Word: detachedness
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Even the good stuff is shown in that museum way that kills the fun. The items are presented in such a detached fashion, they lose all sense of purpose: a glass-encased exhibit of S&M paraphernalia looks more like a human-rights group presentation of Syrian secret-police torture...
Oh, dreaded Harvard. Rivers says that when she broke the news, he “straightened himself and backed away from me, taking me in with this remote, detached look of awe.”
Even the good stuff is shown in that museum way that kills the fun. The items are presented in such a detached fashion, they lose all sense of purpose: a glass-encased exhibit of S&M paraphernalia looks more like a human-rights group presentation of Syrian secret-police torture...
However, what is most striking about Anderson’s films is their underlying worldview. While the 1990s have been marked by a hip, detached postmodern sarcasm, Anderson shows compassion and understanding towards each of his characters and is in the end unapologetically sentimental and exuberant, refusing to hide behind...
In eye trauma, the retina can become detached and require surgery.