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When Sir Ridley Scott saved his reputation: Thelma & Louise
Breaking down what could be Scott’s must unusual piece in his filmography. No spoilers. Pinky promise.
Sir Ridley Scott has made a quite a career for himself. The amazing versatility we find in his filmography the man credits it himself with over 20 years of experience making music videos or commercials for Apple. Apparently nothing makes you more prepared to deal with any kind of circumstance than constantly directing what are essentially short films which require completely different needs. It wasn’t until the late seventies where his first feature film came to light The Duellists (1977) and from there on out, the magic was born.
Blade Runner, Alien, Gladiator, Black Hawk Down, American Gangster. Brilliant films have been born out of this technical genius and primordially visual director. But there was a time when Sir Ridley Scott’s career hit bumpy roads. After the magistral success of a film legend such as Blade Runner, Scott’s ambition’s grew high. As the man should’ve done, he wanted to challenge himself with subjects he had never touched before.
Three pictures came in succession met by modicum success, particularly if you compare it to his earlier masterpieces. Legend (1985) became a cult classic but at the moment did not perform well in the box office. A brutal lesson for us all that…
