Word: preciousness
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...stay with them. But I feel it's better just to visit these places. So I will wander about. And from time to time, I will even come back to see my friends outside Tibet. Some genuine friendships have developed during this very difficult period. That is really precious. I want to keep these friendships till my death...
This brings us to the thrust and bearing of the movie. Precious little about the progress of the film has been revealed to the public by 20th Century Fox. Along with vague trailers, promotional material released to The Crimson doesn't divulge much as to what the story is about, but the director and stars seem to be continually lauding one aspect of the film: it will be epic. I don't just mean an epic, but the epic love story that attempts to bridge the gap between two very different cultures at the same time. Consequently, it is normal...
...visceral and heart-wrenching scene, we witness the escape of a rebel leader, gagged with chicken wire and a wooden block, rush towards his screaming wife and child. He is dragged back, as the Americans watch, paralyzed with indecision, strung between leaving with their precious cargo and forgetting what they have seen, or helping these people escape. As the tortured Iraqi rebel is dragged back, one of Saddam's soldier's kills his wife...
...their stereotypes about the bigoted homophobes in military barracks. But they can't erase the fact that the men and women in the armed services hold their lives out to us each and every day and say "here, this is for you and your freedom." It's a precious gift that should be treated like gold. Can we give it nothing more than indifference and contempt...
...count on the duo for literate scripts, and they deliver, putting even this season's overused direct-camera-address device to thoughtful (if a bit precious) use. But to realize the show's potential, the creators must end the honeymoon--between the viewers and the characters. thirtysomething's strength lay in its shifting sympathies for the self-absorbed Steadmans, whom we stuck with through sheer exasperation. You have to love Once and Again; it will be a great show only if it gets us to do so in spite of ourselves...