i understand they direct the movie/show, but shouldnt the writers get the bulk of the credit? Anytime i hear about a big movie doing well or flopping the director is usually the topic.
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One of the director’s jobs is to decide just how much the film will stick to the script. Few directors will see the script as sacrosanct and will develop their own ideas and interpretations in association with actors. Scenes that the writer may consider pivotal may be cut. Others that emerge from improvisation or an unexpected ad lib may be added. In the case of some director’s such as Mike Leigh, the entire film may be developed from improvisation.
Of course writers are important. That’s why most of the major awards include a category for best screenplay. But when all’s said and done, the film is very much the work of the director just as a painting is the work of the artist.
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