The Rock’s Vision for Meaningful Movies: Balancing Art & Entertainment

The Rock’s Vision for Meaningful Movies: Balancing Art and Entertainment

Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson is taking a dramatic turn for his next film,

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The Smashing Machine, which is directed by Benny Safdie.

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Johnson said in a new interview with Variety that he feels he now wants to make more dramatic films

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(and also continue to make the movies that he is best known for).

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I’m at a point in my career where I want to make films that matter,

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That explore a humanity and explore struggle [and] pain,” he said.

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Johnson said he was drawn to the movie in part because Safdie wants to tell a story that was “raw and real,”

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with “characters that are authentic and at times uncomfortable and arresting.”

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