How to write a doctor’s sleep scene changed mike flanagan’s life
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Although it’s a key theme throughout his works, Mike Flanagan remembers how to write one Doctor Sleep scene put him on the path to a sober life. The sequel to Brightness marked Flanagan’s second foray into the world of Stephen King, his first being the acclaimed adaptation of Gerald’s game directed by Carla Gugino. Earning equally positive reviews from critics, audiences and King alike, Doctor Sleep currently remains Flanagan’s last work based on King after the abandonment of his spin-offs and revival adaptation, but it left a significant impact on his life.
In response to a fan’s question about the film, Mike Flanagan took to Tumblr to offer a detailed recollection of his time in Doctor Sleep. The writer/director recalled how the King film adaptation changed his life by finally putting him on the path to sobriety, recalling his efforts to include this theme from King’s two novels in the film. movie and “vividly” recalling how writing a scene changed his life for the better. Watch what Flanagan shared below:
When he wrote DOCTOR SLEEP, he was decades sober. The story of DOCTOR SLEEP is the story of recovery. This was something Ewan knew very well and why he was perfect for the role. I knew what the journey was like. He wasn’t alone—there were several cast and crew members on this shoot who were sober. In fact, almost all the actors playing the main characters were sober. I was still drinking at the time, even though it had obviously become problematic in my life, I hadn’t taken any significant steps to change it. I had been writing about addiction for a decade. It was all my work, going all the way back to ABSENTIA. I didn’t realize how much I was writing about myself, and I still can’t believe it took me so long.
I vividly remember writing the scene between Dan and Jack in the bar. My wife pointed out to me after being able to see it then, that something was changing in me when it came to drinking. Something was awakening and I was processing a desperate need to sober up. This scene represents an internal conversation that is deeply personal to me. It’s still my favorite scene in the movie. I have been sober for over 4 years. DOCTOR SLEEP finally helped me make that decision. I finished the shoot sober and went back to my life with a lot of uncertainty and insecurity. But with the unconditional support of my amazing wife and some incredible friends, my life really began to blossom. It was pretty obvious right away that this was one of the best decisions I’ll ever make.
Addiction has been a key theme of Flanagan’s for years
As Flanagan points out, the concept of addiction has been a key theme of his projects over the years, albeit an interesting one. Doctor Sleep put him on the road to sobriety. Just before getting the green light for the brilliant sequel, Flanagan had been in the middle of filming The Haunting of Hill House for Netflix, which reflected the struggle for sobriety through the lens of Oliver Jackson-Cohen’s Luke Crain, a drug addict as an adult hoping to wrestle with his terrible childhood memories of living in the owner’s house Although he was initially thought to be on a downward spiral in the show’s current timeline, the horror series finale saw Luke and his siblings celebrating their two years of sobriety, with the group appearing to have -accepted his past at Hill House.
Doctor Sleep, itself, remains one of Flanagan’s greatest explorations of addiction and sobriety to date. The first chapters of the King brilliant The sequel adaptation memorably saw a grown-up Danny Torrance, played by real-life stunner Ewan McGregor, seek help recovering from his alcoholism after leaving a single mother and her baby for dead after a night of drinking and drugs with her. The Doctor Sleep The scene Flanagan mentions above, in which Danny encounters his father’s spirit at the Overlook Hotel, proved for many audiences a disturbing reflection on the generational cycle of addiction, made all the more authentic by to the personal experiences of King, Flanagan and McGregor. .
Flanagan’s drive for sobriety would once again become a common thread with his Netflix miniseries midnight mass, a show that has often been described as deeply personal, especially when it comes to Zach Gilford’s Riley, a venture capitalist who spends four years in prison after killing a woman in a drunken driving accident. Even outside of being an effective creative connection between Flanagan and Doctor Sleep, knowing how the film set him on the path of personal growth is sure to be a heartwarming story for fans of the filmmaker. The audience can review the creepiness Doctor Sleep scene with the film available to stream now on HBO Max.
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