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   Film as escapism   
   31 Jul 21 20:13:03   
   
   From: ggggg9271@gmail.com   
      
   According to this:   
      
   - And there’s a reason escapism resonates with viewers. While cinema is   
   capable of helping us directly confront various aspects of our world in a   
   powerful way, it’s far more popular as an avenue of distraction. The movies   
   that let an audience forget    
   everything outside a theater are, almost without exception, far more popular   
   than those that remind us of what we’d rather ignore for a while so that we   
   can feel a rush. Of course, the best films can both provide an escape and say   
   something meaningful    
   about life, and Brazil does so with a delightfully off-kilter style.   
      
   http://moviemezzanine.com/history-of-film-terry-gilliams-brazil/   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   

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