"To be a film-maker...you have to lead. You have to be psychotic in your desire to do something. People always like the easy route. You have to push very hard to get something unusual, something different..." -Danny Boyle
I have decided to choose Daniel "Danny" Boyle for my film of "mimicking" a directors style. I knew as soon as I saw his name on the list that I wanted to choose him. I have seen so many of his movies and he has also directed some of my most favorite movies. Needless to say, It was an easy choice. Slumdog Millionaire, 127 Hours, and the 28 Days Later franchise are a few of his movies that really captured me on a different level. The best kinds of movies are the types where you completely forget you're actually watching a movie. Thats exactly what happens to me when viewing these movies. Danny Boyle's work as a director could be described as bold, fearless, and daring. His films are also known to be adventurous and create a feeling of unevenness. I aspire to create a film like Danny's that keeps you on the edge of your seat.
Slumdog Millionaire- Set and filmed in India, the film tells the story of Jamal Malik, a young man from the Juhu slums of Mumbai who appears on the Indian version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? (Kaun Banega Crorepati in the Hindi version) and exceeds people's expectations, thereby arousing the suspicions of the game show host and of law enforcement officials.
127 Hours- A mountain climber becomes trapped under a boulder while canyoneering alone near Moab, Utah and resorts to desperate measures in order to survive.
28 Days Later franchise- The breakdown of society following the accidental release of a highly contagious virus and focuses upon the struggle of four survivors to cope with the destruction of the life they once knew.
