In the modern media age we are rarely surprised by what we see. Whethe…

Rowan Atkinson
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In the modern media age we are rarely surprised by what we see. Whether it's on television or film or in the theatre, everything is so advertised, so trailed, that most entertainment is merely what you thought it was going to be like.
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