Actually men are closer to having the ability to act egoistic when it comes to a crisis situation.
Ruben OstlundI was very interested in highlighting group behaviour and I wanted to show that I think this is very fundamental about being a human being... that we are herd animals actually. So, I was looking for different situations that take place in different kinds of groups.
Ruben OstlundWhy I'm interested in filmmaking is because a moving image is very, very powerful when it comes to changing human behavior.
Ruben OstlundJust look at the history of cinema. The most reproduced male character is probably the hero and the most reproduced female character is probably the sex object. I think those stereotypes have been reproduced over and over again. It also changes our expectations when it comes to a situation like this in real life.
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