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Why does everything get a standing ovation now?

Shakespeare had a little trick to get people clapping. He would often write in the epilogue lines to get the audience to applaud. You know, it's a little weird when I've just said, 'Okay, please applaud now.' And then of course people applaud.

Anatomy of a Scene

How Jane Schoenbrun Has Fun With Horror (and Chicken) at Camp Miasma | Anatomy of a Scene

I think so many movies, and obviously especially horror movies, 'if we don't have a jump scare every minute and a half, the audience will revolt' is the popular line of thinking. And I wanted this movie to have this very clear tonal line in the sand that said, no, you, I want you to feel like this movie can become anything — but the one thing that it will be is romantic, unexpected and joyful.