Matthew McConahi celebrates his return to the cinema with The Lost Bus, and also heads the list of bestsellers of the New York Times with his last book “Poems and Prayers”.
The film tells the truthful story of the bus driver Kevin Mcakey and teacher Mary Ludwig, who saved 22 children during the 2018 forest fire, which destroyed Paradise, CaliforniaThe field to prepare for this role, McConachis spoke directly with Macakey.
“Kevin [McKay] It takes this decision to turn the bus and go to their mother and son, because they cannot go to a safe place from the fire, because there is a mandatory evacuation, ”said McConahi.
When he was asked why McKay decided to save children instead of his family, McConahi said that the answer was surprisingly simple: “He is coming, well, this is my job. It's so simple. “
Director Paul Greengrass added an individual approach, taking the 93-year-old mother of McConaha in the film.
The film also includes the son of McConahi, Levy, playing his character's son. McConahs said that he and Levy relied on the power of their real relationship in order to plunge into difficult scenarios.
“Is it not so surprising that we have such loving relationships and trust this, so go to the end,” McConakhi said. “We know that at the end of the day we return together to hug each other. Do not restrain yourself for your own feelings of anger and hatred … Do not ask permission. We know that at the end of the day we return together to hug each other. ”
Poetic book 36 years in creating
In addition to acting, McConachis also celebrates the release of “Poems and Prayers”, a collection of letters, which he began at 18.
“I was, as it were, lost in Australia, lost my opinion, and I wrote poetry to try to figure out everything,” he said.
He said that the project grew up in a period when doubts and cynicism began to penetrate his worldview.
“I discovered that I was becoming a little cynical, even looking at the nose, at people, objectifying people, not giving anyone the benefit of doubt,” McConahi said. “When I saw this enough, I just went, well, maybe like that. It scared me. “
Instead of succumbing to this thinking, McConachi said that he decided to focus on ideals.
“I took out my pen and said:“ It’s good if the logic is not so if I am not satisfied with the logic, if I do not find faith and things that I need to believe in, and reality with the facts, I am going to go to the ideals that are “verses and prayers”, and look for this divinity and this beauty and say: “Hey, let's bring it to the ground, do not stop, believe in it.”
Possible future in politics
McConacs also considered long speculations about its Political ambitionsConfirming the possibility of continuing the role in this area.
“This is what I am still considering,” he said. “Yes, I don’t know if this is my strip, if this is a place, I can be the most useful. This is not my integral language. ”
He admitted that some people think that he sounds as if he wanted to voters of politics, but he said that he was not sure that holding the position is the right path for him.
“Right now I will write, be a dad, take the children out of the house, I hope that as healthy as possible,” McConahs said.
