In A Violent Nature

stupid.

The action thriller film First Blood is released in US theaters.

Okay, this is our...

This is 80...

It is USC.

Wow.

Really? I mean, I knew their film school was like...

I was shocked

But I think there's more sophistication to the way this one grapples with the, like, what does it mean to make a video game film? What does it mean to base one genre of art on another genre? And I think that generic riff is something that's a huge success in this.

And what it reminded me of was your explanation of the Canadian slasher film In A Violent Nature, where I think the way you explained it to me was... that we travel over the shoulder of, you know, Toby or whatever the murderer is, and it's very much, you know, to me it gave the huge sensation of, you know, holding the controller and sort of directing it along.

And here, look, there's the trope of, you know, did I get a new gun? How many bullets have I got for this particular gun that feels very video gamey? But to me the most sort of video game element was stages, right? And we'll get to this energy, but it struck me as a really – creative and engaging and just very true way of thinking about how do I translate the experience of being a gamer of these specific games into a film.

And I think everything you said there is so right where it's like you started to watch it like it was a game, right? Like you were like, oh, okay, where's the next stage going to be? What's his next weapon going to be? And very much so, I guess the structure of this film is less a three-act structure and more of a – Seven stage? Yeah.

And like you say, you've got projects coming soon.

The one you was on about earlier, is that on par with In A Violent Nature?

A different way.

I think I'm being...