5/21/2023 0 Comments Good listeningAnd what made you want to sort of explore that theme?īRAFF: I think one of the things I wanted to explore was the idea that taking responsibility and really being 1,000% honest with ourselves is a first major step before we can move forward. And I wonder if you see it that way, too. ![]() HUANG: For me, when I was watching the movie, it felt like one of the big themes is about forgiveness, you know, forgiving someone else, but also forgiving yourself. I wanted to write something authentic about this pain, this anguish that we human beings sometimes experience, and how we stand back up after that. And in lockdown, when I sat down to finally express myself and write something, this is what came out. And one of my best friends who was staying with me with his wife and young child got COVID and ended up dying from COVID at 41 years old. And my father didn't last much longer after her passing. In 2016, my sister had an aneurysm, and she survived for about two years after that as a fraction of her incredible personality. And I'm wondering, what led you to write this movie?īRAFF: It's really came out of my own grief and loss. And there are some really funny moments in the film, but this movie is primarily about some really heavy stuff. To start us off, I think it's fair to say that you're known for comedy. ZACH BRAFF: Thank you so much for having me. Zach Braff, best known for his role in "Scrubs" and the movie "Garden State," wrote and directed the film, and he joins us now. It's a story about grief and forgiveness with moments of dark humor sprinkled in. HUANG: But a run-in with Daniel, who would have been Allison's father-in-law had her life gone as planned, starts an unexpected friendship and forces Allison to face the past. UNIDENTIFIED ACTOR: (As character) They're not going to give you more, Alli (ph). PUGH: (As Allison) Because we are in pain, and we need more. ![]() UNIDENTIFIED ACTOR: (As character) Which ones? We said we were going to wean off of them, remember? She's depressed, addicted to pain medication and living at home with her mother.įLORENCE PUGH: (As Allison) Hey, Mama, can you tell me where my pills are? ![]() When we see Allison again a year later, she's a different person. Allison walks away alive, but her passengers in the car, including the woman who would have been her sister-in-law, die in the crash. And then, in an instant, that changes when a car that she's driving is in a fatal accident. She's a young woman about to get married and start her life. In the new movie "A Good Person," we meet Allison, played by Florence Pugh.
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