In Witness (1985), director Peter Weir makes a brilliant stylistic choice here: the instant Samuel notices a news clipping, all dialogue and ambient sound drop out. The sudden silence, broken by a single, chilling synth note, allows the visuals to deliver the film’s key twist.
It’s still Twitter.
It’s still the Kennedy Center.
It’s still the Department of Defense.
It’s still the Gulf of Mexico.
And Donald Trump is still a rapist.
Reporter: The DOJ has this new fund — $1.7 billion. Why should taxpayers pay for the January 6ers?
Trump: Because in my world, loyalty outranks law. They broke the rules for me, so you pay the bill for them. That’s the transaction.
"Odysseus you're my best companion, so don't take this the wrong way. But in 20 years if you're still here, sieging cities, throwing javelins and shit, I'll fucking kill you. That's not a threat, that's a fact, I swear to Zeus I'll fucking sacrifice you."
A Captain America sequel that's also an Avengers movie and kind of an Iron Man movie and introduces a new Spider-Man and also the first live-action Black Panther sounds like a mess, but 10 years later, Captain America: Civil War remains impressive as hell
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Never stop saying "dozen" and "half dozen". Never stop using the word you read in an old novella. Never stop using your regional jargon. Don't succumb to an internationalized English stripped of its whimsy and romanticism in the name of streamlining global commerce.