re: Welcome to the Era of the Fanboy Filmmaker

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It's not like Fanboys of film WEREN'T making film, are there bigger Fanboys than Scorcese or Tarantino? It's PROPERTY fanboys that we see today.

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True, and that's a huge difference. Scorcese and Tarantino are Fanboys of genres, styles, artists, etc. and load their work with homages to their respective muses.

Property Fanboys are narrower in the scope of their fandom and much broader in how they carry it into their work. Their work is not necessarily adapting styles or devices into their movies, it's creating movies as faithfully as possible to their interpretation of source material, which for most properties is a ubiquitous interpretation among the avowed "Fanboys" of any particular property.

That's my really long-winded way of saying: You're right--completely different approach. I think what it boils down to is another tool in the marketing belt. And it's possible that artists who are extra passionate about a topic create better art. I've always thought that to be the case with religious art/architecture. Same principle applies.

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But what does that say about Global phenomenons like LoTR and Avengers? They are able to build fanbases that extend far beyond their initial reach.

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Spectacular marketing + Well-Made Product + Fairly low risk