What is the fine-grained topic of the following text: ), it would appear that the film hopes to indebt itself to the expressionist qualities of James Whale and Tod Browning’s work, if only because Wan’s overwrought direction brings to mind the kind of filmmaker who attempts to emulate classic conventions through purely technical means. Only return the topic.
James Wan's film direction style in comparison to James Whale and Tod Browning's expressionist qualities.