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Pride & Prejudice 2005
Lizzy is viewed as a witty heroine who provides scathing criticisms of the system that she inhabits. She doesn't. Even Jane Austen doesn't. Their criticisms are present but in the end are hardly salient because they want to both criticize society and yet live in the upper rungs of it.
An entertaining watch though, and it has some awareness of the injustices present in English society at the time.
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tldw: the system is broken, but what if you had one rich guy that could solve everything for you?
and also he's quite morally dubious.
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Dune: Part Two 2024
This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.
Dune: Part Two details the ascension of Paul Atreides, from refugee taken in by the desert Fremen to emperor of the Known Universe. Throughout the film, a prophecy suggesting that Paul is the One is a lingering question that foreshadows Paul's path.
In telling this classic story of the Chosen One, Dune: Part Two nearly perfects the craft. Although Dune: Part One falters as a standalone film due to essentially serving as Paul's backstory for Part Two, the effect is…
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