We really want to see how the idea of an intellectual action movie is received by the world.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
A film engages you emotionally and intellectually.
There's a tremendous intellectual fervor among independent filmmakers, and that has to be cultivated.
What I've realized is that a film operates both on the intellectual and emotional levels, and if you can find a way to tell a riveting story and draw ideas out of that, it's very powerful.
I think that our task as filmmakers is to create the most insightful reality given the most pressing questions.
I think that people should really understand what it takes to make a film.
Here's the thing: I think the media underestimates the intelligence of the moviegoer. We need to be fulfilled. People want to sit down and think, and I try to make people think.
Movies are extremely imitative of one another. Whatever works, people will try to do it.
I think there's still an appetite among a certain audience to see intelligent movies that have real emotion in them.
As a filmmaker, it's not my intent to trigger or shape national discourse. My task is to make as powerful and understandable a film as I can. What happens next is what happens next.
If you're expecting an intellectual film, then you will be disappointed.