It remains a vital, bruising piece of art because it refuses to compromise. It forces us to ask ourselves an uncomfortable question: when pushed to the brink by greed and ego, how much of our own humanity are we willing to sacrifice? Decades later, the answer provided by Ugly remains as terrifying as ever.
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