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Better debut: Following or Pi?

posted 13 years ago by amwyr4
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They both came out in 1998. They are both in black and white. They are both the feature film debuts of two of the most talented filmmakers working today. Which first film do you prefer?

I like Following better, giving it an 8, than Pi, which I gave a 7. This may be because I prefer Christopher Nolan slightly more than Darren Aronofsky. However, I think Following succeeds on multiple levels considering he was on such a miniscule budget (it was made on $6,000, Pi was made on $60,000), compared to the stunning Pi, which has somewhat of a jumbled screenplay.

[–] I_Created_U 8 years ago

Following all the way. Pi was an unbearable mess. Hard to sit through. Following, just like most of Nolan's movie, has an interesting ending twist which makes the whole story captivating.

Following was like 2 movies, you see the first one while watching the story unfold and a second time in your mind once you know all the elements. Pi was just ugh.

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[–] WrepDrep (386) 4 years ago

Pi

Aranofsky got the better start, but Nolan has made far better movies.