Original artwork, not a still
It’s like looking in a mirror. Only…not.
— Face/Off · 1997
Behind the line
What it means
Our interpretation.
The speaker offers a comparison to a mirror image, then hesitates and undercuts it with 'Only…not'. The pause gives the remark an uneasy edge: something looks like a reflection, yet a crucial difference makes it not a true copy.
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