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Come On, You Know That Everything Hollywood Does Is Perfectly Original
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One is a short about a man and a woman in offices across a busy street, seeing each other and communicating via scribbled notes on paper. The other is a short about a man and a woman in offices across a busy street, seeing each other and communicating -- one way -- via scribbled notes on paper. sent as paper airplanes. The latter won an academy award. The latter came after the first. There are, however, some differences, not the least of which is that the latter is animated and the former is live-action, and the stories aren't identical. But fans of Australia's "Signs" think Disney's "Paperman" is a ripoff. The director of "Signs" is doing his best NOT to accuse Disney of plagiarizing his work, but, then again, he might want to work for them at some point. (Sydney Morning Herald)
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