In The Green Room
dJ: Thank you, Robyn. You’re sweet.
DG: That is exactly what we wanted you to say. You read it well.
RHH: I noticed the reoccurring theme of male bonding throughout the film. Although there are well-acted, important female roles, the male relationships seem to be stronger.
DG: We talk a lot about father and son relationships and the relationship between Peter and Max. We love the idea of Bogart being the female catalyst and then leaving the story. It is supposed to pull the rug out from under the audience. We thought that left this interesting dynamic between Peter and Max, who are an unlikely pair.
Someone came up to us after a screening and said they thought it was a love story between Peter and Max. You can definitely read it that way.
RHH: Sort of a Lord of the Rings-style love story.
dJ: Exactly. There is also the commonality that both of the characters are really rebelling against their fathers. Peter comes from this family where a lot of focus is put on your career. He has the ‘you’re going to be a doctor’-type parent, and accordingly is enticed by the family-centered, less career-focused lifestyle that Humboldt presents to him.
Max grows up with hippie parents who have ideals that are anti-career, yet he is sneaking off and growing huge amounts, which could only be described as making it his career. He aims to make enough money to move to a more economically traditional place.
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