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[action's] a western thing. we think of the hero going into battle, rebelling against a government or an oppressor, but [in kundun] action is nonaction or what appears to be nonaction. that's a hard concept for western audiences. . . . we wanted to show a kind of moral action, a spiritual action, an emotional action. some people will pick up on it; some won't.

-Martin Scorsese

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Martin Scorsese

[action's] a western thing. we think of the hero going into battle, rebelling against a government or an oppressor, but [in kundun] action is nonaction or what appears to be nonaction. that's a hard concept for western audiences. . . . we wanted to show a kind of moral action, a spiritual action, an emotional action. some people will pick up on it; some won't.

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