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On a previous post about Guillermo Del Toro, I mentioned how I wasn’t a fan of the first Hellboy, and that’s true. I also mentioned how despite that fact, I think Guillermo Del Toro is in my opinion top 5 visual directors today. Visually, Hellboy was stunning, and the sequel looks to continue the visual spectacle. MTV talked to Guillermo about why he believes people have lost their sense of wonderment, his plans for Hellboy 3, The Hobbit, & how Hellboy would fair in a fight against Batman! Pretty interesting read, here’s an excerpt:
MTV: Would the world be a better place, then, if monsters roamed the Earth?
Del Toro: It’s not about monsters being real — it’s about us allowing them to exist in our imagination and our soul. If you allow the magic, it’s not necessarily that you’re going to transform water into wine, but you’ll certainly transform the boring expectations of everyday life into a spiritual one. I believe in the spiritual, but I am not a religious guy. It’s a strange conceit, but it’s true. If you allow the magical to live in you, [the world is] a better place.
MTV: What fills you with that sense of wonderment, of awe?
Del Toro: When somebody talks about something eminently natural … like the other day somebody made a joke at the Saturn Awards and he said, “My nephew, who is 6, I ask him, ‘What age do you most want to be?’ and he said, ‘7.’ And I said, ‘Why 7?’ and he said, ‘Those are the only two numbers I know.’ ” And I love that! Those things make me feel in awe. Nature awes me.
Read rest of interview & watch an interview with Hellboy himself @ MTV.com
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