All of us have that feeling of some deficiency from our childhood. I think that's a universal thing.
Rian JohnsonI feel like people want to be surprised when they get out of the movies. They want something thrown at them they didn't expect. They want stuff that reminds them of the feelings that you get when you're watching art house movies but with the fun of like a big summer movie. That's the goal, I guess.
Rian JohnsonMy favorite sci-fi always uses its hook to amplify some bigger theme or idea - some emotional thrust.
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 JohnsonBack before 'Brick,' I wrote a short film that I never ended up shooting: hit men in the present who work for a mob in the future who send their victims back in time. A guy is sent his future self, he lets him run, and the whole short was them chasing each other across the city. That sat in a drawer for 10 years until after I made 'Brothers Bloom.
Rian Johnson