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What is your favorite "epic" movie? (lemmy.world)
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What is your favorite "epic" movie?

By "epic", I'm referring to the old-school style of movie. Expansive story, massive production kind of movie.

I'm currently rewatching Lawrence of Arabia.

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[–] 1 point 10 months ago (2 children)

Right there with ya. Tolkien's expository wanking is legendary. I put Alexsandr Solzhenitsyn up there with Tolkien for their excess of exposition.

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  • [–] 1 point 10 months ago (1 child)

    Never touch anything close to Eco. You'll find yourself in a world of words.

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  • [–] 1 point 10 months ago

    Right?! I once read somewhere that Eco researched "Foucault's Pendulum" for 25 years. Yep, that reads like a 25 year long research paper. :D

    I had a 2-hour train commute, each way. I managed to get through all of his novels and essays in about a month of commuting.

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