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Good Films Are Often Bad Experiences
We often talk about “good films” as if goodness and enjoyment are the same thing. They aren’t. Some of the most respected films leave you drained, unsettled, or silent. You don’t come out of them feeling satisfied, you come out carrying something you didn’t have before. There is a difference between a film that pleases you and a film that stays with you. The first gives you comfort. The second
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