While Ryan Coogler prenatious in the critical and commercial triumphs of his latest film, “Sinners”, he returned a mirror to the people who helped make this success possible.
Coogling, which brought Marvel's “Black Panther” films to life, said in a letter Shared with Instagram Tuesday that he has an “eternal gratitude” for the moviegoers who supported the horror of the vampires, who landed in theaters on Friday. “My heart has broken out,” he wrote.
The filmmaker “Fruitvale Station” devoted more than half of his letter – which he wrote on a typewriter and published on the Instagram page of the film – to the public who is committed to seeing “sinners” in theaters. He recognized the fans who saw the film in “Different formats”, those who adjusted their schedules to see the film and others who praised “sinners” in their interior circles.
“I had the gift of the opportunity to make a film inspired by my family and my ancestry, but it was always a film that we wanted to make for the public, in theaters,” he continued. “We have always had our minds on you, the public, and we have felt a deep responsibility to entertain you and move to the way only cinema can.”
“Sinners”, written and produced by Coogler, presents a longtime collaborator and star of “Creed” Michael B. Jordan as a pair of twins returning to their hometown of Mississippi, where supernatural evils are waiting in the night. The release of the photos of Warner Bros. openly open At the Easter box office, winning $ 45.6 million and exceeding expectations. He beat his colleague Warner Bros.A Minecraft film,This won $ 41.3 million on the same weekend. This blockbuster, based on the very popular video game franchise of the same name, broke records with its domestic opening of $ 157 million.
Even before “Sinners” contains success at the box office, the horror film was a success among the critics. Amy Nicholson du Times said in His examination The latest coogler project is “not only a great film but an eternal film, which will transcend today's box office and the prices of tomorrow to live as a favorite forever.”
“Coogling three genres faced – drama, musical and monster film – in a hymn on the fight to create something beautiful during your time on earth,” she wrote.
In the midst of the theatrical deployment of “sinners”, which drew the attention of the A-Bishops, in particular the star of “The Bear” Ayo available, Lakers icon LeBron James And Tyler, the creator, Among many others, Coogler simply wrote: “I believe in the movies.”
“I believe in theatrical experience. I think it is a necessary pillar of society,” he added. “This is why me and so many of my colleagues have devoted our life to crafts. We cannot do what we do if you don't show up. ”
Coogler also devoted his letter to the way cinema allowed him to “dream, find a career and build a more sustainable life”. He said he would thank the supporters by continuing “to exploit my human experience and my personal relationship for more stories”. He wrote: “To see your answer to the film, invigorated me that many others who believe in this artistic form.”
Coogling said that “sinners” were also a way for him to honor his ancestors and channel his worship of colleagues filmmakers and artists, notably Spike Lee, Steve McQueen, Ava Duvernay, Jordan Peele and the late directors David Lynch and John Singleton. He concluded his letter by encouraging the public to continue presenting himself in theaters.
“Together, we can perhaps extend the definition of what a blockbuster is, what a horror film is and what an IMAX audience looks like,” he wrote. “I will see you in the cinema, bucket of popcorn in hand!”
“Sinners” is now in theaters and also features Hailee Steinfeld, Jack O'Connell, Wunmi Mosaku, Jayme Lawson, Omar Miller, the newcomer Miles Caton and Delroy Lindo.
