conversational audiences). Hanich presents these two modes as having equal validity, different strengths, and roots in general human agency. For instance, contra many ideological film theories, to be quiet and attentive in a movie theater is not necessarily
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Jason Dean and Geoffrey Raynor
to cast three separate men as Darth Vader in the original trilogy? Darth Vader is a fantastical character with a complex combination of superhuman stature and strength, inhuman mechanical features, and a kind and good interior beneath his frightening
Philip Cowan
] 1997: 1–2)—I believe this is the fundamental strength of Wyler’s work, and what makes him a great director. The process that the actors and director go through, in terms of interpreting a script, would involve understanding and developing the
Christopher Blake Evernden, Cynthia A. Freeland, Thomas Schatz, and Frank P. Tomasulo
conception of horror as a “dark stage,” one that has a special appeal to women because it challenges gender expectations and norms (4). A great strength of the book is Schubart's embrace of “anecdotal evidence” in her analysis. This gives the text an
Andreas Baranowski and Heiko Hecht
( Konkle and Oliva 2011 ). This also extends to social situations and character traits; for instance, low camera angles produce images of strength and high camera angle images of weakness ( Baranowski and Hecht 2017a ; Sevenants and d’Ydewalle 2006 ). With
Brendan Rooney, Hanna Kubicka, Carl Plantinga, James Kendrick, and Johannes Riis
the “creation of lore” (127). Esch’s argument is intriguing and may capture parts of the Hollywood machinery such as the Academy Awards shows and their ritualistic design. Arguably, his account would gain strength from a case study of drama programs
A Structure of Antipathy
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Jens Kjeldgaard-Christiansen
. His teeth are bared in a feral grin. Chigurh appears to be straining every muscle in his body. The viewer is meant to appreciate, and almost to feel, Chigurh's brute physical strength. A few seconds pass before the officer stops squirming, and Chigurh
Jens Eder
: Phenomenology is strong in first-personal description, analytical philosophy in conceptual analysis, science in empirical explanation. A crucial strength of phenomenology lies in its potential to provide rich first-personal descriptions that convey subtle
Brian Bergen-Aurand
This issue acknowledges the work of Rosalie Fish (Cowlitz), Jordan Marie Daniels (Lakota), and the many others who refuse to ignore the situation that has allowed thousands of Indigenous women and girls to be murdered or go missing across North America without the full intervention of law enforcement and other local authorities. As Rosalie Fish said in an interview regarding her activism on missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls (MMIWG),
"I felt a little heavy at first just wearing the paint. And I think that was . . . like my ancestors letting me know . . . you need to take this seriously: “What you’re doing, you need to do well.” And I think that’s why I felt really heavy when I first put on my paint and when I tried to run with my paint at first. . . . I would say my personal strength comes from my grandmas, my mom, my great grandma, and I really hope that’s true, that I made them proud." (Inland Northwest Native News interview)
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-motion scene of girls’ crying from within the room where they were cut, Sembène does not rely on images or audio of pain to communicate his point. Emotion is clear, but not terror, as he relies more on the strength of his female heroine, Collé (Fatoumata