Maximalist film or maximalist cinema is related to the art and philosophy of maximalism.
In the arts, maximalism, a reaction against minimalism, is an aesthetic of excess.
[1] The philosophy can be summarized as "more is more", contrasting with the minimalist motto "less is more".
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