Word: doom
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...comes to this understanding in the course of her own relationship with Mike, who tries to convert her to his ways--love of nature, literature, gloom and doom skepticism and a dose of televangelism. He only becomes overbearing as she realizes her wants and needs are different. In a reposeful moment in bed with him, she wryly thinks to herself, "We are all suckers for the tender, cozy life." Gradually she pulls away from this relationship. Ruby has always been comfortable with herself, she has always relied on herself to get through life, but by the film...
Begala's argument makes a virtue of necessity: retreating to passivity would doom Clinton for sure. But the polls describe a suspicious electorate that views the President's call for "more efficient" government as a cover for bigger government and more spending, which the voters very definitely do not want...
...moment of artificial suspense, a door creaks as it is opened, only to continue creaking after it has stopped moving. Or, the tense music that accompanies impending doom abruptly stops when the running bath water is turned off (from the "Fatal Attraction" bathtub scene). But then, five seconds later, the faucet is turned back on and the tense music brings back the conditioned suspense...
...divided into two parts. The first part concentrates on work as a concept and on Hall's ancestors' attitudes toward work. The second part brings life and work together as Hall, learning that he is suffering again from cancer, estimates his chances of survival. In the face of impending doom, work takes on an even greater significance...
...Gondo, Mifune's performance performance in the first half of the movie dominates the whole, even though he has three short scenes in the second half before the denouement. Tatsuya Nakadai (of Sword of Doom, as students in Heroes for Zeroes may realize) radiates competence as the police in charge of the case. He resembles Dale Cooper, of Twin Peaks fame, complete with slicked back hair and stylish, dark suits...