‘Beau Is Scared’ director Ari Astor ‘happy’ to confuse audiences with his film

bo is scared Director Ari Aster is known for his quirky, eclectic films.film maker midsummer and heredityAstor said, he would be happy if people were confused by his films.

Speaking of Entertainment Weekly The filmmaker said of people finding his films confusing:

“I’ll take it, I’ve met people who were excited about the movie, they were really happy, thought it was funny, and then I’ve met people who looked really confused. And I’m happy, I Think it’s great. I like that it seems like it’s something that people have to fight and wrestle with. It’s really holistic.”

Later in the interview, Ari Astor admitted he was surprised by how quickly A24 agreed to support his film bo is scaredAri revealed that despite the film’s oddity, A24 supported it from the beginning and allowed Aster a lot of creative freedom in making the film without compromise.

during an interview independent line The filmmaker expressed concern about the film industry and the lack of support for independent films.

“There are more studios than ever, and there are more platforms than ever – but it feels like risk aversion is off the charts. It’s never been this bad,” he said.

bo is scared is a surreal black comedy horror about a man’s journey home to visit his mother. It also stars Nathan Lane, Parker Posey, Amy Ryan and Patti Lupone. The film opens nationwide in the United States on April 21.