Micah Fitzerman-Blue and Noah Harpster open up about crafting the most powerful scene of the year.
Warning: This post contains light spoilers forA Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood.
Some movie moments are so powerful, even their makers cant get through them without crying.
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We got emotional on the set every day.
Its going to be ok!
[and] distract them out of their feelings, Fitzerman-Blue adds.
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We wanted the movie to recreate that feeling, to have Fred Rogers hold space for you.
Fred finally has chipped away the cynicism and Lloyd becomes a convert.
Hes willing to listen to Fred in a way that he wasnt in the first half of the movie.
Over the years, people would read the script and say, You cant do that.
What are you doing!?
When Mari read the script, she said, First off, weredoingthe minute of silence lookingrightin the camera!
Like, all of these things wed questioned over the years, she just got.
A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhoodis now playing in theaters nationwide.
