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He is saying that a disaster story only feels effective when the audience feels immersed in its world. In his view, the drama depends on that sense of being fully inside the setting. The quote emphasizes realism and atmosphere as part of making the scene work.
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About Paul W. S. Anderson
English filmmaker, born 1965
Paul W. S. Anderson is an English filmmaker known for science fiction films and video game adaptations. He was born in 1965 and is best known for directing commercially successful genre work, especially the Mortal Kombat and Resident Evil films. Anderson made his feature debut with Shopping in 1994. In 1992, he and producer Jeremy Bolt founded Impact Pictures, the company behind most of his films. He later directed the first, fourth, fifth, and sixth Resident Evil films, which helped bring him wider attention and collectively grossed more than $1 billion worldwide.
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