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Time and again, the mothers strive to remind their daughters of their history and heritage.
Like a person offered to swallow a red pill or a blue pill, I could choose to see my daughter's differences as bad; I could strive toward the goal that her therapists called, "You'd never know."
Second of all, we should really strive to use far less energy in creating these materials.
They strive to seize all the freedom they can get, and they take the responsibility they need to take.
I understand that many writers strive for a very realistic and true dialog for their films.
Yes, some may argue that formulaic small budget films that strive for less may seem worse, but I would argue that a pseudo-intellectual anti-formulaic "indie" film that pretends to be more is worse.
Episode plots seem to strive to reach new levels of lame with every turn and are so full of plot holes it amazes me they had time to show commercials.
After 66 years "Flash Gordon" still has an appealing scifi/adventure/epic feel that many of today's science fiction adventures strive for and fail to deliver.
Refreshing because, unlike most other period films, it does not strive to give the audience a history lesson or preach pompously - indeed, historical accuracy is all but ignored.
The shots are like oil paintings with motion, something a lot of directors strive for but Renoir MASTERS.
It's my opinion that when you decide to re-make a very good film, you should strive to do better than the original; or at least give it a fresh point of view.
I know Bollywood films do not really strive to be realistic but PLEASE a Walt Disney production is more realistic than this plot.
Why not strive for something loftier or more memorable than a silly reincarnation comedy that culminates with an Evening at the Apollo?
It does not judge the characters, only present them in a straight forward manner, as they strive to work out their individual problems in this modern world.
"Europa" is what cinema should strive to be.
This movie accomplishes what all great movies strive for: the creation of a world and time that we want to re-visit and makes us glad to be part of the human race.
We strive for them as if it wasn't for them we wouldn't have anything to strive for.
Most simply do not strive towards artistic endeavors of this type.
Realist films should strive for psychological consistency, not moralistic formalism.
I think that we should strive for excellence in what we do and I wish that the director's and producers could have worked harder to make a more artistic film.
It isn't art, but then it doesn't strive to be anything other than dopey excitement.
I have a fairly high tolerance for low-quality and low-budget movies, especially when they strive to be different from the usual Hollywood pap.
Thoughtful plot twists as players strive to gain the upper hand (although intricacies of the embezzlement eluded me).
In this slimly-plotted British film directed by Julian Jarrold, the working-class are automatic bigots, women who strive for a life outside of the factories are bitches, and the enemy is someone with a closed mind (who has to be faced down on his turf in order to become enlightened).
These people strive to be living portraits, perfect in every visible detail.
While I found this film truly entertaining, it seemed to strive toward getting the sympathy of the viewer.
I hate to say that, because i strive to find positive attributes in every film i see, but this film simply is badly made.
Animation style and quality notwithstanding, the "classics" by popular acclaim invariably start out interesting, as you'd expect a pilot episode of any TV series to strive for, but gradually or quickly become weird, occasionally startling, mildly disconcerting, formulaic, or just plain tedious.
Finally, euro-area nations must strive harder to find common positions on international issues and to speak with a single voice in the global arena.
As a result, the mandarins survived WWII and the postwar American occupation relatively undamaged, and they will strive to survive the DPJ government as well.
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