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What movies surprised you by how intelligent the writing was? (piefed.social)
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[–] otacon239@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Yeah, it definitely caught me off guard with how clinical everything was while also rapidly falling off the rails.

[–] NotASharkInAManSuit@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

It was telling you that it was an allegory the entire time! But I didn’t see it at all until it hits and outright tells you what’s going on. The second watch is even better than the first, once you know to look at things for what they really are.