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167: Hayao Miyazaki’s confusing new masterpiece

Deep Dive from The Japan Times

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The Last Film by Robert De Niro

"This one felt just a bit like self-referential, tribute to himself," he says. "I don't mind the ego, actually, but I just think that normally his films don't break the fourth wall and just feel really self-contained" The director's had the same kind of visual and thematic obsessions throughout his career for decades,. And this may be being his final film, just based on his age and the, you know, how long these films take to make.

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