Maximalist film explained

Maximalist film or maximalist cinema is related to the art and philosophy of maximalism.

Background

In the arts, maximalism, a reaction against minimalism, is an aesthetic of excess.[1] The philosophy can be summarized as "more is more", contrasting with the minimalist motto "less is more".

Notable filmmakers

This type of film includes the likes of directors:

List of notable maximalist films

20th century

21st century

Sources

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See also

External links

Notes and References

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  2. https://metrograph.com/metrograph-pictures/goodbye-dragon-inn-mp/ Goodbye, Dragon Inn - Metrograph
  3. https://collider.com/kung-fu-movie-holy-flame-of-the-martial-world/ The 1980s Gave Us One of the Most Over-the-Top Kung-fu Movies of All Time|Collider
  4. https://time.com/6261965/everything-everywhere-all-at-once-oscars-frontrunner/ How Everything Everywhere All At Once Became a Best Picture Winner|TIME
  5. https://mubi.com/notebook/posts/the-incendiary-cinema-of-ringo-lam The Incendiary Cinema of Ringo Lam on Notebook|MUBI
  6. https://gagosian.com/quarterly/2021/04/20/essay-film-cosmic-freeze-frames-poetics-bill-gunn/ Bill Gunn|Film Essay|Gagosian Quarterly
  7. https://www.theguardian.com/film/2023/sep/10/dear-jassi-review-hollywood-maximalist-makes-first-indian-movie Dear Jassi review - Hollywood maximalist makes first Indian movie|Toronto film festival 2023|The Guardian
  8. https://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/05/movies/05for.html Tyler Perry's 'For Colored Girls' - Review - The New York Times
  9. https://www.filmcomment.com/article/bay-watch/ Bay Watch - Film Comment
  10. https://www.theringer.com/2017/6/19/16039450/the-50-best-good-bad-movies-a9add81b5b7f The 50 Best Good Bad Movies - The Ringer
  11. https://screenrant.com/directors-with-a-signature-style-tarantino/ 15 Directors With a Signature Style|ScreenRant
  12. https://screenrant.com/highest-grossing-directors/ Highest Grossing Directors of All Time - Screen Rant
  13. https://www.indiewire.com/gallery/zack-snyder-favorite-films/ Zack Snyder’s Favorite Films, From ‘A Clockwork Orange’ to ‘Blue Velvet’
  14. https://www.theguardian.com/film/2021/may/22/streaming-the-best-zombie-films-army-of-the-dead-zack-snyder Streaming: Army of the Dead and cinema's best zombie films|Movies|The Guardian
  15. https://inreviewonline.com/2021/12/29/top-25-films-of-2021-15-11/ Top Films of 2021 — 15-11|In Review Online
  16. https://www.escapistmagazine.com/zack-snyder-films-are-the-definition-of-maximalist-excess/ Zack Snyder Films Are the Definition of Maximalist Excess - The Escapist
  17. https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/archive/2020/01/the-urgency-of-sundance-issue-films-in-2020/605776/ The Urgency of Sundance's 'Issue' Films in 2020 - The Atlantic
  18. https://www.npr.org/transcripts/1197958322 'Saltburn' basks in excess and bleak comedy: Pop Culture Happy Hour : NPR
  19. https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/movies/i-didnt-want-to-do-another-movie-with-bill-murray-there-was-too-much-pressure-sofia-coppola-34254152.html 'I didn't want to do another movie with Bill Murray - there was too much pressure' - Sofia Coppola - independent.ie
  20. https://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/21/movies/tony-scott-made-movies-as-a-maximalist.html Tony Scott Made Movies as a Maximalist - The New York Times
  21. https://www.slashfilm.com/619716/the-best-val-kilmer-movies-ranked/ The 14 Best Val Kilmer Movies Ranked|/Film
  22. https://www.newyorker.com/culture/culture-desk/the-unusual-genius-of-the-resident-evil-movies The Unusual Genius of the "Resident Evil" Movies|The New Yorker
  23. https://www.bfi.org.uk/lists/brazil-terry-gilliam-influences Brazil: five films that may have influenced Terry Gilliam's dystopian masterpiece|BFI
  24. https://bookandfilmglobe.com/film/documentary/movie-review-you-dont-nomi/ You Don't Nomi Movie Review - Book and Film Globe
  25. https://wamu.org/story/20/01/21/born-100-years-ago-filmmaker-federico-fellini-captured-the-messiness-of-life/ Born 100 Years Ago, Filmmaker Federico Fellini Captured The Messiness Of Life|WAMU
  26. https://metrograph.com/coming-in-december/ Coming in December - Metrograph
  27. https://www.vogue.in/fashion/content/7-of-pedro-almodovars-most-stylish-films-including-his-latest-pain-and-glory 7 of Pedro Almodovar's most stylish films (including his latest, Pain and Glory)|Vogue India
  28. https://books.google.com/books?id=wnoxEAAAQBAJ ReFocus: The Films of Xavier Dolan - Google Books (pg.3)
  29. https://screenrant.com/funniest-comedy-movies-biggest-laughs/ 18 Comedies So Funny You'll Cry With Laughter|ScreenRant
  30. https://www.screenslate.com/articles/darkman Darkman|Screen Slate
  31. https://www.filmcomment.com/issue/march-april-2020/ March-April 2020 - Film Comment
  32. http://www.davidbordwell.net/blog/2016/12/10/friendly-books-books-by-friends/ Observations on film art : Friendly books, books by friends
  33. https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2010/11/will-steven-spielbergs-lincoln-sweep-the-2012-oscars Will Steven Spielberg's Lincoln Sweep the 2012 Oscars?|Vanity Fair
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  35. https://the-take.com/read/has-the-revenant-established-alejandro-g-inarritu-as-todays-most-acclaimed-director Has "The Revenant" established Alejandro G. Inarritu as today's most acclaimed director?|Read|The Take
  36. https://www.vulture.com/2012/12/quentin-tarantinos-films-as-infographics.html Quentin Tarantino's Films As Infographics - Vulture
  37. https://www.newyorker.com/culture/richard-brody/the-misunderstood-ambition-of-hudson-hawk The Misunderstood Ambition of "Hudson Hawk"|The New Yorker
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  39. Web site: Bui . Hoai-Tran . 2022-06-22 . The Daily Stream: RRR Is A Maximalist Epic That Puts Hollywood Blockbusters To Shame . 2022-07-04 . SlashFilm.com . en-US.
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  43. https://www.interviewmagazine.com/film/eugene-kotlyarenko-is-telling-gods-honest-truth Eugene Kotlyarenko is Telling God's Honest Truth - Interview Magazine
  44. http://glasstire.com/2016/10/17/bitter-pill-kathryn-andrews-at-the-nasher-sculpture-center/ Bitter Pill: Kathryn Andrews at the Nasher Sculpture Center|Glasstire
  45. https://www.talkcinema.com/life-and-death-colonel-blimp-directed-archers The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp, Directed by The Archers|Talk Cinema
  46. https://thedissolve.com/features/movie-of-the-week/1088-when-jean-claude-van-damme-became-hong-kongs-gatew/ When Jean-Claude Van Damme became Hong Kong’s gateway to Hollywood / The Dissolve
  47. https://www.slashfilm.com/584636/upcoming-animated-movies-your-kids-will-get-excited-for/ Upcoming Animated Movies Your Kids Will Get Excited For |/Film
  48. https://www.pastemagazine.com/movies/best-anime-movies/the-100-best-anime-movies-of-all-time/#20-mind-game Best Anime Movies of All Time (Top 100) - Paste
  49. https://www.pastemagazine.com/movies/best-movies-crunchyroll The Best Movies on Crunchyroll - Paste
  50. https://www.filminquiry.com/its-only-the-end-of-the-world-2017-review/ IT'S ONLY THE END OF THE WORLD: Xavier Dolan's First Misfire – Film Inquiry
  51. https://slate.com/culture/2007/12/how-paul-thomas-anderson-sets-himself-apart-from-hollywood-s-other-wunderkinds.html How Paul Thomas Anderson sets himself apart from Hollywood's other wunderkinds - Slate Magazine
  52. http://www.tasteofcinema.com/2015/the-10-best-modern-ambient-films/2/ The 10 Best Modern Ambient Films - Page 2 - Taste of Cinema
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  55. https://movieweb.com/baz-luhrmann-style-film/ Baz Luhrmann and the Generation of Maximalism - MovieWeb
  56. https://www.ifccenter.com/series/bigelow-vs-cameron/ Bigelow vs. Cameron – IFC Center
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  66. https://www.theguardian.com/film/2020/aug/08/xanadu-olivia-newton-john-musical-flop-1980 Xanadu at 40: a mesmerisingly messy musical failure|Musicals|The Guardian
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  68. https://www.salon.com/2017/09/16/the-mythic-maximalism-of-darren-aronofskys-mother/ The mystic maximalism of Darren Aronofsky's "Mother!"|Salon.com
  69. https://thesundae.net/2017/07/31/speed-racer-is-not-an-art-film/ Speed Racer Is Not An Art Film – The Sundae
  70. https://journalstar.com/entertainment/movies/review-american-made-has-an-undeniable-shaggy-dog-charm/article_591592b5-0d70-554d-a7d8-0a7e47fd35ba.html Review: ‘American Made’ has an undeniable shaggy-dog charm|Movies|journalstar.com
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  72. https://www.nwitimes.com/entertainment/movies/a-maximalist-family-romp-in-the-croods-a-new-age/article_b3885bd0-cd44-5407-bcc5-c1ea5be5afa3.html A maximalist family romp in ‘The Croods: A New Age”|Movies|nwitimes
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  101. https://www.economist.com/culture/2022/02/04/pam-and-tommy-is-compelling-viewing-but-leaves-a-bitter-taste "Pam & Tammy" is compelling viewing but leaves a bitter taste|The Economist
  102. https://www.highonfilms.com/best-movie-musicals/ The 10 Best Movie Musicals in Cinema - High On Films
  103. https://www.bfi.org.uk/lists/10-great-films-about-mothers 10 great films about mothers|BFI
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  105. https://www.nashvillescene.com/arts_culture/film_tv/todd-haynes-quiet-precision-makes-i-carol-i-one-of-the-years-best-films/article_97b26209-cbea-5984-9dd0-d50311ad7b22.html Todd Haynes' quiet precision makes Carol one of the year's best films - nashvillescene.com
  106. https://www.screenslate.com/articles/dracula Dracula | Screen Slate
  107. https://collider.com/joe-dante-gremlins-best-mainstream-meta-horror/ How Joe Dante Mastered Mainstream Meta Horror From Gremlins to Piranha|Collider
  108. https://www.digitaltrends.com/movies/everything-everywhere-all-at-once-review-a-maximalist-multiverse-epic/ Everything Everywhere All At Once review: A multiverse epic|Digital Trends
  109. https://nyunews.com/arts/film/2022/04/04/everything-everywhere-all-at-once-review/ Review: 'Everything Everywhere All at Once' offers maximalist madness - Washington Square News
  110. https://www.metroweekly.com/2022/04/film-the-unbearable-weight-of-massive-talent-is-maximalist-and-muddled/ Review: 'The Unbearable Weright of Massive Talent' - Metro Weekly
  111. https://www.dailynebraskan.com/culture/five-animated-films-that-show-the-medium-isn-t-just-for-kids/article_08d8173c-c74d-11ec-8ce6-c7fb8e07e79b.html Five animated films that show the medium isn’t just for kids|Culture|dailynebraskan.com
  112. https://lwlies.com/articles/missing-movies-not-streaming-nonprofit-mary-harron-mira-nair/ New website Missing Movies is compiling a listing of non-streaming classics - Little White Lies
  113. https://www.avclub.com/what-films-deserved-to-make-our-best-of-1999-list-1836893175 What films deserved to make our "best of 1999" list?|AV Club
  114. https://birthmoviesdeath.com/2020/01/23/a-brand-new-start-of-it-scorseses-new-york-new-york A Brand New Start Of It: Scorsese's NEW YORK, NEW YORK - Birth.Movies.Death.
  115. https://collider.com/baz-luhrmann-elvis-gatsby-maximalism-meaning/ Baz Luhrman Gives Maximalism Meaning in Elvis & The Great Gatsby - Collider
  116. https://www.polygon.com/22884152/belle-review-mamoru-hosoda-beauty-and-the-beast Belle review: Mamoru Hosoda revives Beauty and the Beast for an online era - Polygon
  117. https://www.capecodtimes.com/story/entertainment/local/2018/09/27/what-critics-say-about-films/9709881007/ What critics say about films showing this week - Cape Cod Times
  118. https://www.vulture.com/2018/11/best-movie-dance-scenes.html The 50 Greatest Movie Dance Scenes of All Time - Vulture
  119. https://www.cartoonbrew.com/feature-film/across-the-spider-verse-video-interview-217769.html ‘Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse’ Directors Discuss Their Sequel (Video Interview)|Cartoon Brew
  120. https://books.google.com/books?id=0-j9DwAAQBAJ&dq=spielberg+maximalist&pg=PT155 Films of Endearment - Google Books (chapter:"1985: Garden")
  121. https://www.slashfilm.com/810922/how-fantasia-went-from-a-box-office-bomb-to-a-cultural-touchstone/ How Fantasia Went From A Box Office Bomb To A Cultural Touchstone - Slash Film
  122. https://arktimes.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/2018/12/20/into-the-spider-verse-is-a-hallucinogenic-web-of-pulpy-styles 'Into the Spider-Verse' is a hallucinogenic web of pulpy styles - Arkansas Times
  123. https://www.vulture.com/2022/09/i-already-miss-the-maximalist-movie.html I Already Miss the Maximalist Movie - Vulture
  124. https://vaguevisages.com/2015/12/23/eye-on-inarritu-the-misguided-maximalism-of-birdman/ Eye on Iñárritu: The Misguided Maximalism of 'Birdman' | - Vague Visages
  125. https://www.match-cut.net/post/the-overwhelming-charm-of-maximalist-filmmaking The Overwhelming Charm of Maximalist Filmmaking - Match Cut
  126. https://www.wbur.org/news/2022/09/15/david-bowie-moonage-daydream-review 'Moonage Daydream' is a swirling, maximalist mosaic of Bowie's alter egos|WBUR News
  127. https://www.bfi.org.uk/lists/5-things-watch-this-weekend-27-29-may 5 things to watch this weekend - 27 to 29 May|BFI
  128. https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/culture/article/babylon-margot-robbie-first-reviews/ Margot Robbie's Babylon is either the worst film of 2022 or the best|British GQ
  129. https://www.styleweekly.com/richmond/holiday-stuffing/Content?oid=19504350 Holiday Stuffing|Movies|Style Weekly
  130. https://inreviewonline.com/2022/09/01/zemeckis-motion-capture-trilogy/ Robert Zemeckis’ Motion Capture Trilogy: The Polar Express, Beowulf, & A Christmas Carol|In Review Online
  131. https://inreviewonline.com/2021/02/22/artists-and-models/ Artists and Models|Frank Tashlin|In Review Online
  132. https://inreviewonline.com/2019/10/24/lighthouse/ The Lighthouse|Robert Eggers|In Review Online
  133. https://www.stitcher.com/show/shite-sound/episode/metropolis-1927-chopping-mall-1986-88603813 Shite & Sound - Metropolis (1927) & Chopping Mall (1986) on Stitcher
  134. https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/encanto-film-review-disney-goes-140500840.html ‘Encanto’ Film Review: Disney Goes to Colombia for a Moving but Overstuffed Family Comedy-Adventure - Yahoo Life
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  136. https://aframe.oscars.org/what-to-watch/post/damien-chazelle-5-films-that-inspired-babylon Damien Chazelle: 5 Films That Inspired 'Babylon'|A.frame
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