Film explores many different dysfunctions people have - from actual mental illness to extreme denial. There are definitely healthy, functional people around I even count a few of them as friends but they re not particularly interesting to write or read about. And my personal experience with such a state of existence is very limited. I thought that it would have been too sappy for Henry to have a teary, hug-filled reunion with Big Dad. That might have been appropriate if Film was a film, rather than a book.
Forgiveness is too holy.
My family has not been particularly influential in my career as a writer. In fact, I think my mother and sisters almost always demand free copies of my books instead of buying them. Film , funnily enough, is filled with some great references to films. Definitely the latter. I ve been an obsessive viewer of films since I was very, very young.