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Let’s start with the obvious: Blade Runner isn’t just a movie—it’s a vibe. It’s not the kind of film you casually toss on while folding laundry. It demands attention, patience, and a willingness to accept that some things might never make total sense. At 25, you’re probably mesmerized by the neon-drenched dystopia and existential monologues. At 45, you might find yourself preoccupied with entirely different questions, like why Deckard’s apartment doesn’t have better lighting or why replicants seem more human than the actual humans. This is a movie that shifts as you shift.

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There’s something inherently hilarious—and borderline tragic—about reading early studio notes for Blade Runner. You can feel the tension dripping off the page, a cocktail of confusion, frustration, and outright disdain for a movie they couldn’t wrap their heads around.

“This movie gets worse every screening,” one executive lamented, as though Blade Runner was some sort of recurring fever dream that kept getting more incomprehensible every time they revisited it. If it weren’t so funny, it’d be heartbreaking.

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There are two kinds of people in the world: those who consider Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey the apex of cinematic genius, and those who think it’s an unbearably slow collection of random images that could’ve been wrapped up in about 35 minutes. And the weird part? Both groups are right.

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First of all, you’re not alone. Falling asleep during Citizen Kane is practically a rite of passage for people who claim to “love film” but only got into it after Tarantino started name-dropping obscure spaghetti westerns. It’s the movie you’re supposed to appreciate, not necessarily enjoy. Which raises the obvious question: if it’s so great, why does it feel like homework?

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Picture this: You’re sitting in a darkened theater, popcorn in hand, watching yet another Alien movie unfold. The setup is familiar – a ragtag crew of space explorers, each with their own quirks and backstories, venturing into the unknown. You know what’s coming. By the third act, they’ll be running through dimly lit corridors, pursued by a nightmarish creature that’s more teeth than sense.

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It’s a devastating coda that underlines the tragedy of this family in general and also looks at Michael’s constant struggles against the grain of the family.

I mean first we learn that it was Sonny who introduced Carlo to the family, and therefore to Connie, which gives greater depth to the events of Part I.

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In the half-century since its release, Stanley Kubrick’s “2001: A Space Odyssey” has lost none of its power to awe, inspire and mystify. This is a film that dares to dream on a cosmic scale, that reaches for the stars both literally and figuratively. It is a work of staggering ambition and meticulous execution, a symphony of sound and image that seeks nothing less than to unravel the mysteries of human existence.

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If you ever find yourself watching Apocalypse Now, it’s probably not because you stumbled upon it; it’s because you made a deliberate choice to lose yourself in a film that’s as maddening as it is mesmerizing. Francis Ford Coppola’s Vietnam epic is not just a film; it’s a fever dream of horror and beauty, a psychedelic reflection of war that aligns more closely with a bad trip than a historical recount.

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Let’s face it, Dragon Ball fans. We’ve all collectively tried to forget the live-action misstep that was Dragonball: Evolution. But fear not, because deep down, a flicker of hope remains – the dream of a Dragon Ball Z movie that truly captures the spirit of the legendary anime.

So, grab your Senzu Beans and get ready to explore what a real Dragon Ball Z movie would look like.

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