Tony Scott's Unfinished Business

Tony Scott was one of the most active directors in Hollywood. With his death, he left behind four big projects he was working on. One of them being a greatly anticipated sequel to "Top Gun," which was his gateway into his Hollywood career. the other three projects he left undone were "Narco Sub," "Lucky Strike," and "The Wild Bunch." Some people he had recently been working with him described him as being "burning with excitement for creating stuff." There were no signals that his film making energy was running out or that he was suffering from depression that would cause him to suicide. It is uncertain whether or not the sequel to "Top Gun" will be continued.

The title to this article was what had caught my attention. The title, being named "Movies that Tony Scott left behind," lead me to think that the article was about someone who left their legend behind them in their movies. I didn't necessarily think the person had died. After realizing that my thought of what the article was, was wrong, it pulled me in deeper considering how easily one can misconceive titles.

This article also got me wondering how one's life can impact greatly on people, whether they are family, friends, or simply fans of what the person did. Scott had 3 projects he was working on and with his death, he wont be able to direct these films. If these movies are still made, someone else will have to be the director, and they will no longer be his films. Of course, the job will be done and the movies will be made, but they wont be directed the way he would have directed it. Fans of "Top Gun" would most likely prefer the sequel to be made by the original director. It just wouldn't be the same if another director directed it.

I wonder if the movie's Tony Scott left unfinished, will still be worked on. Although these movies wouldn't be his movies any more, would the people he was working with decide that they continue on working on these films, or will they leave them as Tony Scott left them?               

http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/moviesnow/la-et-mn-scott-projects-20120821,0,7108947.story