Word: blatantness
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...assistance here. Binoche’s first scene, in which she says she is looking for a book that’s “right in a wrong way” and will “sweep her up unexpectedly,” is such a blatant metaphor for the rest of the story that her character loses all credibility. Her words seem so planted that from the start Binoche has no choice but to commit to a cheesy delivery. Thankfully, Carell rescues the film with the comic timing for which he is known. While hackneyed lines tend...
...Depending on whom you ask, this odd fusion of commentary and commerce is either a clever form of social activism or blatant moral hypocrisy - arresting contemporary art as easy exploitation. No one, for sure, can deny Toscani's ability to grab your attention. Shocking is again how many are describing his latest creation, a billboard and newspaper campaign for an Italian clothing line that features a stark photograph of a naked anorexic woman. On Friday, the image was summarily banned by Italy's advertising watchdog, citing infringements on the organization's code of conduct for exploiting an illness for publicity...
It’s a very blatant and explicit performance—the audience is fully aware that one actress is playing two very different characters, which suggests the ability of each person to manipulate their own performance and in a similar way. The play expresses the idea that political and gender identities are constructed via performance and aesthetics. It also explores how people so often define themselves and create performances in reaction to their perceived opposition...
...more blatant display of religious prejudice, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) refused to engrave a symbol of Sgt. and Mrs. Stewart’s religious faith on his tombstone, prompting Mrs. Stewart to file suit against the VA. Under threat of a looming court date, the VA finally relented last April and approved the Wiccan Pentacle as an official “emblem of belief.” Sadly, this victory came far too late, after almost a decade of petitioning by the next of kin of fallen Wiccan soldiers...
...from the norm, an attempted fusion of Beach Boys pop and stadium rock that results in the album’s worst track. Springsteen has spent much of the past decade rallying opposition to the Bush administration, but “Magic” is relatively apolitical. The only blatant protest song is “Last to Die,” featuring the chorus “Whose blood will spill / Whose heart will break / Who’ll be the last to die for our mistake.” “Gypsy Biker...