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...Calder's mobiles convey a feeling of insecurity by emphasizing the instability of the ground, they make one aware at the same time that this can be overcome by developing man's natural sense of balance. Shapes which appear to float in space are actually highly controlled in the artist's universe...
...committed by his deepest beliefs to non violence, kills the last of the killers to save the life of an innocent man (Victor Mature). He drives a pitchfork into the brute's back as if he were a bale of hay; and yet as he strikes, his eyes convey the heart-stricken awareness, as his lips express the unshakable determination, of an Abraham commanded by a higher power to destroy a life that is dear to him. In this scene, the morality of violence is brought vividly into question, and the question has seldom been answered with more pith...
...Bill Buckley's lecture. Mr. Gwirtzman tried his best to discredit the seriousness of Mr. Buckley's intent by inflating a few casual remarks about who would or would not shake hands with whom to the status of a main character in the plot. Did Mr. Gwirtzman attempt to convey any of Mr. Buckley's more serious points to his CRIMSON audience? Did Mr. Gwirtzman himself risk an exchange of ideas with Mr. Buckley during the hour-long question-answer period provided at the end of the lecture? He apparently feels safer in mouthing his opinions through the columns...
Christy got on the floor at Dr. Collis' new clinic alongside infants and children, and painstakingly practiced the most elementary muscle-training exercises. Dr. Collis, an amateur playwright, also coached Christy in his writing. He learned a simple, straightforward style which helps him to convey a deep understanding of the problems of the cerebral palsied. Now he can talk to strangers and walk across a room. As reward for long forbearance, Christy is allowed to use his left foot for such special tasks as creative writing (his autobiography was written entirely in this...
...adaptation of the book does not provide high excitement and seems conscientiously to shun dramatic effect, it results in a picture that is severely honest and thought-provoking. The care with which director George More O'Ferrall and his cast have avoided any trace of trace of sentimentality helps convey to the screen the deeply depressing quality of Greene's novel...