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...Although critics often view the movie as simply an allegory for Communism’s failures, Wang considers the work introspective and meditative rather than political or judgmental. He objects to reviewers who take the film’s plot too literally, thinking that the soldier serves only to represent Communism as false hope. “I think this film is poised to be post-ideological,” he says. “It is really a profound reflection about the long stretch of Chinese civilization...
...part of college life, and includes them, often to humorous effect. “It would be silly not to pick up on the light aspects,” Sarnak says. The Quad that the musical’s title refers to is not the Radcliffe Quadrangle. Rather, it is the four main female leads that the musical tracks from their freshman (Act I) to senior (Act II) years. Along the way, they discover sketchy parties, the “Walk of Shame”, and, eventually, themselves. Although the musical is not set specifically at Harvard, it bears such...
...movie with such a title, “Gigantic” is rather understated. The name calls forth visions of epic battles or heroic sacrifices, but “Gigantic” is rather the story of a budding romance that shimmers in its details—like the first chewy taste of goat stew or the unceremonious clank of earrings dropped straight onto floor tiles. The film is frank, unassuming, and gently witty. In a soft and steady voice, it speaks volumes about the power of chance in finding love.The movie begins when the obnoxious Al Lolly (John Goodman...
...constructive force. “I think rap has a really powerful influence, and it’s unfortunate that more rap lyrics are not about positive things, because one can really feel uplifted and empowered through music,” Lee says; personally, he prefers to craft songs, rather than battle. “It’s much easier to rap about negative things than positive things.”According to Shaket, however, freestyling is more about impressing listeners with clever wordplay than it is about disparaging an opponent. “One component is punch lines...
...researchers—who worked in conjunction with scientists from the Hamamatsu Photonics laboratory Japan—focused on decreasing the beam divergence of semiconductor lasers by affecting the design of the lasers through nanotechnology, rather than employing typically-used polarizers or laser plates...