Reflecting on personal experiences of losing a parent and a close friend at a young age, the chapter explores how these events have influenced the speaker's views on love, longing, and storytelling. It delves into the impact of tragedy on shaping character and the drive to take control of one's narrative in response to darkness.
Between her big hits, “Monster” and “Wonder Woman”, Patty Jenkins wrote an R-rated fairy tale, starring a dog. She hoped that the dog would deliver such a great performance that the Academy would — for the first time — give the Best Actor award to an animal. The story was about a dog program in a prison, a perfect set-up for a story of both canine and human redemption, right? Wrong. That’s the kind of story Hollywood loves, but not the kind of story Jenkins wanted to tell. Enter development hell.
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