“The trope of the obsessed artist refers to a character that strives to perfect their chosen craft and better themselves at it by any means necessary, which can lead to their own self-destruction in their pursuit of perfection”
Directors (or whoever): How can we appeal to the millennials?
Dylan O’Brien, Not Okay / Riz Ahmed, Sound of Metal / Chris Messina, Birds of Prey / Christopher Abbott, On the Count of Three / Robert Pattinson, Good Time / Ryan Gosling, The Place Beyond the Pines