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I have a love for movies and music. I've always had an interest in the concept of characters losing themselves in a fight for good and ending up not knowing if their cause was what it once was. Breaking Bad is probably a good example. Dazed and Confused is one of my favorite movies. That has a lot to do with coming-of-age. I'm sure theres infinite books to relate that to. The bad guy in No Country for Old Men is pretty cool. I could possibly write my thesis about psychopaths or something, which makes me think of American Psycho, which is also a book and a movie. I also like war movies a lot. Psychological damage is a pretty fascinating subject. Might hit that up.

sharif made me think of interstellar and that movie is bonkers. alternate dimensions are good food for thought. that'd probably be super hard to write a whole paper on tho.

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  1. AnonymousJanuary 17, 2018 at 11:29 PM

    The morality in a fight is a good topic. The Departed tells a story of a cop goes under in a criminal organization while a thug infiltrates the police department at the same time. It's an intriguing story about who's fighting for the right cause and the change in characters' state of mind is also worth looking into.

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    1. AnonymousJanuary 18, 2018 at 9:04 AM

      the departed is one of my absolute favorite movies

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  2. AnonymousJanuary 17, 2018 at 11:30 PM

    I might suggest Fight Club, that is a good movie about psychopaths, or maybe silence of the lambs

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    1. AnonymousJanuary 17, 2018 at 11:30 PM

      or Nightcrawler, that's a good movie

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    2. AnonymousJanuary 18, 2018 at 9:05 AM

      love silence of the lambs and ive been meaning to watch nightcralwer for a hot minute now

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  3. AnonymousJanuary 17, 2018 at 11:47 PM

    I really like your interest of characters losing themselves in the fight. I suggest American Sniper which is a great movie in which the character's whole life has been a war and his experience in the war influences the inner conflict between his country and his family. I've also seen Dazed and Confused and I think it's also good for your focus.

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  5. AnonymousJanuary 18, 2018 at 1:12 AM

    You should watch Dexter. He may not qualify as a psychopath but he falls somewhere on that spectrum.

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