I do think that our perception of reality is fragmentary, and in 20th-century literature, it’s totally normal to not describe reality as something whole and completely transportable and explicable. That’s been accepted in novels. But genre films always pretend that reality is transportable, which means that it is explicable.
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MICHAEL IGNATIEFF In early 2005, I really studied the prospectuses of these mortgage pools that were tranched out into... MICHAEL BURRY Rivalries don't necessarily mean races being close at major championships. I had a rivalry with ... MICHAEL JOHNSON The relentless invisible storm of radio signals and electronic particles, the hustle and bustle, and... MICHAEL LEUNIG I got married very young and put my career on the back burner for the most part because that's w... MICHAEL LEARNED I am an English-speaking Canadian, but my entire family - Russian exiles and the Canadians they marr... MICHAEL IGNATIEFF If you're going away, be sure to cancel the paper, the milk, and the laundry pickup. Remove the ... MICHAEL FROME