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Films that make you want to travel: ‘The Beach’

I remember first watching 'The Beach' when I was thirteen years old, and it has stuck with me ever since. The film, set in Thailand, documents Richard’s adventure- the protagonist played by Leonardo DiCaprio- of finding a paradisal beach hidden by the sea. Although now, aged twenty, I wouldn’t regard it as the best film I’ve ever watched. However, I will always be thankful for how it posited me into another world whenever I would put the disc into the DVD player in my living room. And most importantly, I owe it another thank-you for still giving me a sense of wanderlust after all these years.
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By , Sep. 6, 2019