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I want what happened in the movie last week to happen this week; otherwise, what’s life all about anyway?
— The Purple Rose of Cairo · 1985
Behind the line
What it means
Our interpretation.
The moviegoer wants a film to repeat what happened before, then gives that wish the weight of a question about life's meaning. The jump in scale makes the demand funny. Familiar events become a source of comfort that the speaker is reluctant to surrender.
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