Before watching the movie:

I don’t know how well-known this movie is. The only reason I’ve heard about it is because The Simpsons referenced it in an episode title that I only knew because it was the only time I ever heard a TV station announce the episode title as part of saying the show was on next, and it only stuck in my head because it was confusing without knowing the reference. I think at some point I got around to looking up what the reference was and got just enough answer to satisfy me and then I forgot about it until I was looking for mockumentaries and realized I’d already heard of this.

What little discussion I’ve seen around the movie recently is about how the satire has evolved into reality. I hope there’s still a little satire that seems like satire.

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