I like using traditional beliefs in my fantasies, even though I always end up warping them to suit my purpose: it somehow makes everything feel more 'solid' if it's got a long history behind it.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I guess I am a bit of a traditionalist.
I'm a traditionalist. I have certain values I live by.
I'm a bit of a traditionalist, but I kind of mangle things as I perform in a contemporary way.
I'm a traditionalist.
I've found a more personal, pagan kind of religion to satisfy the spiritual side of things.
I've found that using historical material and being rooted in historical material is liberating because I always think to myself, 'Well, this actually happened, and this is fantastic!' That's why I don't like fantasy, in a way. Because it's sort of in emptiness.
I have personal beliefs and they are sometimes reflected in the movies I make, but I also reflect other points of view.
I just try to keep myself a traditionalist. I liked being an underground comic doing my thing. I want to maintain that. I just do.
For the traditional fantasies, a lot more of my research comes from reading rather than doing. I like my worlds to feel real, so I do a lot of world building research.
I just hate one-dimensional portrayals of religion; it's too cheap and easy to do, and ignores the nuances that go into having a belief system.