Michael Regilio
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You create this whole universe of people who are not chill, who are not laid back, right? And then the dude becomes heroic because he's so cool. He's so laid back. He's not trying to achieve anything. He's not trying to become anything different. He just abides. And that's what makes him heroic. That's what makes him like him.
You create this whole universe of people who are not chill, who are not laid back, right? And then the dude becomes heroic because he's so cool. He's so laid back. He's not trying to achieve anything. He's not trying to become anything different. He just abides. And that's what makes him heroic. That's what makes him like him.
So it's a really interesting question of like, how do you find something new? You identify some sort of problem in the real world, and then you create that kind of universe, a tilted universe in your movie.
So it's a really interesting question of like, how do you find something new? You identify some sort of problem in the real world, and then you create that kind of universe, a tilted universe in your movie.
So it's a really interesting question of like, how do you find something new? You identify some sort of problem in the real world, and then you create that kind of universe, a tilted universe in your movie.
It is interesting because he on the face of it would not be a character you root for because he doesn't seem to want very much. But as you put it, hero and world are two sides of the same coin. In your new video essay, you say that film, maybe better than any other medium, gives us characters who embody new ideals for how to live one's life.
It is interesting because he on the face of it would not be a character you root for because he doesn't seem to want very much. But as you put it, hero and world are two sides of the same coin. In your new video essay, you say that film, maybe better than any other medium, gives us characters who embody new ideals for how to live one's life.
It is interesting because he on the face of it would not be a character you root for because he doesn't seem to want very much. But as you put it, hero and world are two sides of the same coin. In your new video essay, you say that film, maybe better than any other medium, gives us characters who embody new ideals for how to live one's life.
Now, I don't know if the dude fits into that category, but What ideals do you think we need to live our lives well at this moment in history? Are there any movies or characters that are embodying those values really well right now?
Now, I don't know if the dude fits into that category, but What ideals do you think we need to live our lives well at this moment in history? Are there any movies or characters that are embodying those values really well right now?
Now, I don't know if the dude fits into that category, but What ideals do you think we need to live our lives well at this moment in history? Are there any movies or characters that are embodying those values really well right now?
Well, let me just, I'll bring up something which I don't think a movie has addressed yet, right? Which is, I mean, I think one of the problems that we all are dealing with right now is screen addiction, right? Like you walk out on the street, you walk down the sidewalks of New York and everyone's sort of staring at their screen.
Well, let me just, I'll bring up something which I don't think a movie has addressed yet, right? Which is, I mean, I think one of the problems that we all are dealing with right now is screen addiction, right? Like you walk out on the street, you walk down the sidewalks of New York and everyone's sort of staring at their screen.
Well, let me just, I'll bring up something which I don't think a movie has addressed yet, right? Which is, I mean, I think one of the problems that we all are dealing with right now is screen addiction, right? Like you walk out on the street, you walk down the sidewalks of New York and everyone's sort of staring at their screen.
And there's a way in which we live in this world of self-consciousness where we're performing our lives, right? We're performing for this invisible, unseen audience. Literally in our case right here. Literally in our case right here. And there's a way in which all of us are negotiating two selves. There's our digital selves and our analog selves, right?
And there's a way in which we live in this world of self-consciousness where we're performing our lives, right? We're performing for this invisible, unseen audience. Literally in our case right here. Literally in our case right here. And there's a way in which all of us are negotiating two selves. There's our digital selves and our analog selves, right?
And there's a way in which we live in this world of self-consciousness where we're performing our lives, right? We're performing for this invisible, unseen audience. Literally in our case right here. Literally in our case right here. And there's a way in which all of us are negotiating two selves. There's our digital selves and our analog selves, right?
And there's a way in which the digital self of the digital world is a very seductive thing, right? It's where a lot of work takes place. It's where you can make a ton of money. And it's all clean and frictionless. And like the thing with screens is, you know, there's no touch, there's no smell, there's no taste.
And there's a way in which the digital self of the digital world is a very seductive thing, right? It's where a lot of work takes place. It's where you can make a ton of money. And it's all clean and frictionless. And like the thing with screens is, you know, there's no touch, there's no smell, there's no taste.
And there's a way in which the digital self of the digital world is a very seductive thing, right? It's where a lot of work takes place. It's where you can make a ton of money. And it's all clean and frictionless. And like the thing with screens is, you know, there's no touch, there's no smell, there's no taste.