Talk:Luc Besson

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Contents 1 Boo-hoo "Controversy" 2 Image 3 WikiProject class rating 4 Writer/Producer

[edit] Boo-hoo "Controversy"

The photo is terrible. This isn't an article for Bridget Fonda. Absolutely ridiculous.

Also the choice of photo makes little sense. It is clearly a picture of Bridget Fonda as she appears centre frame and Luc Besson's face has been entirely left in the dark...how about a more fitting photo?

His film company, Europa Corp, is known for producing brainless entertainment, often accused of vulgarity, populism, bad jokes, weak scripts, even sexism and racism. Taxi 2, an important popular success, can be seen as the 'symbol' of this tendency.

Am I the only one who finds this sentence ridicolous? // Gargaj 00:03, 11 February 2006 (UTC)

No I quite agree. I find the whole article rather negative to be honest, how about some more focus on the positive aspects of Luc Besson's work? // --Orbitalia 20:34, 12 February 2006 (UTC)

Luc Besson has been very oftenly demonized by french intelligentsia, which is a real honour for him. // --Christophe_deR 12:40, 26 February 2006 (UTC)

While it's fine to bring up these "negative issues" in this current section, it really needs to be prefaced by a more thorough discussion of his films which have been more original than many, and at least mildly if not strongly influential.71.106.27.144 16:10, 21 March 2006 (UTC)wrmorton. 3/21/2006

As an aspiring Director, Luc Besson had always been one of my inspirations. Before I could truly pick apart films to their core and determine for the sake of my own style why I was attracted to them, I knew I was a fan of Besson's ability for strong emotion that was emphasized by the score of his composer Eric Serra (I especially appreciate the discovery of Natalie Portman and introducing me to such actors as Jean Reno and Gary Oldman). Despite Besson's majority of great stories in his Directing career, now looking back, the shallowness of his recent work may be considered slightly foreshadowed. I want to keep Besson in my top tier of directors but his recent body of work does cater to a state of mindlessness--films contrary to his originality and contrary to my appeal for him. I do hope to be reawakened though.

All this is question of opinion. I don't think we can say in this article this kind of thing, it's just not neutral at all. Some people love his movies, some people hate them. We shouldn't be trying to convince people that his productions are good or not. It should be removed, and this article should remain neutral. --129.215.13.83 16:45, 18 April 2006 (UTC)

• "His film company, Europacorp, has often been accused of producing brainless entertainment, movies with weak scripts that are filled with vulgarity, populism, bad jokes and even sexism and racism. Especially Taxi 2, a popular success, has been the target of such criticisms."

Is this assessment accurate? Does it belong to an encyclopedia article? I don't see this matter being raised on the French wiki page. Even if someone could come up with a somewhat more balanced version it seems to me that the above paragraph could be written on and about any film production company... Wikigi 12:46, 22 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Image

Even taking into account the awful wikipedia images typically in use since the ridiculous fair use fiasco, this one is especially awful. It's taken at a weird angle from behind him with the focus clearly on Bridget Fonda. Can't we do better than this? And before anyone says it - no, I don't have a better image of him nor do I know how to find one. If I did, it would be there. Doctorfluffy 22:36, 20 July 2007 (UTC)

Agreed. The current photo that show Bridget Fonda and Luc's ear is clearly inappropriate -- whether a replacement is available or not is irrelevant.

[edit] WikiProject class rating

This article was automatically assessed because at least one article was rated and this bot brought all the other ratings up to at least that level. BetacommandBot 07:18, 27 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Writer/Producer

Besson is also an extremely prolific writer and producer, in fact he has produced and written far more than he has directed. It might be a good thing to add a list of his writing and producing credits, as well as update his directed movie list as it is also incomplete. (75.183.170.202 (talk) 01:51, 12 April 2008 (UTC))