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  • pdxfed@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    9 hours ago

    I’m watching Gladiator tonight for the first time in 20 years. It’s hardly new but so painful to watch again through the lens of the current state of America. It went from ominous historical warning 25 years ago of power, weakness and how men act in opportune moments to a primer on current affairs.

    • dreamkeeper@literature.cafeEnglish
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      2 hours ago

      I never really saw it as an allegory for fascism, but that’s an interesting take.

      At least the bad guy gets shanked in the end.