Scott spent a good year with the screenwriter, streamlining plot points and making them subtle. The death of the Rileys’ daughter is established in a deft and unexpected manner. “She used to exist in flashbacks, but one of the first things I did with Ken was take all the flashbacks out. I kept going back to the idea of restraint.
“While we were in New Orleans, it was very tempting to photograph the cityscape for all of its beauty, but I really didn’t think that was relevant to the characters.
“Some people have said, “It’s a shame you don’t get to see Kristen actually dancing on a pole,’ but that was again a conscious decision. I didn’t shoot it. I was being asked to shoot it, but I wouldn’t shoot it because I didn’t feel that it was relevant to what Doug was going through. And I think, if I had shown her doing that, it was possible the audience would connect that to Doug and to something he was doing as a character. I didn’t want that to happen. I didn’t want that to be in question.”
Read the rest of the interview HERE
via kstewartnews
Wow! I really can't wait to see this movie and I'm already liking Mr. Scott's directorial style. He is not into the obvious. It's true, it doesn't mean that Mallory (Kristen's character) since she is a stripper - that she needed to be stripping or pole dancing. He knows he can convey the character's plight with interaction with the film's other characters. This is sensitivity at its best. Thank you Mr. Jake Scott for not banking on the hot property that was in your hands during filming - Kristen Stewart. Thank you for not exploiting her star status.
Now, I think you should share your notes with Allen Coulter. lol The 'Memoirs' script was a family drama masterpiece. And we all know how it ended and marketed, all based on Rob's sexy status *rolls eyes*. Good thing it was saved by Rob's natural approach to his character, his excellent portrayal of Tyler. Okay, I gotta stop now. You all know where this is leading to. haha.
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It'll be in my city on October 29 and I can't wait to see it.
It nicely put by you, "not exploiting". Great movies always boil down to a great story. It is all about the actors ability in a character driven film.
Shaui,
I LOVE your commentary on the articles/information. We certainly think in the same lines and I appreciate your gentle guidance for the Robsten newbies.
You know, Shaui you are right, yet again you always are!
I am so glad he didnt shoot those parts, I mean KRisten is very profesional if she needed or had to she wouldve but I just dont think it fits her persona. Yes, she is an actress & she's acting but she is techinically still doing the act. But I am sure she didnt learn those pole dancing skills in vain..im sure she's put them into use already..tehehehe:-)
Maryxxx
I like the conscious decision that Mr. Jake Scott made regarding the pole dancing. The pole dancing isn't the main point of this movie. It'll ruin the whole move if that scenes are included. I'm glad the director maintains the spirit of the story and make it a good quality movie.
One of my favorite movies is Rebecca directed by Alfred Hitchcock. You never see the main character but you can feel her prescence in almost every scene. I think this film will have the same flavor of Rebecca. I can feel it in the brief trailer of the movie. You know it is about the loss of a daughter and how Kristen's character is like almost a replacement for the daughter they lossed. I am looking forward to seeing the film at the end of the month. Kristen gives such depth to these sort of performances. As for RM, it was marketed all wrong, even Jimmy Fallon when Rob was on his show expressed it better than the advertising of the movie, that looked more like a romantic drama, which it was not. Oh no, I have talked to much, my apologies.
I totally agree with your comment, Robstenation.
Good job, Mr. Jake Scott. I admire your conscious decision. You know exactly what you want for this film and it's the right choice in my opinion.
I agree with you so much!!! Jake Scott knows how he wants his movie to be perceived, and instead of going for a 'sexy' factor, he wanted to draw the audience in to the actual story behind the characters. So there was no need for additional stripper/pole scenes from Kristen.
Whereas with Remember Me, the whole marketing for it was solely based on Rob. I mean there's nothing wrong with it, but that meant that it took it away from showcasing the movie as a family dealing with loss and how they survive it, to another predictable romantic film. Don't get me wrong though, Rob did a fantastic job in it. It just didn't help that the female love interest wasn't someone you could really relate to and someone who was portrayed as being a know-it-all. Apart from her, I liked the movie.
-T
fascinating article...and really appreciated your remarks,Shaui.
Hoping and praying this movie plays somewhere close to me, cause I really don't want to have to wait for the DVD! Looks brilliant!
@T Funny that we share the same ideas and yeah RM was marketed in all kinds of wrong because that was how it was delivered by its director Coulter. He cnt decide if it was going to be all bout Tyler and his family or be a romantic drama and include Ally in the picture. Sad to say the romantic part of it was not totally developed and you can only feel resentment about it. I believe you also read the script, it was warm it was centered about Tyler and his family, his sister, his Dad. Nope, but Mr. Coulter have gone the predictable way and had to show that Rob can make love (bec he cant in the TwiSaga) and be all human, naked and BOOM, there goes the story. Now its a sexy film. Do you recall when Matt Lauer asked Rob what the movie was about and he was a little confused as well. Anyway...lol
@iluvthemovies Yes, I can see the Rebecca reference. Well, its simply because Hitchcock was a genius haha.
@Robstenation, yes I read the original script and I thought that this was a gonna be a powerful movie. Even through the words I cried at the ending. And like you said, it was centred more around family and how they interacted with each other. Since the first time I read it, I had always been more interested in Caroline and Tyler and I was looking forward to that.
But once they had Rob on board, they knew they could take advantage of that and they wrote in another love scene. You know the one after he confronts his father. That scene had absolutely no correlation to what just happened, it was just there. I felt that the relationship between Tyler and Ally was really contrived. I swear there were some scenes where there would be this awkward silence between the two of them. It wasn't a natural development.
The romance storyline was more of a subplot. It should have been about family dynamics because I think in the bigger picture, more people would have been able to relate to that. Yeah, there were a couple of interviews where the description of the movie was confused, even Rob had trouble answering that question.
-T (ps. sorry this was so long)
It would have been almost hypocritical to show the young girl mallory on the pole. A pole dance by a beuatiful girl like kristen could only be sexy and stimulating to be honest, and it would be like the director was exploiting the character instead of empathizing with her. And for that, I just love this dude! Talk about not letting the allure of Kristen on a pole get the better of the story!
I think I'm really liking Jake Scott ...He looks like a very caring person...Kristen has had some great directors,Greg Mottola,Sean Penn,Mary Stuart Masterson,Chris Weitz,CH and DS...hopefully Bill Condon will be just as good.....and the main thing is that they've all had great things to say about Kristen.
Agree, Shaui. I also thank Scott for that. The promotion of WTTR seems to be on the right track. I only hope there is a bigger release, locally and internationally.
Mon
@robstenation if Jake Scott showed Mallory stripping it would make Doug look like a perv. @luvthemovies Rebecca is in my top 10 Favs
Well....I guess I wasn't the only one who thought the chemistry between Robert and Emily was somehow to be force and I think I know why now ^^
That was why not many directors could stay faith to the original character from the script no matter who played the part.
@deanie And that is why Jake Scott is cool. He gets it. And wont do anything to sell out. Quite commendable for a young director who wants his name out there. Although I know he has been in the biz (bec of dad) for a long time. He stays true to his art.
@tri4mut Contrived to say the least.
sorry i am late posting,was on night duty.agree with all of you regarding remember me.as for WTTR i hope it gets what it deserves because it looks really really good and yes not focusing on the pole dancing and stripping stuff def gets the message through.this is the thing with indie films,they focus on the real subject without diverting the attention to more popular stuff.
This is my first time posting. I love Kristen and I've been looking forward to WTTR for what seems like forever. I hope this movie will give her the recognition that her unbashedly raw and honest performances deserve. I feel like she is always overshadowed by the Twilight franchise. Although the saga was what first introduced me to Kristen and I loved her in it, I resent that most people belittle her performance in it because it's "Twilight". She gave Bella a level of depth and fire that I didn't grasp from the books. Her performance was nuanced and not overacted. I am looking forward to yet another amazing performance in WTTR and hopefully a nomination ( a long overdue one). Sorry this post is so long.
-Bren
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