Word: actioner
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Affirmative action is a term used as adescription of a policy used to remedy pastdiscrimination against blacks and Hispanics by thegovernment entity," McLaughlin said. "This hasnothing to do with discrimination against blacksor Hispanics by the school system...
...while Orfield applauded the Committee'sefforts to maintain diversity in the schoolsystem, he said the policy is a weak example ofaffirmative action because it does not demonstratethe diversity of criteria in admissions, includingrace, demanded by the Supreme Court in the Bakkedecision...
...quality of the acting and writing here, however, belies the failing of Gods and Monsters: It could have just as well been produced as a play. The difference between action movies and independent films seems to be that the one has lots of explosions, and the other has lots of conversations. Lots of them. Whale talking to Boone. Boone talking to Whale. Whale talking to Hanna about Boone. Boone talking to his buddies about Whale. Whale talking to Boone about his buddies talking to Boone about Whale. Enough. This is not to say that what Gods and Monsters needs...
...first movie mentioned above. Also, there are a few conspicuous references to 1984 by George Orwell and A Brave New World by Aldous Huxley. Despite the similarities, Enemy of the State manages to be intense, gripping and original, keeping the audience captivated and involved in the action for a full two hours. In fact, the intensity is so high that at times the film seems a bit lengthy, keeping the viewers waiting nervously on the edge of their seats for the relieving denouement...
...main appeal of this movie is not the literary references, but the highpaced action. There are exploding buildings, flaming cars, bikers being run over ambulances and Will Smith in his underwear. Director Tony Scott (Top Gun, Crimson Tide) wastes little time between action sequences, building up an almost unbearable intensity, augmented by fast camera cuts and quick scene changes. Yet the overall effect is not a choppy compilation of distinct scenes, but a broad tapestry of chases, gunfire, high-tech tracking devices and explosions, coupled with a moderate portion of complicated plot development...