We made connections between the monsters created by war and the monsters he created, the typical outcast that Whale was attracted to, and the monster in himself, that's inside all of us.
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I wanted to make connections between Whale's past and present.
We knew that there was a certain kind of interest in Whale among a genre crowd.
The film 'The Cove' made people aware of the Japanese slaughter of whales.
In a deeply tribal sense, we love our monsters, and I think that is the key to it right there. It is monsters; it is learning about them: it is both thrill and safety. You can think of them without being desperately afraid because they are not going to come into your living room and eat you. That is 'Jaws.'
I was watching a Storyville documentary called 'Blackfish' about killer whales in captivity. I was emotionally drained by the end. It revealed a real behind-the-scenes truth on what we do with animals.
For decades I have tried to peel back the layers of mystery surrounding many marine creatures, though most have held tightly to their secrets. One animal that keeps me pondering is the shark. Spellbound by these enigmatic animals since I first encountered them in New England, I never tire of watching their special blend of power and grace.
Like Jonah, the whale had swallowed me; unlike him, I believed I would spend eternity inside the belly of the beast.
Monsters almost always are culture's way of working out their fears and are thus inherently incredibly interesting and powerful.
I believe implicitly that every young man in the world is fascinated with either sharks or dinosaurs.
I'm quite interested in the absolute roots of narrative, why we tell stories at all: where the monsters come from.
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