i am kind of studiously not developing any real knowledge or opinion about current French riots but just gonna note that the baseline Political Riot level in France is way, way, waaaaay above the American baseline

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Not every movie you engage with will be good and that's okay but every movie you refuse to engage with will be bad. Watching movies with people who refuse to engage is like being stuck on a vacation with people determined to not have fun. They think they are witty but they are wet blankets.

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Some stars never click and go in the "you had to have been there" box but I do try to convey their original appeal to the best of my abilities. It took multiple films for box office queen Norma Talmadge to click but I finally got it! I understand now!

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Emphasis on Me Personally. Nostalgia cannot be shared with people who just weren't there. I run into this a lot with silent movies, obviously. Some stars just don't click at first despite longstanding popularity with the original fans. I try to give them an honest chance.

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That's why I keep saying that I STRONGLY disagree with many of my favorite film writers. We just do not have the same taste at all. I don't want them to agree with me, I want to read their thoughts and how they came their conclusions about the film. Agreement isn't the point.

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