Unlike some of the time-travel movies I love, like 'Primer' or '12 Monkeys,' 'Looper' is not about time travel. It's about this situation that time travel creates and the people dealing with that situation. So narratively, the big challenge was to have time travel get out of the way. Rian Johnson bigchallengecreate share on social
My favorite sci-fi always uses its hook to amplify some bigger theme or idea - some emotional thrust. Rian Johnson amplifybigemotional Change image and share on social
The critical reaction to 'Bloom' has been similar to 'Brick.' There are people on board with it and people who are not. Rian Johnson bloomboardbrick Change image and share on social
Teen movies often have an unspoken underlying premise in which high school is seen as less serious than the adult world. But when your head is encased in that microcosm it's the most serious time of your life. Rian Johnson adultencasehead share on social
In almost the same way you know what your grandmother looks and sounds like, you know what Bruce Willis looks and sounds like. Rian Johnson brucegrandmothersound Change image and share on social
You go from these high hopes when you're writing to just a desperate want of not making a complete fool of yourself by the end of it. Rian Johnson completedesperateend Change image and share on social
All my favorite movies are somebody else's least favorite movie. Rian Johnson favoritemovie Change image and share on social
I do love science fiction, but it's not really a genre unto itself; it always seems to merge with another genre. With the few movies I've done, I've ended up playing with genre in some way or another, so any genre that's made to mix with others is like candy to me. It allows you to use big, mythic situations to talk about ordinary things. Rian Johnson bigcandyend share on social
It's so much work to make a movie, and for me it has to get me off my butt. To get me actually writing you have to strike something inside, you have to hit a power main to get the energy. You have to strike something you care about. Rian Johnson buttcareenergy share on social