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Watched DIE HARD today--this one is definitely a film for the ages

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Naomi K
Feb 24, 2016
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Not going into my full thoughts on DIE HARD (since I don't feel like it), but I will note that I thought John MacClane's central inner conflict--he's a tough guy who, in some sense, felt emasculated by the career success of his wife--is a great one for an action movie. So many movies are action movies, and I think they struggle to find internal conflict…

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