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John Cusack

Most movies, once the action starts there's no more characters. You say a couple of dumb lines and then there's just explosions until the end.

John Cusack

Movies

Understanding this quote AI Analysis

John Cusack is saying that in many films, characters stop being important once the main action begins, and they only say a few silly things before the movie focuses solely on special effects. He criticizes this approach for reducing characters to simple distractions rather than developing them throughout the story.

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