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For me the power of film is not just to hypnotize. It’s a kind of magic for living as well.
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The speaker sees film as more than something that absorbs or fascinates people. Its “power” is also connected to living: film can bring a sense of wonder, possibility, or enchantment into ordinary life. The comparison to magic suggests that cinema’s value reaches beyond the screen and affects how life is experienced.
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