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...room of Zen calligraphy houses bolder scrolls; here the Jiun Onko that was the collectors’ first acquisition hangs near several of his other scrolls. Onko’s works make the attraction of this genre especially clear. The Onkos are strikingly expressive. Even without knowing the characters??€™ meanings, visitors can read the expression in his brushstrokes; in Onko’s scroll entitled Bodhidharma (Daruma), for example, the mix of heavy and light marks made by the artist’s hand suggests the varying pressure he must have used to make them...
...Frankenstein of a religious piece. But like paranormal John Constantine himself, audiences can’t help but see the ugly truth beneath the skin. Some plot points are never adequately explained: how did Constantine return from hell the first time? When and how did Satan have a son? Characters??€™ motivations are equally murky—Gabriel, for example, comes off as part saint, part sadist, and we’re left guessing whether the archangel cares about humanity...
There are also times, despite the clever lines and incredible performances, when the audience loses track of the thread of a compelling storyline, which usually impels the audience to remain attentive. Even for a farce, the HPT157 script seems to contain too many subplots and unrelated characters??€”and too little interesting action...
...Aquaman is picked up by a groupie who invites him back to her place. Soon after, he realizes she is a former Batman fan and inferiority replaces sexuality. The tale of extraordinary-looking beings acting ordinarily grabs its power from its illustrated form creating as legitimate an examination of characters??€™ inner lives as could be found in many a New Yorker short story...
...entire ship are jaw-dropping in their brazen gaudiness. But, as The Life Aquatic ends with Anderson’s trademark last-call denouement, where each character closes shop with a sharp one-liner, the viewer is reminded that Anderson has sailed this course before, but never without his characters??€™ humanity as an anchor...