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Joey, do you like movies about gladiators?
— Captain Oveur • Airplane!
Behind the line May contain spoilers.
Our reading
An editorial interpretation.
The speaker turns to Joey with a direct question about entertainment tastes, asking whether they enjoy movies set among gladiators. On its face it is a casual inquiry that invites a personal preference, naming one specific genre of arena-and-combat storytelling instead of movies in general.
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