He doesn't WANT his son going into directing, but he is still going to support him. Of course, if the movie does poorly, it'll make it hard for the son to stand against his old man.
Naturally, that doesn't make any sense at all unless you have some experience with the messy and varied ways in which fathers and sons can relate. If you think of it as one of those messes, then it makes perfect sense.
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There's not that fine a line between willing suspension of disbelief and something just being stupid.
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