Word: tranquility
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...opening shot of Gladiator, a rugged, combat-scarred hand reaches out and gently touches long stalks of grass, which are blowing silently in the wind. It's a hauntingly serene image, ghostly and tranquil, the kind of shot a director like Terrence Malick would undoubtedly be enraptured with. And those few seconds are about as long as it takes for Ridley Scott's adrenaline-charged combat epic to hit overdrive, rapidly shifting to Germania, where the seemingly unstoppable Roman army (a second century equivalent to the Yankees) is waiting to do bloody battle with the rebellious locals. All eyes...
...point separating the two juxtaposed thoughts; only a simple, smooth transitional comma. Of course, cancer is not the simplest or smoothest transition between life and death. Dr. Bearing's experience thus seems to completely contradict this idea, with one important exception. The last moments of her life are exceptionally tranquil. She dies in her sleep and some time elapses before her death is even noticed by the hospital staff. Then, as doctors and technicians hover over her lifeless body, she creeps away serenely, sheds her gown and stands bathed in white light as the curtain falls. Her departure exudes quiet...
...Bangkok that Richard first hears about a legendary beach from a shady character known only as Daffy Duck (Robert Carlyle). The beach is a paradise that is both hidden and renowned, a tranquil space unfettered and uncontaminated by the trappings of the present. No one knows whether the famed piece of real estate truly exists, but a strung-out Daffy claims to have lived there and been ruined by the experience. Daffy leaves Richard a map to the island as his last act before committing suicide. Strangely detached from Daffy's violent death, but intrigued by the mystery...