making reference to other films and trying to be other films 
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(ROOT (S (VP (VP (VBG ) (NP (NP (NN )) (PP (IN ) (NP (JJ ) (NNS ))))) (CC ) (VP (VBG ) (S (VP (TO ) (VP (VB ) (NP (JJ ) (NNS )))))))))