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Dark City (1998)

Film

DirectorAlex Proyas

Meta takes1

Figures

Objects & symbols

The recurring spiral motif

Locations

The constantly shifting cityscape
The fabricated memories and reality of the city → The Hyperreal Mirage

Tropes

The Strangers and their motivation
John Murdoch as an amnesiac detective

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What We Do in the Shadows (2014) — via The Hyperreal Mirage
Léon: The Professional (1994) — via The Hyperreal Mirage
The Big Lebowski (1998) — via The Hyperreal Mirage
Spirited Away (2001) — via The Hyperreal Mirage
American Beauty (1999) — via The Hyperreal Mirage