This is such an honest and revealing interview it shows how much of Matthew Lopez' soul went into creating the heart and soul of the film. And we are thankful for it.
Yes, I too (like so many others) love this movie SO MUCH! I was so impressed on how really romantic scenes were punctuated by a bit of comedy, like Alex and Henry in the Red Room in their passionate embrace and then Amy walks in and Henry in particular looks so silly trying not to look guilty. I watched a piece on creating the incidental music to this film, and ever since, paid attention to it. (That I had to do that deliberately speaks volumes - pun intended - on how well it was NOT intrusive.) I love how both Alex and Henry have their own theme and how the music heightens the scene, like the "nervous" music when Alex is waiting in the Red Room, which then swells as the pair embrace. One of my favorite scenes is the New Year's eve party, where Alex is paying so much attention to Henry without realizing it, even though Henry is picking up on Alex's flirting with him - only to have it all crash down when Alex doesn't kiss him at midnight. (And perhaps is it also Henry realizing he can't openly kiss Alex, even in a platonic goofing way.) Been there, done that - often - where I mistook a guy's attentions to me as meaning more than it is just being friendly. Then we see Alex hunting up Henry outside because he HAS been paying attention - again without him realizing it himself. Alex's first line of "Did I do something wrong?" is making me tear up right now thinking about it, even after the scores of watching it. Movie could have ended right there with the kiss and a fade-out. Many people love how Ellen's shock at hearing who Alex is dating instantly turns to support. But I also love how he comes out to his father, with his father obviously picking up the next morning from their sleeping arrangement at the family guest house. Many readers of the book are disappointed this is only a two-hour movie instead of a 6-part series. I think even if it would have been possible to include more of the novel's additional material for a series, the extra material would have diluted the impact of the film version. I went to look at the difference between the 6-part 1990's Pride & Prejudice and the 2005 version. Most Jane Austen fans probably love the series better as being closer to her work, but the 2005 movie was much more of an almost physical impact and probably created a ton MORE Austen fans.
Matthew Lopez is a very sensitive, fantastic director!
I’m feeling ill, so all I’ll say is thank you, thank you, thank you to you both.
This is such an honest and revealing interview it shows how much of Matthew Lopez' soul went into creating the heart and soul of the film. And we are thankful for it.
Yes, I too (like so many others) love this movie SO MUCH!
I was so impressed on how really romantic scenes were punctuated by a bit of comedy, like Alex and Henry in the Red Room in their passionate embrace and then Amy walks in and Henry in particular looks so silly trying not to look guilty. I watched a piece on creating the incidental music to this film, and ever since, paid attention to it. (That I had to do that deliberately speaks volumes - pun intended - on how well it was NOT intrusive.) I love how both Alex and Henry have their own theme and how the music heightens the scene, like the "nervous" music when Alex is waiting in the Red Room, which then swells as the pair embrace.
One of my favorite scenes is the New Year's eve party, where Alex is paying so much attention to Henry without realizing it, even though Henry is picking up on Alex's flirting with him - only to have it all crash down when Alex doesn't kiss him at midnight. (And perhaps is it also Henry realizing he can't openly kiss Alex, even in a platonic goofing way.) Been there, done that - often - where I mistook a guy's attentions to me as meaning more than it is just being friendly. Then we see Alex hunting up Henry outside because he HAS been paying attention - again without him realizing it himself. Alex's first line of "Did I do something wrong?" is making me tear up right now thinking about it, even after the scores of watching it. Movie could have ended right there with the kiss and a fade-out.
Many people love how Ellen's shock at hearing who Alex is dating instantly turns to support. But I also love how he comes out to his father, with his father obviously picking up the next morning from their sleeping arrangement at the family guest house.
Many readers of the book are disappointed this is only a two-hour movie instead of a 6-part series. I think even if it would have been possible to include more of the novel's additional material for a series, the extra material would have diluted the impact of the film version. I went to look at the difference between the 6-part 1990's Pride & Prejudice and the 2005 version. Most Jane Austen fans probably love the series better as being closer to her work, but the 2005 movie was much more of an almost physical impact and probably created a ton MORE Austen fans.
Matthew is so smart and i appreciate this look into his mind!
so true about lies can’t be funny and laughing makes the audience trust you
Matthew, please, please, please put Rafael Luna in the sequel, and get Ramon de Ocampo to play him.