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The Truman Show: A Boring Film

If we just saw Truman without the light falling out of the sky, it would just be boring. Like there's a reason why the movie is about the whole thing falling apart. And I think that's one of the all time great boring films meant to be. Chantel Ackerman, John Dealman,. which is the film at the top of the currently of the BFI list of greatest films but she means it to be boring. But then it has to denormalize that normal in order to make it make it a little more highly enjoyable.

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