Although it is just plain fun to rank a director's movies, it may also help me think about the director's oeuvre of work as a whole. Comparisons can help me to discover elements of film that I am drawn to, what the director finds value in revealing through their movies and possibly how the director has grown artistically.
Stiller has his serious and his humorous sides. On the funny side, he enjoys skewering celebrities. He shows their extreme vanity and vulnerability as they crave attention or acclaim. He also reveals how blind and ignorant they can be to the real world as they focus on themselves and take themselves way more seriously than they should.
On his serious side, his…
