I'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 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 JohnsonMemory is a form of time travel. That's something we do during the course of the day, every single day. The idea of actually being able to physically adjust that and change it instead of being haunted by it is a really human thing.
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