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 Besides, people like Mrs. Carmody date way back. “Even if she wasn’t somebody I exactly knew, I had church on Sundays and Bible school every Thursday night, and heard all the stories of these awful things that were going to happen if you told lies or masturbated or this or that or the other thing. And they all had scripture from the Bible to back it up. At the same time, my friend Chris and I fell in love with a guy named Jack van Impy, who’s this televangelist. He’s one of the early televangelists.” King’s voice begins to drip with amused sarcasm. “He knew all about the international conspiracy, and how the apocalypse was coming, and how you had to be ready. We just loved his delivery, and I just kind of mocked it for Mrs. Carmody. But the Mrs. Carmodys of the world are out there.” While King wants you to make your own assumptions about the film, he opens up a little about his own beliefs when pressed. “I have nothing against religion, in spite of my upbringing. But what happens is, religion cross-pollinates with politics. And if you’ve seen The Mist, you know that in some ways there are political parties that spontaneously develop in the course of things – which is what happens in any situation when there’s a crisis. The Mist adds religion to an already volatile mix. ”There’s always someone to say, ‘Well, we have the answer. We have the only answer,’” King continues. “Because whatever the religion might happen to be, they’re the ones who say, ‘We have the only answer, so let’s get down on your knees and pray about it, and on your way out, there’s guns in the vestry.’ Or, ‘we’ll kick your ass because our god is bigger than your god.’” But then he abruptly backs off from the topic: “If it causes you to think of the current world situation, then, well, it does. But I’m not prepared to say in one way or another.” He wants to stress that despite all the high-minded discussion, the movie is a fun thriller, too. “On some level, we have to remember, this is a movie about big [things] in the mist, too.” That desire to just want to tell a good story drove Darabont’s decision to alter King’s original ending. (Don’t worry, I’m not about to ... |
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