The impact of The English Patient's win is also felt from a pop culture standpoint - many have probably seen the episode of TV's Seinfeld where Elaine goes to see the film on a date and is bored outright by the film and insists that it'll never end. I'm willing to bet more people have seen this episode than the film itself, and its a shame that this negative connotation has gone on to influence how people see The English Patient.
I am one of those that have never seen it, but would like to. I would like to see it with a group, so I can yell at the screen like Elaine. Stop telling your stupid story about the stupid desert and die already! Die!!!
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Why 'The English Patient' was worthy of beating 'Fargo' for Best Picture 20 years ago
