thejackalhasarrived:“You need, for a story like this, for a character who we’ve reinvented as somewh
thejackalhasarrived:“You need, for a story like this, for a character who we’ve reinvented as somewhat of a cad and to have a naïveté to him, an exuberance to him that counteracts the more negative qualities, so that we can become invested in his journey and want to see him succeed. My hope was that however you interpret the ending of the movie, that it is a happy ending because he’s finally achieved what he needed to achieve as a human being. I knew that by casting Dev as the character, the audience would be completely invested in his journey towards that ultimate culmination.” — David Lowery -- source link