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The quote says that once a film is released and widely watched, it no longer feels like it belongs only to its makers. Instead, audiences around the world start to feel a kind of shared ownership over it. It suggests that public reception gives a film its lasting life.
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Originally said in English.
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About Peter Jackson
New Zealand filmmaker, entrepreneur and visual effects pioneer
Sir Peter Robert Jackson is a New Zealand filmmaker, entrepreneur, and visual effects pioneer. He is known for directing, writing, and producing the Lord of the Rings trilogy and the Hobbit trilogy, both adapted from J. R. R. Tolkien's novels. His work also includes Braindead, Heavenly Creatures, The Frighteners, King Kong, They Shall Not Grow Old, and The Beatles: Get Back. His films have grossed more than $6.5 billion worldwide, and he is the fifth-highest-grossing film director of all time.
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