K-Smizzy

Auteur: Kevin Smith

Films: So these II Clerks watched some Mallrats that were Chasing Amy and Dogma run into Jay and Silent Bob, who Struck Back because they didn't get to see Zack and Miri Make a Porno with Jersey Girl.

There honestly shouldn't be a person that doesn't throw a fist in the air to represent when I mention Kevin Smith. He's like the Da Vinci of movie-making, considering his talents extend from writing to directing to acting to... he's one of those powerhouse filmmakers that a lot of people probably aspire to be. This isn't to say that all of his films are perfect and loved by the world at large (i.e. Jersey Girl. What the hell, Kevin? What. The. Hell.), but he's garnered enough chops and respect to be taken as seriously as anybody with his style of sense of humor can be.

Trying to chronicle the awesomeness that is Kevin Smith is like trying to unsink the Titanic (horrible movie, by the way). But there's a certain style that comes with a Kevin Smith movie that can be spotted a mile away. Personally, it's the writing that draws me to a Kevin Smith film. The humor comes across in a way that's intelligently hilarious, even if the characters are stereotypical in their own way. Jay, for instance, is about as stupid as you can get... however, the way he's written brings him to life in a way that his catch phrases have become a staple in pop culture. Dante and Randal, a most excellent pair of conversationalists if I ever head some, manage to have hysterically intelligent conversations about some of the most inane and trivial topics. It all comes together in a style that is very much Kevin Smith.

Kevin's movies are shot in a style that I'm not even sure what it's called. But they always come across in a way that makes me feel like I'm right there with the guys and girls in the flick. It's almost like Kevin uses the camera as a character. But, not being a filmmaker myself, I couldn't careless about his shooting style. A much more signature move, so to speak, for Kevin is the fact that he recycles actors and characters through the majority of his movies. Of the "If It's Not Broken, Don't Fix It" generation, Kevin works with the same people all of the time because it just makes the whole process easier. People know what they're getting into, know where they've been and know each other. Definitely a key element in the success of Kevin's films.

If you don't like Kevin Smith, well, you fail. If you're like me and you love the Smithmeister, then give me a Snoogins and let's head to Hollywood to stop Yogi Bear from bein' made.

- Jason "What The @*&#@ Is The Internet?" Newbern