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To: FatherofFive
I still do not understand how that film always winds up on “The Best” list of movies.

Filmmakers and professors were / are in awe of the technical achievements in the film, it pioneered a lot of camera magic that became common afterwards. On the other hand, the pubic yawned and it was a flop because the truth is, the story is more important than technical wizardry and the story was kind of dull.

13 posted on 07/18/2025 9:04:10 AM PDT by pepsi_junkie ("We want no Gestapo or Secret Police. F. B. I. is tending in that direction." - Harry S Truman)
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To: pepsi_junkie
Filmmakers and professors were / are in awe of the technical achievements

Yeah, but that was so long ago. I am not in awe of a flip phone, either. Not sure why the admiration endures.

19 posted on 07/18/2025 9:46:46 AM PDT by FatherofFive (we mutually pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes, and our sacred honor)
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