Line #15 Creator/DavidLowery


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3	David Lowery (born December 26, 1980) is an American filmmaker based in Dallas, Texas.
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5	A director who runs the roulette from big-budget films to small-scale indie films, Lowery's works are best known for their exploration of themes that pertain to humanity and connection. As such, some compare his body of work to that of Creator/TerrenceMalick.
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7	Not to be confused with the frontman for Music/CamperVanBeethoven and Cracker.
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9	!! Filmography
10	[[index]]
11	* ''Film/AintThemBodiesSaints'' (2013)
12	* ''[[Film/PetesDragon2016 Pete's Dragon]]'' (2016)
13	* ''Film/AGhostStory'' (2017)
14	* ''Film/TheOldManAndTheGun'' (2018)
15	* ''Film/TheGreenKnight'' (2021)
16	* ''Film/PeterPanAndWendy'' (2023)
17	[[/index]]
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19	!! Tropes associated with David Lowery and his work:
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21	* CentralTheme: Exploring the essence of humanity and human connection.
22	** ''Ain't Them Bodies Saints'' is about family commitment.
23	** ''Pete's Dragon'' is about family love.
24	** ''A Ghost Story'' is about human existence.
25	** ''The Old Man & the Gun'' is about age and regret.
26	** ''The Green Knight'' is about human morality, legacy, and the inevitability of death.
27	* GenreRoulette: From crime dramas (''Ain't Them Bodies Saints'') to heartfelt family films (''Pete's Dragon'' and ''Peter & Wendy'') to a existential ghost film (''Film/AGhostStory'') to even comedy thrillers (''The Old Man & a Gun'') and a medieval fantasy epic (''Film/TheGreenKnight''), he seems like a guy who like to do a variety of genres.
28	* GreenAesop: Common in his works. ''Pete's Dragon'' is part of the "kids save a forest from loggers" tradition, while ''The Green Knight'' ties the titular night to nature and relates Gawain's quest to the relationship between humans and nature.
29	* ProductionPosse: Has worked with Casey Affleck on three films, Rooney Mara on two and Creator/RobertRedford on two.
30	* ShadesOfConflict: Morality seems to be quite a thing in his movies.
31	** ''Film/AGhostStory'': NoAntagonist
32	** ''[[Film/PetesDragon2016 Pete's Dragon]]'': GoodVersusGood. Pete's adopted family is a normal loving family. The main antagonist of the film is a guy out to fame and fortune but still loves his family and is quite protective of children.
33	** ''Film/TheOldManAndTheGun'': WhiteAndGreyMorality. [[SympatheticInspectorAntagonist John Hunt]] is a cop justifiably pursuing a multiple bank robber who's escaped from prison 18 times, but the title character is as [[AffablyEvil charming, friendly, and good-natured]] as a bank robber can possibly be, and goes out of his way to make sure nobody gets hurt during his robberies.
34	** ''Film/TheGreenKnight'': MoralityKitchenSink. Gawain is portrayed here as a DirtyCoward NominalHero who only barely overcomes his flaws. Morgana and the titular Knight have ambiguous motivations but seem to have some morals to them. King Arthur and Guinevere are genuinely honorable, unlike their nephew the protagonist. Finally, genuine evil can be seen in the cruel bandits that attack Gawain and the Lord and Lady who sexually assault Gawain when he stays with them.
35	* SlidingScaleOfIdealismVsCynicism: Differentiates but movies like his 2016 remake of ''Pete's Dragon'' are on the idealistic side. His other films are closer to the middle.
36	* SlidingScaleOfSillinessVsSeriousness: His works are definitely more on the human drama side.
37	** A good example is his Pete's Dragon remake. The original film was very light and corny while his remake prefers to take a more serious and dramatic direction.

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