“The critical reaction to 'Bloom' has been similar to 'Brick.' There are people on board with it and people who are not.” PeopleHas BeensCriticalReactionsBoardsBricks Author:Rian Johnson
“I feel like people want to be surprised when they get out of the movies. They want something thrown at them they didn't expect. They want stuff that reminds them of the feelings that you get when you're watching art house movies but with the fun of like a big summer movie. That's the goal, I guess.” PeopleWantFeelsArtFeelingsBigsHouseFunStuffGoalSummerThrownWant Something Author:Rian Johnson
“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.” PeopleWayBigsChallengesSituationTime TravelMonkeysBig Challenges Author:Rian Johnson
“There's something about the sci-fi genre that gets an audience interested in it, so maybe you can take some risks that you couldn't, if you were just doing a drama. It lets you maybe reach a little further and surprise people a little bit more because there's still that little safety base of working on that genre that everybody loves.” PeopleIfsLittlesStillsBitsAudienceRiskDramaLittle BitSafetySurpriseGenreSci Fi Author:Rian Johnson
