Word: belief
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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WITH A LESS ENTHUSIASTIC COMPANY, this show could very easily bomb. But the energy and professionalism of the Mather troupe shines through, conveying the group's belief in the hopeful message implied by the play's ending...
...experiencing the unexpected. Only the innocent seize the clues that lead to Close Encounters' equivalent of Oz, the spot where the space visitors will land. Only those who are willing to follow instinct can begin to grasp the extraterrestrials' unique, nonverbal language. Though Spielberg is certainly propagandizing for a belief in UFOs in Close Encounters, any polemics he indulges in are against all the many forms of cynicism that cripple the imagination...
MISSILES AND BOMBS in the American "triad"--a triple-faceted defense system consisting of nuclear bombers, submarines and land-based missiles--may be targeted as either "counter-value" or "counter-force." Counter-value weapons are targeted for Soviet cities in the belief that guaranteeing the destruction of Soviet society after a Soviet first-strike would deter that attack in the first place. Counter-force weapons, on the other hand, are aimed at Soviet missile and military installations. These weapons traditionally have been viewed as aggressive and possessing less deterrent value; the argument holds that it does little good...
...success of theater requires an imaginitive leap, the suspension of belief, then the one-man show requires even more difficult acrobatics, an imaginative somersault. In the case of FDR's life, one regrets having to perform such tricks. One would much rather watch a Yalta scene in which the roles of Stalin and Churchill are played alongside Vaughn's Roosevelt than imagine their presence while staring at two empty chairs...
...strength of Moore's belief, the sharp line between Indians and Western culture, will show them which route to take: they will remain a nation, or they will become an American minority group...