I thought this interview was great. The chemistry and fun you guys were having was great. Your questions were prodding and obviously provocative for Justin. And your analysis of not only the content of the film but also the comparisons between the mediums of book and film was amazing.
I didn't know a movie was made of the book, and stumbled on it the other evening (streaming sorry) and absolutely loved the movie rendition as well. Bravo Justin Torres for choosing the right director to convey, like you say in the interview, the poetry you convey in your book... the poetry of living that I found in the book. The interview was intelligent and friendly, and interesting to see Justin's point of view on the movie and how he learned about the movie process and enjoyed it... and the interviewer, whom I thought would be a tad light, asked well-thought questions, intelligent questions, that created a great dynamic and chemistry for the interview. Thank you!!
I really liked the movie. The surrealism, the narrative, the characters. But I LOVED the book. I agree that the director really got what the book was about. Justin's style of writing is just beautiful.
Cousin Justin looks ALOT like our youngest uncle in Miami and the father in the movie looks a lot like his brother and the boys in the movie actually look a lot like our dads when they were that age. I would have loved to see the casting call of all these Hispanics auditioning. Unfortunately the ones that might look the closest to actual family members might look the part but not right for the roll acting wise and the ones that look nothing like the real person might have the better acting ability but I think they did well with the pick of casting choices.
