nolan we’ll have to wait longer for.

    • @KenTWOu
      @KenTWOu Před 2 měsíci +1

      Get Fincher and ask him to pick the worst shot from each movie, that would be more entertaining.

  • @Enniomonet
    @Enniomonet Před 2 měsíci

    pls more

  • @yifengliu6704
    @yifengliu6704 Před 2 měsíci

    Alex Garland really likes screaming!

  • @trevortimmermans6457
    @trevortimmermans6457 Před 2 měsíci

    he sounds exactly like idris elba

  • @AwesomeCrackDealer
    @AwesomeCrackDealer Před měsícem

    bro those shots were nothing special when watching and now i love them as well

  • @user-pw8my5dp7c
    @user-pw8my5dp7c Před 2 měsíci

    Bro you made home made movies but this time I see your channel was very different 😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢

  • @redaizo
    @redaizo Před 2 měsíci

    doesnt seem like its the biggest moment in the film but did he just spoil his own upcoming movie?

  • @greghuffman3061
    @greghuffman3061 Před 2 měsíci

    AG

  • @4gegtyreeyuyeddffvyt
    @4gegtyreeyuyeddffvyt Před 2 měsíci +1

    If you don’t like this movie you’re a terrible person

  • @rijzone
    @rijzone Před 2 měsíci

    Anhilation is one of the worst movie I have seen. That movie takes itself too seriously and doesn't make a single sense.

    • @KenTWOu
      @KenTWOu Před 2 měsíci

      It does. Check out Dan Olson's analysis of the movie - Annihilation and Decoding Metaphor.

    • @edwardgyan7586
      @edwardgyan7586 Před 2 měsíci

      each his own, i think im going to rewatch it for like the tenth time.