Nictate

“Well, nowadays, in terms of popularity, what the people who are making the films think people want to see and what people actually want to see are not, in my opinion, the same thing. The reaction to [You Can Count on Me]—and I don’t mean this to be a grandiose statement—just shows how hungry people are for something that’s more grounded in everyday life. They don’t need the kind of smarmy, sentimental, insulting-to-the-intelligence goo laden over everything that many moviemakers and studios seem to think is required for people to like films.”