Jeffrey Overstreet Interviews Andrew Stanton

Jeffrey Overstreet interviews Andrew Stanton:

I knew I was playing with fire by having elements that could [make people] accuse me of preaching, but frankly I figured that if I was always doing it from an honest place, that I was only using things in order to make the story clear and make the love story and the theme of the movie as rock-solid as I could, then the smart people would get it. So… that’s my only defense. I hate going to a movie and being preached to. If it emotionally gets to somebody, then I’ll take credit for it, because I was trying to go for as much emotional punch as possible.

Be sure to also check out Christianity Today’s interview with Stanton.

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