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Wealth is "pressing"
Jevon 2022-03-15 09:01:03
It's one of the best noir films in years, at least I think so. The genius Ripley, I would describe him as a black man. Black, because he is not kind, and outstanding because the most intelligent people usually have to enjoy the cold in the high places alone. With wealth, status and the life he longed for, he became a different kind of person. But what he lost was just as important, he just hadn't realized it yet. Wealth is "pressing", people's pursuit of wealth makes them become slaves of wealth. Everyone understands this truth, but understanding is powerless.
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The Talented Mr. Ripley quotes
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Dickie Greenleaf: Now you'll find out why Ms. Sherwood shows up for breakfast, Tom. It's not love, it's my coffee machine.
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Dickie Greenleaf: "See Venice and die," is what they say? Or is it Rome?