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  • PETER SOHN I've never really done anything personal like this.

  • PETER SOHN This film is all about gestures of love.

  • PETER SOHN There was a moment in Ember's past where there was some xenophobia

  • PETER SOHN and she wasn't allowed to enter the station to see this beautiful flower.

  • PETER SOHN Wade finds a way for Ember to see it.

  • PETER SOHN It's very much Wade's gesture of love to Ember.

  • PETER SOHN Elemental is not just a love story between a boy and a girl, fire and water.

  • PETER SOHN It was about a parent and child as well.

  • PETER SOHN There were constant gestures of love from my parents.

  • PETER SOHN Taking care of each other, that was the "I love you".

  • BERNIE Good daughter.

  • PETER SOHN Having lost my parents while making this movie, it became a way to honor them.

  • PETER SOHN It became...

  • PETER SOHN ...my gesture.

  • PETER SOHN It was the best way that I could say "I love you".

PETER SOHN I've never really done anything personal like this.

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Peter Sohn | Good Chemistry: The Story of Elemental | Disney+

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    神谷 菜々子 posted on 2023/10/18
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constant

US /ˈkɑnstənt/

UK /'kɒnstənt/

  • adjective
  • Happening frequently or without pause
  • Occurring continuously over a period of time.
  • Faithful and dependable.
  • Remaining the same over time or not changing.
  • noun
  • Thing that happens always or at a regular rate
  • A fixed number or value.
  • A fixed number or value.
  • A physical quantity that is believed to have a fixed value and is used in calculations.
film

US /fɪlm/

UK /fɪlm/

  • noun
  • Thin layer that covers something
  • Movie
  • verb
  • To record moving action with a camera
gesture

US /ˈdʒɛstʃɚ/

UK /'dʒestʃə(r)/

  • noun
  • Bodily movement expressing a particular meaning
  • A movement of part of the body, especially a hand or the head, to express an idea or meaning.
  • Something you do to express gratitude, regret etc.
  • An action, especially a formal one, that expresses a feeling or intention.
  • verb
  • To move your body to convey a message e.g. wave
  • other
  • To make a gesture.
honor

US /ˈɑnɚ/

UK /'ɒnə(r)/

  • verb
  • To fulfill an agreement
  • To give an award to someone
  • To respect someone or something
  • noun
  • Award you get for doing well; prize, title, etc.
  • Chance to do something special; privilege
  • A mark of distinction; a title.
  • Respect given to someone who is admired
  • Good standing a person has in a community
  • other
  • Integrity; adherence to moral principles.
  • High respect; great esteem.
  • other
  • To accept (a check or draft) as valid and pay it.
  • To regard with great respect.
moment

US /'moʊmənt/

UK /'məʊmənt/

  • noun
  • Very short or brief period of time
  • A particular period in time
personal

US /ˈpɚsənəl/

UK /ˈpɜ:sənl/

  • adjective
  • Done by or to a particular person; individual
  • Concerning a person's private life or feelings
  • Relating to one's private life, relationships, or emotions.
allow

US /əˈlaʊ/

UK /əˈlaʊ/

  • verb
  • To admit the validity or truth of something
  • To let or permit someone do something
make

US /mek/

UK /meɪk/

  • verb
  • To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
  • To get to (a place) on time
  • To gain the status of (teacher, lawyer, etc.)
  • To create something by putting things together
  • To create or construct something.
  • To earn a certain amount of money at a job
  • To cause or force a person to do something
  • To force someone to do something.
  • To cause something to happen or be formed
  • noun
  • Product made by a particular company; brand
lose

US /luz/

UK /lu:z/

  • other
  • To be defeated in a battle or war
  • To be unable to find something
  • To fail to take advantage of something
  • To become smaller in weight or size
  • verb
  • To be unable to keep in check or control something
  • To decrease in value or quantity (e.g. weight)
  • To stop having certain qualities or abilities
  • To stop having or being entitled to
  • To fail to win something that is being contested
  • To be unable to find something you once had
  • To be dependent on someone (used with 'not')
  • other
  • To fail to win a game or competition
story

US /ˈstɔri, ˈstori/

UK /'stɔ:rɪ/

  • noun
  • One of many floors or levels in a building
  • Account or description of how something happened