Word: shockely
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Unfortunately, Anthony Page's film adaptation of the novel fails to evoke a similar sympathy. His direction lacks the subtlety and intelligence needed to render the difficult subject of insanity on film. Apparently because he feared the visual shock of insanity's bizarreness combined with an overdose of empathy could disturb the audience too deeply, Page takes a superficial, rather sentimental approach to the innter anguish of schizophrenia. The appeal of Green's story is lost in the process, along with any deeper meaning the book might hold...
...herself because she poisons other people--implies that she is possessed by these gods, rather than the expressions of selfhatred that Green shows them to be. The jolting images of insanity, in which the gods suddenly appear brandishing blood-stained knives and howling, only momentarily convey her fright; the shock pales beside the true horror of an ordinary nightmare, which draws on real fears...
...daring, meticulously executed kidnaping was a humiliating shock to authorities. Less than two weeks before it happened, police had warned Schleyer that he might be in danger and urged him to travel with bodyguards, as an increasing number of German businessmen have been doing. Not only had police found the initials H.M. (possibly standing for Schleyer's first names) on papers in the possession of terrorists, but the industrialist was also a natural target. A director of Daimler-Benz, Schleyer also heads both the Federation of German Industries and the Confederation of German Employers-the country...
More and more people are looking on a house not just as a place to live but as the best investment they can make?better than a savings account, better than bonds, far better than the sagging stock market. The price may be a shock and the monthly payments a severe strain, but many families think the value of their home is bound to jump. Even if it does, the profit is only on paper until the house is resold, and most families will then have to buy another house at inflated prices. But they do get a big break...
...have risen an average of almost 33% a year, and the last increase earlier this summer seems to knock them out of the game. They have three months to come up with half of their newest tax bill-$5,000 a year-and are already preparing for the shock of having to sell out if they fail...