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...gaze" and "perversion," tackles the psychological foundations of racism in the context of a history of slavery. She successfully uses theories that have been applied to a colonial history to create a conceptual framework that addresses the unique perversities of a racism grounded in slavery. This is no small feat...
...poor dialogue stems directly from poor character development; Cameron's most amazing feat in making Titanic was that he could not find the time to create any three-dimensional characters in such a long film. None of the characters break through their stereotypes. Leonardo DiCaprio is the street-savvy pauper who attracts Kate Winslet with his wit, good looks and carefree lifestyle. Winslet is the helpless rich girl who feels trapped by the rigid conformity of her class that seem to govern her entire life. Their love is a for-bidden one since she has already been betrothed...
Then, in a solitary motion all the players raised their sticks in salute. It was a message directed at not only themselves for winning the series, but it was a resounding thank you to the friends, families and fans who were there to witness their feat...
Gyorffy, however, had just achieved her own incredible feat...
...already be asking, was such pageantry the necessary complement of a first-class book or, like so much ceremony, a feat of window-dressing staged around a hollowness of ideas? In other words, did author and text deserve the worshipful two hours carved out for them...