“Ocean’s 8” Respect for Gary Ross’ “Ocean’s” series inherited from Soderbergh

The old trilogy refreshed the visual expressions of a while ago.

As mentioned above, Bernie Mac, who played one of the crime team members, passed away in 2008, and Soderbergh closed the series, saying, ``There can't be a sequel without Bernie.'' After that, there were many rumors that a female version of ``Ocean's'' would be made starring Sandra Bullock, but ``Ocean's 8'' finally became a reality.

The cast includes Oscar-winning actresses such as Sandra Bullock, Cate Blanchett, and Anne Hathaway, making it an all-star cast based on the series' tradition. At one point, even Jennifer Lawrence was scheduled to appear in the movie, but due to scheduling conflicts, that didn't happen.

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A similar situation existed with ``Ocean's Eleven.'' For example, the role of Rusty played by Matt Damon was originally supposed to be played by Mark Wahlberg, and the Molloy brothers were also proposed to be played by actual brothers Owen Wilson and Luke Wilson. Other big name names like Bruce Willis, Ralph Fiennes, and Alan Arkin have come and gone, and it could be said that the members of Ocean's Eleven are just a bunch of people who finally made it.

However, the mood created by the final members determined the direction of the series. Among the members of ``Ocean's 8,'' you can feel the same kind of camaraderie that existed in the original trilogy, and the relaxed, relaxed atmosphere overflows from the screen. Also, no matter how many big stars appear, the stance that they are ``team players, not star players'' is a characteristic of Soderbergh's films, and is clearly inherited in ``Ocean's 8,'' which was directed by Gary Ross. It is.

Soderbergh himself also cited the heavy use of "split screens" as a common feature of the "Ocean's" trilogy. Soderbergh has an almost obsessive desire to ``revive genres and expressions that have gone out of fashion in the film industry these days.'' As mentioned earlier, ``Ocean's Eleven'' was also an attempt to ``arrange an old-fashioned all-star movie in a modern way.''

However, the split screens and camera zooms seen throughout the ``Ocean's'' series, which were largely popular in the 1960s and 70s, are not prominent in the original ``Ocean and Eleven Friends.'' Rather, Soderbergh rediscovered and explored the then-new techniques that directors Norman Jason and others had explored in films such as The Great Gambler (1968), and the visual style of the Oceans series. It was.

Did a first-class film director completely copy someone else's style?