Wednesday, August 17, 2022

FAREWELL, WOLFGANG PETERSEN...

You rocked the boat with the ironic Das Boot, and when it came to action and exoticism, you were on a level that competing filmmakers could only hope to reach.

As such, you gave us Outbreak; The NeverEnding Story; In the Line of Fire; Air Force One; The Perfect Storm; Poseidon; Shattered; Smog; and Troy.

You really hit a home run, though, with the Robinson Crusoe on Mars variant, Enemy Mine, where Dennis Quaid and Lou Gossett Jr showed us how to open our minds and read between the lines.

Your intuition and unique approach to storytelling (that special ability to make the familiar seem fresh and inspired) is rarely matched (even if often tried) and will keep filmmakers studying your artistry for as long as cinema survives. 

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