Every director starts somewhere. Many men have said that there are no prodigies in film, and that’s true. However, rising stars always have this uncanny ability to take inspiration from others, without taking from others. Just as current aspiring filmmakers look up to greats such as Quentin Tarantino, The Safdies, Paul Thomas Anderson, and more, they too looked up to those that came before them.
From titans of the industry like George Lucas, Stanley Kubrick, and Alfred Hitchcock, to more niche directors from all over the world. Every filmmaker has their inspirations, and they all apply them to their own work differently. It’s worth noting some of this is theory-crafting, based on clues left in their movies, and some of it directly from the horse’s mouth, with that being said, here are the inspirations behind your favorite 2010's movies