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...stirring moment of British retreat. The last few minutes, however, taint what had been a poignant film adaptation up to that point. The revelatory final scene is simply a diluted version of the novel. Ironically, it is the film’s devotion to the text that causes it to miss the text’s most crucial aspect: self-reflexivity. With creative changes, Wright could have retained that medium-specific main point. Why, for instance, didn’t he envision Briony as a budding film director or screenwriter? While this change would have altered the novel?...
...order to preserve the status quo and gratify immediate self-interest. Following a highly charged national election in which “Jesus” signified the right wing of the Republican Party, such a critique represents a necessary step towards decoupling Christian religiosity and extreme political conservatism. The text is more than just a critique, however; it is also a guidebook to rediscovering Jesus’ teachings and, through them, God. It is in this latter capacity that the “The Scandalous Gospel” may come up short for many readers.“The Scandalous...
...Your call.” Who the hell needs this movie? Probably no one. But who needs this trailer? America. Cloverfield CELLULOID GOLD This is what a trailer should be, hands down. We’re talking goosebumps like nothing else. First, we just get text about “sightings” that were “retrieved” from an area “formerly known as Central Park.” The rest of it is just a bunch of shaky, disjointed clips from digital, hand-held cameras. At the very beginning, they seem...
...Romney, by contrast, appeared before a Rotary Club on Monday with a PowerPoint presentation on his economic policy. It is relentlessly detailed, almost claustrophobic in its proportion of charts to text. The subject matter is not especially unusual for a Republican: cut government spending, cut taxes, be more competitive in the global marketplace. It's just that these sorts of arid managerial charts, the lifeblood of Romney's previous career as a consultant, generally don't fit the crowd-energizing mood of the political stump speech. It's less the "Fired up! Ready to go!" chant made famous...