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and the quick-fix. The Mummy is a film that masks Imhotep’s personality while
asking nothing more of its audience than to react to its stock situations and story
line rather than investing a semblance of concentration and thought in its tale.
Ultimately, this is a remake that leaves us wondering what it could have been.
Department of Broadcast & Cinematic Arts

J. Robert Craig

The author would like to express his debt to his son, Ty, without whose inspiration
this paper would not have been considered.

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