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Originally Posted by Josie_in_SF
I always remember him much more for 'They Live" than for anything else. I remember that funny scene where, race aside, he had to beat the hell out've that guy just to get him to put on the glasses.. to face reality... which was comically realistic, and I think was the real point of the scene.
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You are not the only one to see the same symbolism there.
Love the line right after he finally gets the guy to see the truth through looking through the glasses. The guy starts to freak out a bit and,
"Hooold on, you ain't the first son-of-a-bitch to wake up out of their dream."
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