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I like the Phantom of the Opera.
I used to love it; now I only like it. The movie is still among my favorites.
I started pondering on why I like it, and realized it's because the Phantom is a genius, and everything he has was supposed to be made by him, designed by him, or stolen for his use. Quite a yippie.
But now every time I watch the movie and I see all the flamboyance of the scenery, I take it into a wider context of its setting and realize all that abundance of decor is nothing but in-your-face superiority towards the people that aren't 'cultured' enough to attend the Opera Populaire and the people that work behind the stage.
I think I can't stand flamboyance anymore. I'm becoming too contemptuous of superfluousness.
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"No theory, no ready-made system, no book that has ever been written will save the world.
I cleave to no system. I am a true seeker."
-Mikhail Bakunin
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Originally Posted by George Carlin
People who say they don’t care what people think are usually desperate to have people think they don’t care what people think.
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