My favorite sci-fi always uses its hook to amplify some bigger theme or idea - some emotional thrust.
Rian JohnsonThat's part of the appeal of time-travel movies: The notion of going back and fixing something.
Rian JohnsonI really spend as long as I can sketching everything out and working on the structure before I sit down to type out scenes.
Rian JohnsonI'm definitely a big believer in the notion that a heightened style can get you closer to an authentic human experience than so-called realism on film. There are films I love that have kind of a muted or realistic style, but for me on any given day I have more moments during the course of a day that feel like a Fellini movie than I do a Cassavettes movie.
Rian Johnson