Word: paranoia
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...proper tone and atmosphere, both of which should be vital in Mothman. Another problem is that his obvious visual tricks—superimposing images, Mothman-like figures and red eyes scattered all over, quick camera movements to emphasize urgency—never really build the sense of paranoia or tension it intends to, instead disconnecting the viewer from the film...
...section?by far the most colorful of the book?Buruma encounters regret, disenchantment, infighting and paranoia among men and women who were hailed as heroes when they left China. Chai Ling, perhaps the most recognizable face among the Tiananmen student protesters, now runs an Internet company in Boston and tells Buruma she needs to "find space to build a beautiful new life" and wants "closure" on Tiananmen. Her "deputy" in the square, Li Lu, fronts a hedge fund on Madison Avenue. Others have turned away from political confrontation to espouse Christianity as an elixir for China's woes, insisting, despite...
...things one can talk about. Crowe does occasionally struggle with Nash's Southern accent, but there is a compelling conviction, an emotional openness (and humor) in his portrayal of a man living almost entirely within an increasingly frightening fantasy that resonates eerily with America's larger cold war paranoia. Connelly is equally fine as his beautiful, distressed but loyal wife. Finally, after he has been reduced to a near vegetative state by shock therapy and medication, there is authentic inspiration in Nash's decision to fight his way back to a semblance of sanity by using the power...
...Afghan planes were flying over the U.S., dropping packages with Arabic writing and the Afghan flag, what would Americans' reaction be? Would they know it was food? With the wartime paranoia, I suspect most would think it was some form of biological warfare. To be recognizable, a food drop must consist of McDonald's hamburgers, Kentucky Fried Chicken, and Coca-Cola or Pepsi. Recognition of those logos is universal, and the Afghan people would immediately know what they were getting. DONALD M. CURRIE North Vancouver...
Like most delusionals, meanwhile, the Harvard Syndrome sufferer interweaves fact and fiction, creating a tapestry of paranoia worthy of Oliver Stone. So the acknowledged fact that some Harvard students are lazy (yeah, I’m talking to you, classics concentrators) becomes, in the mind of Inouye, evidence that we are all a “lazy bunch.” The presence on campus of a few meatheads, legacies and dim bulbs with bizarre talents is transformed into unmistakable proof that we’re not “that smart.” And our obnoxious but understandable...