Directors who put Style over Substance.

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The hard part about this is that, in filmmaking, style can equate to substance. In other words, being a visual medium, the emphasis is often on colors, tone, atmosphere, images, scenery, cinematography.

While I wouldn't go so far to say that plot is unimportant in film, I do personally think it is a secondary factor. With a book, it is everything. But with films, style indeed is the thing most blatantly on display.

In a perfect world, a great story will tie in with a stylistic picture and you will have an all-time type of film. But for me the look of a film or the look of an actress (or both) are the most primary things in movies. That may sound a bit shallow but, as mentioned, we are dealing with a visual medium. I will always choose a stylistic or alluring film with a "weak or nonsensical" plot over a great story with mundane cinematography or characters.

If being honest, most favorite directors will favor style or substance. Or, rather, style is their substance - Kubrick, Lynch, Lean, etc. I'm not saying their films don't contain great "stories", just that the imagery, pace, mood or characters is what really stands out.