Who is more important, the director or the screenwriter?

In the past film and television industry, the position of the director was relatively more important. However, with the development of the times and the needs of the industry, screenwriters and directors are equally important now. The director is the commander-in-chief of the whole drama and film shooting. He shoulders the most important responsibility and is the most tired in the whole crew. However, a good script is the soul of a good film and television work and the premise for a director to create a good work.

Someone once made an analogy: a screenwriter is like ingredients and spices, and a director is like a chef. A good cook can't finish a delicious meal without ingredients and seasonings, just as a smart woman can't cook without rice. However, even if there are good ingredients, good spices and no chef to cook them, these ingredients are violent. Therefore, screenwriters and directors are equally important, both of which are indispensable soul figures in a good film and television work.

There is a good director now. However, good film and television works are rare. This is because the film and television industry has recently lacked good screenwriters and high-quality scripts. Perhaps the screenwriter always writes stories according to the routines that the audience likes in order to cater to the market. Over time, they formed inertia, which made them unable to jump out of their comfort zone and use their imagination to write some good scripts. Of course, it may be that the market demand for screenwriters has increased now. So now the film and television dramas are all like this. There are always good directors, but without good scripts, even the best directors are useless.

Therefore, with the continuous development of the industry, the status of screenwriters has been significantly improved, almost the same as that of directors. However, the screenwriter can never surpass the director, after all, the director is the key to make a play finally take shape. In addition, both the screenwriter and the director are indispensable figures in bringing film and television works to the screen, one for the first time and the other for the second time. Both are indispensable, and then work together to get the final excellent results.