People who are into movies say that Tarkovsky, Bergman, Bresson are the best directors...

People who are into movies say that Tarkovsky, Bergman, Bresson are the best directors. For the enlightened people out there what directors are better than them that I can watch now that I've finished them?

Zack Snyder

This isn't a meme question. .

The "enlightened" would tell you that there is no such thing as a "best" director and that comparing all of them is a bit stupid, just like comparing various musicians from different genres to choose which is the "best one" is a bit absurd.

Just figure out what your true taste is and there you will find your favorite directors, which necessarily don't even have to be "the best" or flawless, but they fit your taste perfectly.

They are all great, without a doubt, but they all kinda stand in the very introverted, slightly depressed, misanthropic corner of the hall of fame. I guess maybe explore directors with different vision? Bunuel, Dreyer, Rossellini, Godard, Renoir, Welles, Herzog, Malick, or if you want something lighter Kurosawa, Scrosese, or Altman.

Kubrick.

Apichatpong Weerasethakul

Malick

Wrong. Bergman is the man. The other two are hacks

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