Somewhere between Venice and Toronto, Downsizing shrank. “It’s neither a broad comedy nor a science-fiction, but a little of both. We didn’t consciously avoid a broad comedy, the way free jazz avoids melody.”He was also caught between an impulse to make a political statement, and the desire to just make art. All of which might explain why audiences are having a difficult time deciding just what it is they’re watching in Downsizing. “As writers we do not begin with themes,” says Payne when asked about the multiple layers at play in Downsizing.

Source: National Post December 18, 2017 20:37 UTC