Keyword: moral ambiguity
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Seven Samurai
There are films you watch once and forget, and then there’s Seven Samurai — a 1954 action from director Akira Kurosawa that has kept audiences talking long after the credits roll. “Unmatched for suspense and spectacle!” That’s the line the studio chose to sell the film, and it doesn’t oversell it by much. The setup…
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Terminator 2: Judgment Day
Word of mouth is a strange thing, and “Terminator 2: Judgment Day” from 1991 is exactly the kind of film that earns it one recommendation at a time. That reputation, as it turns out, is well earned. The marketing leaned on the line “It’s nothing personal.” — and once you are a few scenes in,…