![]() You're rooting for the bad guy, you don't know why, but they're so empathetic and sweet. Ever since ‘ The Sopranos,’ it's like we fell in love with that idea. ![]() I love antagonists that aren't antagonists, and protagonists that aren't protagonists. MF: The film is really void of any clear cut heroes or villains, was that by design? I think it's just up to the viewer, the audience, to pull from it what they need from it. But I think the fun thing is that, once the film is out and once people see it, once you see it, the audience takes what they want from it, and it doesn't matter what my themes are, what my intentions were thematically. Then, I guess, as far as themes, I think the fun thing about themes for films is I went into it with a few intentional ideas for themes, what I needed to get done as a filmmaker, what I needed to put in there thematically. It was literally just my love for the rural South and cars and having visited there. ![]() I just needed a catalyst to get me into this location, to meet these characters, and it was the robbery, and it was everything that went into it. I got to write a script." So I had that as the location, I knew it was going to take place there, and then the rest is just fiction. I'm immersed in this culture, in this rural, Southern atmosphere, and I was like, "Man, I got to shoot a movie here. I was visiting some friends in northern Alabama. Moviefone: To begin with, can you talk about developing the screenplay and the themes you wanted to explore with this movie? You can read the full interview below or click on the video player above to watch the interview. John Travolta as Bodie Davis in 'Mob Land.'
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