[The dark scenes] are the point of the movie, and I hope that they maintain that point, because I think children can identify with a character who is upset.
[Max] rolls by himself, no father figure; this is a single family home, he continued, with passion. His mother ends up having a boyfriend that becomes like a monster to himâ¦people have to build trust with the people their parent starts to dateâ¦These are real issues that the character deals with, and I hope that [the filmmakers] continue to explore them, because kids need to see that; they need to see that other kids are dealing with it.
The thing is, its one thing to read [scary stuff] in a book, but when you see an itty-bitty kid running alongside a 10-foot-giant on the side of a cliff, it gets intense. But thats the point, because were representing the things inside of the kid. They represent his struggles, either him being too angry or being confused, or not feeling like he belongs. Theyre a gargantuan extension of the way hes feeling inside.
