Word: impressing
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Sportscasters are an odd breed. They try to impress us with their expertise and calm authority, yet they are remembered best for the moments when they totally lose it. Some of those moments are famous, like the time Al Michaels hit the roof as the U.S. hockey team beat the Soviet Union at the 1980 Winter Olympics ("Do you believe in miracles?!"). In fact, every ecstatic "holy cow!" and "oh my!" is a reminder of the sheer childlike emotion that sports at its best can evoke...
...phones no longer impress unless you have three lines. Honchos send faxes from the freeway. Watch for power wheels sporting satellite dishes...
While John Weinstein should be scolded for exaggerating the choreography of Jesus and the 12 disciples, the cast overcomes this obstacle with unwavering spirit. Throughout the 16 songs, each of the disciples and Jesus impress the audience with strong singing and a willingness to interact with the audience...
With the abundance of outstanding wit and vocals, a set is unnecessary. Jesus and the disciples are differentiated from each other by their pastel colors. And they frequently use costumes and wigs to impress the audience with particular lessons...
These are bold paintings, but not in a macho way. They accept hesitation as part of the normal apparatus of consciousness. You don't get the image all at once, and the size of the canvases is meant not so much to impress you in the familiar, take-it-or-leave-it American fashion as to draw you slowly into the web. This, too, is part of Pollock's often misunderstood legacy. Looking at the "Cold Mountain" paintings one inevitably thinks of nature: thin they are, and austere, but also full of light and space. They suggest mountain landscapes, rocks...