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And yet, like Sisyphus, it keeps trying anyway.
You have to respect that.
As far as I can tell, the standards are loose enough that there arent any.The Irishman?
Thanks in part to Mexican cinematographer Rodrigo Prieto, it would be safe.
TheLord of the Ringstrilogy?
Two of the screenwriters, Fran Walsh and Philippa Boyens, are women.
What about a war movie like1917?
That was co-written by one woman, Krysty Wilson-Cairns, and produced by another, Pippa Harris.
(How the new rules will affect tiny art-house studios is the one qualm that I do share.)
So, whats the point of all this?
I can think of a few things.
First, theres value in codifying standards everyone already abides by.
A norm can be easily thrown aside; a rule cant.
Its an interesting, and slightly surprising, power shift.
But not an unwelcome one.
