Michel Gondry

More than any director in the 2000's, Michel Gondry truly believes he is a genius. While it may be a bit premature to say such a thing, I am confident that with time, he will be remembered for the man who thought he was a genius he truly is.

Many film buffs originally anticipated Vincent Gallo to be the true man who thought he was a genius of the 2000's, due in part to his proclivities to call his films 'masterpieces'. But recently, Gallo has admitted that such behavior was a facade, nothing but ironic publicity stunts that protest the media. Time has proven that the man who we thought thought he was a genius was merely promoting his movies. Despite such early promise, Gallo has proven to not only appear to not think he is a genius, but worse, be humble.

But in Vincent Gallo's absense comes a new hope: Michel Gondry.

Michel Gondry got his start directing music videos from Bjork. He later moved on to directing films penned by Charlie Kaufman. While Gondry believed these early works to be genius, it was not until he started writing his own scripts that truly came into his own as a man who believed in himself. "Gondry always believed he was a brilliant director," says Gondry fanatic and scholar Joe Rodriguez, bBut now, it's clear that he also believes he is a genius writer."

While the future of cinema is never predictable, it appears that it is safe to say Michel Gondry will be around for quite some time, making films he himself will call "the best films ever."