Ari Aster ‘Disappointed’ With How Moviegoers Dismissed ‘Beau Is Afraid’ Upon Release: ‘I Buried’ Things in There ‘That Still Haven’t Been Talked About’ https://t.co/9vvtg0S04E
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“That’s frustrating because you take the time to put them there and you wonder who’s going to catch them,” Aster told Vanity Fair. “When you make a film like this, it feels in some ways like you’re just pulling yourself inside out. With this film especially as it came out, I felt very protective of it. I’ve said this before, but it’s absolutely my favorite of my own films and I think the furthest I’ve been able to go.”
“I fantasize about there having been a time during which a film like this might’ve come out and divided audiences, and it would’ve made people excited to go to the theater in order to determine how they felt themselves, as opposed to just people hearing, ‘Oh, the response is all over the board, so I’m not going to bother.’ I knew this film was going to have people hating it or hopefully loving it, and I was hoping that the draw of a debate would be greater, as opposed to the response being something that would ultimately push people away from giving it a shot. So, the film will always be polarizing, but I just hope that people keep finding it.”
