Notes from a student of cinema

Learning to watch films properly.

One observation at a time. No ratings and no verdicts — just the moment something in a film made sense, and an honest attempt to say why.

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Repetition isn't emphasis, it's pressure

The line never changes. What changes is how many ways the other man can find to not hear it.

Good Will Hunting·1997·1 min

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