Once upon a time, not so long ago, not many kids dreamed of becoming a filmmaker. Now, the accessibility of digital video and the internet, making films is easier.
A faithful adaptation of the source material can lead to problems of fidelity and redundancy. These problems can be solved by interpretation rather than transposition.
By declaring the director as the principal artistic force behind the creation of a film, the auteur theory changed forever the way the cinematic art is perceived.