Earnestly donating raffle ticket slips to help the victim of a fire while the rewards have been stolen holds the same corrupting weakness as boasting “our marketplace is so free and fair - everyone is given the option of buying coverage”
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The Last Picture Show 1971
So much heart about living in a small place where everything stays the same forever until you look up and realizes it's forever changed. The entire town is stuck in sadness that they would never admit. When the horizon is your limit, every little squabble is amplified, every itch of boredom boiling, until you squash yourself back into the role you've been designated. Those flights of fancy only become town gossip and "what if" dreams never come true.
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Where Is the Friend's House? 1987
I love how simple this story is, yet means so much. Each little gesture matters, and caring for your friend is the most important.
After being guided to the other-Reza's house, silently accepting his defeat and soothing the old man's feelings ("I didn't hear you knock"), he shows such maturity.
Despite adults acting like children, Ahmad's gonna be alright.
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Daisies 1966
Cruel, childish, gluttonous, gleeful, beautiful. Fairies who taunt and tease, acting out their little plays and rites, following a script and morality that no one else can see. Reclaiming a pocket of the world, wreathed in magic. A kaleidoscope of color and montage as we follow Marie & Marie’s adventures.
I love it.
At some point, and I’m still wondering where that flip switched for me, their play acting and petty antics transforms from “you go girl!” into “fuck the system.”…
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