Guillermo del Toro is one of the most wonderful and appreciated filmmakers. His works have often found themselves standing out in a crowd because of how unique his style of craft is. From Pinocchio to other spectacular movies, he has shown just how packed with skill he is. This has allowed del Toro to express himself through the camera.
Out of the various movies he has made, one that left a lasting impression on him was Mimic. Josh Brolin’s film may not be remembered by many, but he sees it as one that can never be forgotten. The movie held a lot of memories for him because of the things it taught him.
Guillermo del Toro was Being Questioned for his Creative Choices
Guillermo del Toro was very passionate about making Mimic, a movie that involved a lot of bugs. The horror film was one that he was looking forward to and it was also a collaboration with Harvey Weinstein’s Television company, Miramax. Despite his love for the film, he hated his experience with the company. The casting battles and script changes made it one of his worst moments filming any movie. While sitting with The Hollywood Reporter, the director discussed just how bad things began getting.
“There was a moment in which we developed a creature bit by bit over the course of a year and a half, something like that. I do the first test and I get a phone call saying, ‘It looks like a giant bug.’ I said, ‘It is a giant bug.'”
He had been working on a bug, something that took a year and a half to complete. The entire movie focuses a lot on the bugs and Miramax did not seem to like that. The moment the bug was complete, he began being questioned about his creative choices.
Guillermo del Toro Learned a Big Lesson
During the same interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Guillermo del Toro expanded on his experience with Miramax. The company had completely scrutinized his experience in filmmaking but he learned an important lesson because of it. He learned to trust his own camera work and to understand that not every battle can be won. However, those he did win were to be cherished fully.
“I learned one thing and it was an epiphany. I said, ‘I lost this battle, I lost that battle’, but I look at the images, and I look at the camera work. And I say, ‘those I won completely.’ It looked like I wanted it. The language of camera is the way I wanted it. And I learned, okay there is realm that is seldom accessed but in analysis and creation which is the visual. I mean it’s funny we are in an audiovisual medium and we seldom talk about that… You learn more from the horror than from the success.”
He did not let any and every opinion shake him down and he understood the importance of saying no. It was an experience that had a lasting impression on him and that did not mean that it was good. It just meant that not everything goes your way.
Source: The Hollywood Reporter
