Interview. The Story
This is obviously a second part of the story. Together with the other members of the cast and crew Madeline gives an extensive interview at the movie premier. I’m going to write more parts of this chapter soon as I find it very interesting.
“Why in your opinion this fantasy story is so popular?”
“This is very easy. Besides the fact that this is a fairy-tale, basically this is also a love story, a romance, something very simple and understandable for the people of all genders and ages.
“Aside from all the magical and mystery things that happen in the books, this is a story of a girl who fell in love. If only her story was that simple probably there would have been no adventure at all. Yet the narration unfolds conflicts of all kinds which make the whole storyline so much more dramatic, dynamic and moving.
“Our girl gave her heart to no ordinary person. She fell in love with a man who was all wrong for her from the point of view of anybody and everybody in her world. Their love has to endure the most extreme and severe conditions, undertake every possible challenge to live through the end or perish. If there is anything that can go wrong it goes wrong in this story. If you can think of an argument against their love it will be spoken aloud and very clearly in the tale. Her family and friends, her own people, the history of their world, even the very own nature of the man she loves — for he struggles fiercely, he doesn’t want that love, his heart rejects this emotion — everything goes against their feelings. And yet they are there and they are very strong and passionate.
“The person she loves so dearly is very special and he has a lot to say from his point of view. Perhaps his record of events that happened is even more compelling as in the course of the story this is his character who undertakes the most dramatic and impressive changes. Thus in the end he is a completely different person possessing the qualities necessary to be together with an extraordinary girl he loves.
“You should not forget that this is a story of true love, of devotion and friendship, of betrayal, numerous prejudices and hatred, and of a devastating war that provides the most dark, dangerous and tragic background for the narrative.
“And this is a great story about hope. It was written in a very dark time for me and I was desperate for it to be hopeful. I was craving for it to show that even in the darkest hour there is always a ray of light, there is something you can hold on to until the darkness passes so you can stay sane and stay alive. In times when everything is against us, when there is no hope and it doesn’t seem that anything good is going to happen, when the world we knew and loved is literally falling apart in front of our eyes, the story teaches us to be strong, to fight for what is good and true, to protect the light and all the important things within and around us. It encourages us to believe even when no one else does.”
“Is there a man behind the male protagonist of the story?”
The question made her smile.
“I’m sorry I cannot tell you. Otherwise I will violate my own rule: no personal questions.”
However, the journalist was not going to give up so easily.
“I guess we’ll have to take your charming smile as ‘yes’.”
A radiant smile lit up her features even more brightly.
“I’m afraid I will chose not to answer this question of yours either.”
