[quote=“Jjp”]
yes and it would make hitchcock a bigger influence.
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Well not completely. DePalma has his own visual/technical style and his own black comedy persona in film. EVERY director of DePalma/Scorsese/Spielberg’s generation was influenced by Hitch, but they do have their own styles now.
All directors learn from their favorite directors, just like Bob Dylan took ideas from all the musicians he admired (Woody Guthrie etc) to find his own style. Thats part of being an artist.