• HeHoXa@lemmy.zip
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    2 days ago

    Fight Club really hits different when you realize the main character is Tyler Durden

    Avatar really hits different when you realize the Navi are just defending themselves.

    Indiana Jones really hits different when you realize the bad guys are Nazis.

    Jurassic park really hits different when you realize John Hammond ignored all the warnings.

    John Wick really hits different when you realize they killed his dog.

    Star Wars really hits different when you realize the chosen one bringing balance meant revitalizing the dark side.

    … Old men like me don’t bother with making points. There’s no point.

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      10 hours ago

      There’s two ways to consume any content. Sometimes Moby Dick is just a whale and Matrix is a movie about a guy who learns to fight really fast.

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      2 days ago

      the santa clause really hits different when you realise the title refers to the rule, not the person