Word: symbolisme
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ALL this has the makings of an exciting plot, but the screenplay is so poor that the film would be stultifying were it not for exquisite scenery and an outstanding performance by Kingsley. Filmed at Rhodes and Simi, it offers breathtaking views of little towns and crystyal clear water surrounded...
Jackson knew, as Reagan and many other successful politicians before him did, that it is symbolism which must come first in election-year speech making. And what Dukakis and Bush have not yet learned is that position papers and briefing books won't ignite the voters come November. It's...
Political cliches, as a recent article in The New York Times by E.J. Dionne notes, have been the symbolism--and sometimes--the substance of political campaigns in the U.S. since the buck stopped with Harry S. Truman and the country went all the way with LBJ.
There's also some weird Christian symbolism. Th' identities of th' son n' th' father merge. Dad's name is Weston (Western?); Junior's is Wesley. In th' third n' final act, Dad talks about feelin' "reborn," like it was "Christmas," n' he baptizes himself in a tub of cold...
Political conventions have boasted sophisticated telecommunications systems in the past. The Democrats balloted by computer for the first time four years ago in San Francisco, and when the Republicans gather in New Orleans next month, they will bring with them the usual arsenal of portable computers, cellular telephones and fax...