Word: mentality
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...film's plot profile is indistinguishable from that of a disease-of- the-month TV movie. But partly because director Barry Levinson (Good Morning, Vietnam) aspires to a more conscientious art, partly because he has chosen to examine one of the least tractable and most enigmatic forms of mental illness, Rain Man simply refuses to function sentimentally...
...situation triggers certain expectations. Surely responsibility -- and the workings of the popular belief that mental illness can be a form of saintliness -- will make Charlie a better, more caring person. And perhaps, freed of institutional constraints, warmed by fraternal bonding, Raymond may get better, since that too is a convention of this kind of drama...
TANYA Selvaratnam as Medea goes full throttle with the mental illness aspect of her character. From the very beginning of the play, Selvaratnam portrays Medea as having lost it full tilt. Thus, you lose sight of the rational motivations that her character might possess...
...slowdown really surprised me," Harvard Coach Peter Roby said. "I'm really happy that we didn't lose our composure. We still have to learn that every possession is crucial. It's like a mental exercise, and this game helped us do that...
...Their style of play helped us a lot and will, hopefully, help us in the future," Gielen said. "We had to be mentally tough, because every possession means so much more in such a game. We have to develop that mental toughness. We have the talent to win games, it's just a matter of playing strong defense and keeping our confidence...