tbh I don't think he answered any differently than he would have if these questions had been asked three or four years ago. His answers had nothing to do with the fact that he's in a relationship with Alicia / possibly in love. They were general answers about very deep topics and I think that saying that he only got "personal" bc he finally found his one true love is reaching. I'm not saying this as an Alicia hater because I actually LOVE her and adore them together, I just didn't get that vibe. NOT trying to start drama since drama always ensues when people talk about them as a couple,it's only my opinion!
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Who knows.. I have never heard him talk about love that deeply before, so.. I can't make comparisons.. I think his relationship with Alicia somehow affected his answers cause everytime you talk about love you probably think about the relationship you have with the person you're with, but yeah I also think these are his feelings about love in general.
And I also think these questions weren't too personal tbh... They didn't ask him if he wants to get married, have kids, or something like this. They asked him his opinions about love in that moment (and probably in general) and he replied with his opinions.. Maybe the questions were a bit too serious to be discussed in a simple press junket but well the movie is about love.. So.. I enjoyed it and I liked his replies.
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Those questions asked are general and not personal. Nevertheless I think highly likely he would have answered differently a few years back. In fact, events surrounding our life do change in a span of a couple of years and our view will change accordingly.
Thank you gorgeous Allie! These gifs are so very sweet. [emoji178][emoji1317] I love it when he sees his reflection and makes that satisfied face. And when they kiss. And.. Ok every moment tbh. This is going to be my favourite scene. Michael's idea of shaving Tom [emoji57][emoji122][emoji92][emoji1316] poor stache tho [emoji174]
Thanks again Allie!
You're very welcome! The gifs are super cute and I'm wondering how much of that scene was ad-libbed or spontaneous. All these reviews from men raving about their chemistry has me excited and all the advice to "bring lots of tissues" has me worried. If men are crying in the theaters, I will be a sobbing mess!
Unfortunately I don't know (yet) but I'd like to ask them. I think many scenes were spontaneous as the actors let us know through many interviews and knowing Cianfrance's previous work.
The idea of shaving Tom was Michael's, so that speaks volumes about the freedom that director gives to his actors -which is wonderful-. This scene didn't exist in the script, so.. Considering he uses to do hours of footage and he makes them live and do things almost for real to make them look real (cooking, milking goats lol and shaving) it's possible a lot of things were spontaneous in this scene. It really looks spontaneous, I showed it to 2 (non interested) friends and they told me it looked real, something like a "behind the scenes". Then I told them it's part of the movie [emoji85][emoji23]
That's why I love Cianfrance: he makes you live the experience almost for real, leading you to "become" your character and to identity very much with it. Michael and Alicia were very very happy. So I think he gives them a lot of freedom, they can express themselves and give their interpretations to the scenes. It's amazing.
This scene looks so natural and cute.
Saw the interview about "love" everyone is talking about. It is not that he sounds dumb or awkward but he does kind of ramble on which makes the interview boring IMO. I think he is talking about love so much simply because TLBO is being promoted as an epic love story and of course the interviewers will not let that go. Michael has never had to promote a love story before as far as I can remember so he has never had to talk about love. Nothing to do with his relationship with Alicia.
The only other film I can think of that is similar in genre is Jane Eyre but as far as I know he wasn't asked questions like these back then.
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You are right, I forgot about that movie. I remember the junket interviews for that one were focused more on the literary aspect since Jane Eyre is a classic masterpiece. If it were me, I would ask questions about the moral dilemmas faced by the characters in TLBO because that is much more interesting and conversation worthy. There are so many love stories in hollywood that I would shy away from that aspect as it sounds ordinary and been-there-done-that storyline. But of course love stories "sell" more and all the people associated want it to be profitable.
Let's agree to disagree. I don't see how he had "plenty of opportunities" when most of his interviews were basically about Steve Jobs. The Elle UK interview wasn't an "in-depth interview". The journalist just mentioned they were dating. The NYT magazine profile didn't touch his personal life at all.
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If he had been shut up in his house for the past 2 years that is one thing but he has been speaking to journalists for various reasons and has been in a few of the same events as her. She finds a way to slip in bits and pieces about their relationship regardless of what the interview is about and Michael doesn't.