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Maybe it feels like I’m being a contrarian because, as a critic, when I’m voting on awards, I adhere to the “strictly business” stance that you champion, Josh.

After it was presented to the chamber in 1929, it sank, virtually traceless — too big, maybe, too expensive, too ambitious, too contrarian to the plans of real estate salesmen.

The words I gave to Elle’s character are that I do think he’s a contrarian, and I do think he likes to look at the other side.

But his willingness to absorb contrarian perspectives has also landed him in hot water.

Such is the film’s power that contrarians felt compelled to dispute its greatness by asserting their superiority.