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...Many cultures in Asia seem to understand the power of illusion, or at least the value of sometimes suspending disbelief, and acknowledging that (as in a marriage) not knowing everything can be the best key to survival. In Japan, for example, the imperial family stays in place in part thanks to a compliant press, which preserves a veil over its many difficulties, in part through a determination to keep its private lives relatively private. Monarchs can only function if we don't look at them too closely, and quietly consent to the notion that they can bring us all together...
When she got in, she was in disbelief. The idea that the daughter of a farm family from a rural Mexican village would be offered a spot at America’s oldest college was incomprehensible...
...characters is director David Slade never lets the audience decide with whom to side. Surprisingly, Haley is an incredibly witty character who delivers many pop culture-laden bromides that are hilarious and a welcome respite from the perversity going on in every scene. The bizarre plot suceeds in suspending disbelief, perhaps because Haley keeps us grounded in reality, even when the film takes its preposterous twists and turns. Newcomer Ellen Page—who will appear in this summer’s blockbuster-to-be “X3”—is simply wondrous to behold...
...himself saving lives instead of serving liquor. "I heard the explosions and ran outside," Yassin, 29. told TIME. "People were bleeding. I carried some of them to a taxi so they could get to the hospital." Twelve hours later, as detectives scoured the scene for evidence, Yassin shrugged in disbelief."This is a place where we feel the world is one family," he says. "We get Americans, Europeans, even Israelis. Everyone is welcome in Dahab...
...CHALLENGE The audience's mission, should it choose to accept it, is to escape into an action movie when its star's off-screen life requires a greater suspension of disbelief than his onscreen stunts do. Weeks before the U.S. opening of M:i:III, as it's curiously advertised, Cruise is in the headlines because of his ecstasy over his new baby and his devotion to Scientology-neither of which cries out "badass superspy." The spy-movie genre has changed too, taking itself far less seriously these days thanks to movies like Austin Powers and TV shows like Alias...