If you pay attention to the movies they will tell you what people desi…

Roger Ebert
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If you pay attention to the movies they will tell you what people desire and fear. Movies are hardly ever about what they seem to be about. Look at a movie that a lot of people love, and you will find something profound, no matter how silly the film may be. ✨ Roger Ebert (2012). Awake in the Dark: The Best of Roger Ebert, p.388, University of Chicago Press
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