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20 years ahead of its time...


Dealt with the dumbing down of media, but eerily much more than that.

The dangers of style over susbtance, and we're there across all media now.

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Well, it was released exactly at the right time. Trouble is that the whole movie was a prophesy for our times and hit the head of this nail: all things combined, the pretty ones are always going to get ahead with the help of other's talent, money and the human race basic instincts and stupidity.

[blue]If pigs had wings the sh*t of this world would be perfectly shared[/blue

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