I've seen three Adam Mason movies, and I think he's an excellent director, but I think his nihilist streak is probably keeping him from getting more well known. There are other great directors (Miike, Sono, Todd Solondz) who also have the same nihilistic tendencies, but eventually they do have a philosophical point to make in their films. Luster pretty much had no philosophical point to make, unless you want to say that murdering anyone that slightly annoys you, and screwing
every woman you meet (even if you're married) will lead to complete fulfillment in life. Sure, I know he's trying to make an entertaining movie (and he always succeeds), but so are those three directors I named above. Those three guys show some of the sickest things that have ever been shown in the history of cinema, but they do have some type of message in their films, no matter how bleak. Mason doesn't seem to care about that aspect of a film at all, which doesn't bother me; I'll always watch his films (I'm looking forward to "Junkie"), but that type of attitude (maybe from making too many rock videos?) might have something to do with his relative obscurity to film goers.
every woman you meet (even if you're married) will lead to complete fulfillment in life. Sure, I know he's trying to make an entertaining movie (and he always succeeds), but so are those three directors I named above. Those three guys show some of the sickest things that have ever been shown in the history of cinema, but they do have some type of message in their films, no matter how bleak. Mason doesn't seem to care about that aspect of a film at all, which doesn't bother me; I'll always watch his films (I'm looking forward to "Junkie"), but that type of attitude (maybe from making too many rock videos?) might have something to do with his relative obscurity to film goers.