Selin Song He made his debut perfectly two years ago with Past livesOpera Prima, which has reached the Oscar, where it even reached the nomination for the best film. Now, having passed the box office in the United States and other territories, its new project is opened in cinemas in Spain, MaterialistsHe joins the three Hollywood fashion actors with a field: Pedro PascalIN Dakota Johnson And Chris EvansField
Plot Materialists Follow LucyThe young and ambitious matchmaker New York, who will be discussed between his imperfect ex -girlfriend and the ideal couple, a rich and sensitive person. Love triangle with which Selin Song Runes greedy criticism of love capitalization. To write this, the director was based on her own experience. Ten years ago, when he still started as a playwright, he had no choice but to work in a marriage in a big apple.
There, customers contacted her and told her without any dark expectations that they had about a person with whom they wanted to spend the rest of their lives. In your work, Selin Song He met people who desperately tried to find this half of the orange for their completion, but also completely superficially with the requirements that they requested. The idea of the couple was reduced to a commercial transaction. This is what he addresses in MaterialistsThe field about this and all the secrets of the film, we were able to talk to her in the hypertext after her passage through the ATLàNTIDA Mallorca film festival to present the tape.
IN Past lives You worked with incredible actors, such as Greta Lee, Theo Yu … But in this case you play in the most important league. You have Dakota Johnson, Pedro Pascal and Chris Evans. How does this change feel, this jump in your career? Because this is just the second film.
The truth is that for me they are only the right actors for paper, more than anything else. Of course, this is incredible when you are well promoting the film and take care of the beautiful marketing part. It is really incredible to have such incredible, powerful, successful, beautiful and bright actors. But the fact is that, in the end, I write only the characters that I know. I do not write, thinking about the actors. I write only the characters about the newspaper, and then I go out in search of … as married, I go out in search of a soul -blonde. Therefore, I go out in search of someone, who is suitable for the characters that I wrote.
I met all three during the promotion Past livesField and then I felt that they were suitable people for these documents MaterialistsThe field so, of course, I asked them: “Hey, do you want to read my script? I feel that this character and you are the souls of the twins. ” They read the characters and said: “My God, I am his family soul.” And then they were part of the film. Therefore, in the end, we are talking about communication, right? And how I fall in love with them as actors. Has not changed since then Past livesThis was also with a Greta, Theo and John. For me, the process itself is the same. It is about me in love with those actors as characters.
IN Materialists You draw a love triangle, but you also turn it because you really do not compete. So, in a sense, you undermine the stereotype of such stories of this type of films of this type. Have you always had an idea to do this?
Well, I think that it is always very important for me that in the stories of adults who fall in love, they also behave like adults. I think, in general, this is not enough reflected. That is why I am always looking for ways that no one is a villain or do something wrong. In fact, it is rather the power and the ability to make decisions of the protagonist, right?
So this is Lucy, the character of Lucy and her decision about what is important for her in her life. Because it is your life. This is not just this boy or another. It is rather what she really appreciates in her life. What is priority in your life? Is this what she thinks that she will make her feel valuable? Or will it be something valuable in itself, what is love?
Do you think we dehumanize something as human as love for all these statements about appointments, with all these companies that promise you to find true love?
No doubt. I think that there is a dehumanization of all types in all aspects of human experience, right? I think we see it all the time. Therefore, the most important phrase of the whole film is: “I am not goods, I am a person.” In this sense, I want to convey in this film that the definition and modification of people always lead to dehumanization.
And it looks very clear in Materialists What is happening with the character of Sophie or what Harry does. He breaks his legs. Because? In order to think about your own value. We all want to feel valuable. And one of the reasons why I think we want to feel valuable is that we do not feel valid. And we do not feel valid, because we treat ourselves as if we were goods, as if we were objects or products.
The result of this is that we will not be people. We are not going to be people. This is what this means: “I am not goods, I am a person.” The goods cannot love another product, but a person can love another person. Therefore, if we talk about love, true love, there is no way to find it in a dehumanized state.
This means that we must put aside all the numbers and all values as the only way to achieve this, which, I think, is increasingly found on appointments. What is happening with appointments is very worried. Because quotes are a game played in search of love. So why is the language used at meetings so financial? Or numbers? I’m very worried about all this.
Speaking about this, I want to ask you that, I think, most of all dehumanizes us today, which is artificial intelligence. What do you think, how to determine not only the film industry, but also our life and our relationship with others?
I believe that AI is something completely dehumanizing, which will completely steal experience to be people. The only thing that bothers me is humanity. And with AI this, as if it seems that there is a little comfort, a little of this, a little of this. It seems that everything becomes easier. I think about this when it comes to the meeting market, for example.
The destination market or marriage market was used in communities, at parties in the garden or dance parties. Previously, this happened in such a way that it was still dehumanized, but this happened. Like in Pride and prejudiceElizabeth Bennett, in this book, she always tries to say: “I do not sell my personality.” She does it too.
But now this is happening all over the world on our phones. So it’s easier. Everything has become easier. Now you can see all the lonely men and women on Mallorca, and then go to another city and see everyone again. This gives the feeling that “this is easier, so better.” But in fact, this means that dehumanization is also easier, right?
This means that it is also easier for us to feel less human. It will always be faster. We will begin to get used to how easy it is to dehumanize, and then everything will go down. And then we will all begin to forget what it means to be people. That is why I think that AI is incredibly dangerous. And, of course, this will begin to influence us. If you ask me about the cinema, of course, this is a cinema disaster.
Finally, I would like to ask you what your favorite romantic films are from all time.
Great. I love ApartmentBilly Wilder. I love this too To the edge of the news (Broadcasting news), Jim Brooks. I think it is very romantic. This is one of the most romantic performances that were made when they were made, although, of course, this does not end well. I love Holidays in RomeYour heart breaks you strongly. I think that I like those that are really heartbreaking. English patient This is very good. And maybe sincerely, I like You have e -mailThe field is very good.
Materialists This is already in cinemas in Spain.
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