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The Robert Loggia/Marc Meyers Interview (Page 4 of 4)
An Interview with Robert Loggia and Marc Meyers
Marc Meyers:
I think it served as both
entertainment and almost a way for
people to identify with their own
experiences through seeing something
similar on screen. There is a little bit
of catharsis and therapy that may
actually happen for families that see
the film. By sharing something specific,
it makes it a little bit more universal
for everyone else. Connecting yourself
to the movie in that way was the one
thing I wanted to provide. In regards to
lessons, I think it is important. Death
is part of life and in some regards,
once you find peace with that and not
try to fight it, it is a way to better
embrace what you have left.
It is not a movie
about how do they put the grandfather in
some hospital so that they can find a
way scientifically to keep fighting the
inevitable, but to allow him and the
family to try to embrace whatever can be
loved and enjoyed in what time nature
has left for these family members. It is
almost like the most honorable way you
could respect someone; they can enjoy
their life naturally and actually
connect with this part of their life
rather than disconnect from it, and feel
okay with that.
I think some families
may want to go to a hospital and that is
their own choice, but to also see this
as an avenue is valuable. It is actually
the way man has probably embraced a loss
of a parent over the history of us way
more than what we have probably done in
the last 50 years.
Gary Barg:
Yes, nicely put. Thank you.
What is the one big, most important
piece of advice you want to give to a
family caregiver?
Marc Meyers:
I think it is what I tried to do by
writing the story in the first place,
which was find a way to come to terms
with what is happening; to accept it so
that you can actually enjoy and embrace
what is happening within your family or
to someone close to you. Do not miss the
beautiful, little moments because those
will stick with you longer than
anything. Be emotionally open and
grounded enough to accept this moment,
this chapter in someone else’s life and
to make it beautiful for them and for
yourself.
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