This article containsMAJOR SPOILERS FOR THE GORGE.
And were standing guard at the gate.
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I rewrote maybe a third of the script, Derrickson confirms.
The strangely idyllic and extended first act of the movie has likewise seen its serenity shattered.
The attempt was to create a mythology that was not a populist mythology, Derrickson explains.
Things that cinema hasnt been too preoccupied with.
The intruder comes in and needs to be taken out.
Theyre sort of protecting on instinct what is their own space.
Thats part of it, but it could be a lot of things.
It could be sex.
Theres no females down there.
What happened to them?
The truth wants to get out.
This is indicative of the contrast between Levi and Drasa in the movie.
He takes the cartridge that killed the man in the opening scene… and Levi didnt have that.
Thus the only way he has to find that equilibrium is by digging up the secrets.
Bringing truth of the Gorge to light.
Yet there is a modern insidiousness to Weavers latest character.
Shes not evil like Burke inAliens, shes not driven by greed, Derrickson insists.
What shes doing is in her mind not just justifiable but necessary.
The Biggest Leap of All
The Gorge acts as a metaphor for many an unpleasant thing.
And the largest overarching rainbow is the romance.
All of that is a continuing extension of the romance.
It is, in other words, a happy ending.
It was also the happiest version of the alternatives considered.
That was a little more bittersweet in its tone, ending with the gravestones all around them.
Even though it was beautiful, the reality of surrounding death was also there.
The Gorge is streaming now on Apple TV+.
