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Screenwritng Quote #131 Oren Moverman « Screenwriting from Iowa — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 20:37:15 +0000

[...] “It came out of a very casual discussion over drinks with Alessandro and we were talking about the war and America in general. We’re both outsiders, I’m from Israel, he’s from Italy. We talked about how we never really get to see the stories about the people who have to live with all the consequences of war, and the people who have to have personal relationships with [those involved in war]. It’s not just about politics, it’s just not about opinions, it’s really about your loved ones or you. So we thought of the Casualty Notification Officer as an amazing dramatic vehicle to go into these small stories of the families who are dealing with these situations right now and then get out and feel the effect of war and military life on these two guys. So that was really the inspiration and we just kept developing it, working it, shaping it. You know, it’s funny you’re saying it’s heavy, it’s obviously a serious subject matter but for us it was never about the seriousness of it or the heaviness of it. For us, it’s a very hopeful movie with a lot of humor in it that addresses in general how you go through a lot of shit in life, and how do you deal with it? Well, you deal it with through friendship, through love, through humor, through camaraderie, all the good things that make you feel lucky to be alive.” Oren Moverman Interview with Chase Whale [...]

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