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Scarring, in the form of both physical disfiguration and emotional injury, is a major theme of Crowe’s adaptation. The loss of David’s flawless appearance corresponds with a loss of personal control and the beginning of a downward emotional spiral. For much of the film, he chooses to hide behind a literal and figurative mask, and in many ways, the development of his character turns on his struggle to escape his confinement...
...Certain things are super-resistant to change, among them racism, xenophobia, bigotry. Catastrophe, however, often shines a warm light on human behavior, brings out people's best. Consider this story that touches on the scary spiral from particular to generalization - as in Osama bin Laden is a Muslim, Osama bin Laden is evil, all Muslims are evil...
...What's changed? The attack on the home of the world's biggest stock market accelerated the global economy's downward spiral...
...fashion of Russian tragedy, the lives of the title characters spiral downwards; although it might be more proper to say that they circle the same path over and over again, gradually deteriorating in spirit. Whether they will get to Moscow is not the question. What the audience wonders, and what the characters must come to terms with, is what happens when they realize they will not get there...
...That said, Americans are not allowing their concerns to spiral into panic; poll numbers show a considerably calmer nation than even one month ago. Only one in five now say they have purchased or have considered purchasing bottled water or extra food in preparation for another attack, versus 33 percent in mid-October. Thirteen percent say they have bought or considered buying a gun or rifle, down from 20 percent in October, and six percent have thought about getting a gas mask, down from 12 percent in October...