Word: hollowed
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...film aspires to be an inspirational drama, emphasizing that the united American family can tackle anything. The hollow nature of its interpersonal relationships, however, ensures that “The Astronaut Farmer” has no heart. Farmer’s wife Audie’s (Virginia Madsen) unwavering commitment to fulfilling wishes that are often detrimental to her family is so laughably consistent that it is without depth. The stagnancy of their relationship is further reinforced by the fact that Madsen and Thornton make as well-matched a pair as a Napa Valley wine tasting and a broken bottle...
...space travel seems selfish. If the film had dwelt in this complexity, it might have been a different (and better) production, but it avoids conflict at all costs. He displays no keen intelligence, and the lackluster treatment of his time in space ensures that even his dream seems hollow...
...days ago in a house dining hall I overheard a rather troubling conversation that has echoed throughout our campus like a hollow, unfunny joke...
However, if you believe in the inherent value of democracy (or of protecting the environment), then voting (or conservation) is a moral obligation. Its ultimately negligible impact is irrelevant. Naturally then, outrage from affluent liberals about tax cuts rings all too hollow, unless they are making regular contributions to charity...
Starting the next day, the food got worse. Some days there was just a little dry rice with boiled cabbage, others just some boiled sweet potatoes. Hunger became a permanent state, an ever present hollowness. The flesh on my body slowly melted away, my eyesight deteriorated, and simple activities such as washing clothes exhausted me. From time to time, I was called for special indoctrination and questioning by militant guards. The guards used these occasions to abuse me verbally and to tell me I would be shot soon or kept at the detention house for the rest of my life...