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Qut Posted 21 years ago
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pls explain

Batman Begins

Perhaps the sheer lack of originality in Hollywood is what caused the plummet. But honestly, this movie was about as much fun as a tax audit.

I don't understand the above sentence

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Hello Q 1. The speaker thinks that the film is not as good as earlier films in the series ('to plummet' here implies 'to plunge', 'to fall from a great height'). 2.

  • Hello Q 1.
  • The speaker thinks that the film is not as good as earlier films in the series ('to plummet' here implies 'to plunge', 'to fall from a great height').
  • 2.
  • He attributes this to a lack of originality in the film industry.
  • 3.
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Hello Q

1. The speaker thinks that the film is not as good as earlier films in the series ('to plummet' here implies 'to plunge', 'to fall from a great height').

2. He attributes this to a lack of originality in the film industry.

3. He likens the experience of watching the film to the experience of undergoing an audit by a tax inspector (this is not generally pleasant).

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