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Quick summary: What I find so interesting about Die Hard—in addition to unironically enjoying the film—is that it cinematically depicts what it means to bend space to your own particular navigational needs. This mutational exploration of architecture even supplies the building's narrative premise: the terrorists are there for no other reason than to drill through and rob the Nakatomi Corporation's electromagnetically sealed vault.

The article is all about how "Die Hard" and an Israeli invasion of Palestinian territory in 2002 are both about using space in unexpected ways, and moving through everything except doors, streets and hallways.




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