Great Directors maketh Great Movies

Many reasons are attributed to the success of a film - be it a gripping screenplay, great acting, beautifully written lines, visually appealing cinematography etc etc. But a classic movie can never be made without the key factor that brings all these ingredients together - direction! A great director can make an average script stand out and a poor one can ruin the best of storylines. 2012 held its own in this regard, featuring movies of such skillful renowned directors - Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight Rises, Steven Spielberg's Lincoln, Ridley Scott's Prometheus, Quentin Tarantino's Django Unchained, Joss Whedan's The Avengers and Peter Jackson's The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey. These are directors who have carved a special place in cinema history through their previous works. Their movies carry their mark, their presence in the director's seat becomes a good enough reason to look forward to their work. So Lincoln is no longer simply Lincoln; it is Steven Spielberg's Lincoln. These are directors who do not just 'bring out a motion picture'; they change the manner of story-telling. Technologically well-versed, these gentlemen set a different path to how stories can be delivered to the audience, Peter Jackson's display of The Hobbit at higher frame rate of 48 fps apart from the conventional 24 fps being an example. 

2013 has its own list of amazing movies in store, but the ones with the backing of such 'gifted' directors seem limited -- Martin Scorsese's The Wolf of Wall Street and J.J. Abrams' Star Trek Into Darkness only ones popping into mind. It would be worth peeking into the on-going directorial works of the other great ones too...

• Steven Spielberg : Robopocalypse, a sci-fi set in the futuristic world, slated for a 2014 release
• Christopher Nolan : Nothing announced yet; probably busy in post production work of Man of Steel, but his next project is sure to create tremendous buzz
• Ridley Scott : The Counselor starring Brad Pitt to release late next year, and possible sequels for Blade Runner and Prometheus announced as well
• Quentin Tarantino : Nothing announced yet; Can we have a Kill Bill 3?
• Joss Whedon : Working on the pilot of the SHIELD tv-series, a spin-off from The Avengers universe; The Avengers 2 slated for 2015 is another big project for Whedon
• Peter Jackson : With two more movies of The Hobbit series lined up in 2013 and 2014 with the sequel to The Adventures of Tintin to follow, Jackson has his hands full
• James Cameron : Avatar 2 and Avatar 3 are bound to be his next projects; more eye-popping exotic creatures await!