Shaun of the Dead and Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World director Edgar Wright tends to stray across genre lines. He has produced some of the most interesting film hybrids of the last 15 years. A couple of familiar driving games helped inspire his newest work, Baby Driver.
Baby Driver once again capitalizes on genre expectations, dismantling and rebuilding them in a new and unique way. In a recent interview with Gizmodo, Wright discussed how games such as Driver and Grand Theft Auto influenced the film.
"There's a scene later on where he carjacks a lady at gunpoint. That's the first time he's done that in that movie. It gives you pause for a moment because you know he's a good-hearted kid," Wright told Gizmodo. "It's like, 'Oh, he's pulling a gun on an old lady and forcing her out of her car!' Then, as he's driving off, he sees that her purse is on the passenger's seat and throws it to her before he peels out. Nobody in GTA would do that. So, I think it'd be interesting for the Grand Theft Auto generation to see that."
He expands upon the game's influence, highlighting that this moral compass is what separates Baby's character from those in Grand Theft Auto. Wright also mentions his examination of the game's consequences in comparison to real-life human collateral and its large role in developing how Baby behaves in a GTA type of situation.
Baby Driver hit theaters this week.
[Source: Gizmodo]
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