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Re:Before buying a NYT subscription, here's what it'll take ... by dreamcompiler on Thursday February 18, 2021 @10:51AM (#26181248)
I think Brazil did a better job of this than The Fifth Element, but yeah, I'd love to read/see more modern equivalents. Recommendations welcome.
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Re:Before buying a NYT subscription, here's what it'll take ... by throwanem on Thursday February 18, 2021 @11:08AM (#26181550)
That's fair; I was tempted to say that The Fifth Element also a little bit prefigured "hopepunk", in that it is, in spite of everything, a love story with a happy ending. Brazil could maybe almost be considered the "black mirror" version of the same story, if you squint really hard at least.

In any case, I haven't watched either film in far too long. I should really remedy that soon!

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