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The movie seems to transcend the typical independent film.
The film has a low budget and is obviously made without the glitz and glamour afforded to most Hollywood productions but that minimalism is what allows this film to transcend the stereotypical Sci-Fi labeling and become a true drama.
Earth Wind & Fire transcend the nation globally with their inspirational music and themes.
John Ritter, whom Knotts worked with in "Three's Company," was able to transcend his genre, branching out successfully into dramatic roles like "The Dreamer of Oz," but the closest Knotts ever got was a small role in "Pleasantville."
Akhras agree to speak with her."why should I?" she says.(since the movie was made the home has been destroyed- apparently the interview didn't result in what she wanted- so bring on the bulldozers)Mrs Levy claimed that she "wanted the movie to be cathartic as well as a symbol of hope, a chance to transcend entrenched hatreds"- instead she uses it as an excuse to harangue Ayats mother, while dangling the house as a carrot.Moreover although the two women live only 4 miles apart, she is so out of touch with the realities of the occupation for her Palestinian neighbors, that she really thinks that Mrs. Akhras can just drop over for a cup of coffee?Please.And she forgoes the one chance she had to meet Mrs. Akhras in person and see what kind of life she lives.(the
The musical moments do break up the monotony of the contrived scenario, yet fail to transcend the surrounding silliness.
Uma and Luke both have this awkrawrd but believable chemistry that seem to transcend in each scene .
Unlike other commenters who have commented on this movie's ability to transcend race, contrarily, I think that this powerful film provides a complex and deep story that addresses institutional racism and the effects thereof.
Based on an Isak Dinesen novel, it appears not to transcend its literary origins.
However, Ms. Witherspoon is able to transcend the material and make the movie somewhat inviting.
The action, singing and dancing are compressed into the lines of flamenco dances as tightly as pure emotion can be condensed into a sonnet, or any other strict form, and yet they transcend with the freedom of the gypsy spirit, if you but open yourself to the experience.
Throughout the film, there are moments that transcend its obvious attempts to manipulate its audience, but it never rises to sublime status, like "Cinema Paradiso" did by tying a personal story to the evolution of a society that lost its innocence and the ability to dream.
This film is so wonderfully god awful, like Dukes of Hazard with Yakuza in LA, I'm lead to believe that York Entertainment may transcend even the likes of Full Moon and Troma for attaining levels of sheer cheese.
His characterizations are so good as to transcend acting---it is as if one were watching him being secretly photographed from real life.
I understand the director is very young, so he will have ample time to overcome and transcend these youthful imperfections.
To my mind, France is ripe for a coalition government that can transcend increasingly anachronistic left-right political lines.
To bring true change, Macron will have to transcend the two contradictory but mutually reinforcing political models that have defined the last decade of EU governance: technocracy and populism.
These are the thorny problems, which combine political, strategic, religious and symbolic issues that transcend the human dimensions of what is to happen to the populations - Jewish and Arab - involved.
Nowadays, the world’s most pressing challenges – from climate change to cyber-crime – increasingly transcend national borders, making them extremely difficult to address effectively.
But whereas Juppé, who coined the term l’identité heureuse (the happy identity), aims to transcend the deepening divisions within French society, Sarkozy seems poised to capitalize on them, presenting Islam as a fundamental threat to the French way of life.
What the Balkans needs nowadays are not historians or political scientists, but psychoanalysts who can help them transcend their past for the sake of the present and the future.
One must know the past, not to risk repeating it, but also in order to transcend it.
They have been pushed out because their goals transcend the leader’s self-interest.
Schools need to incorporate this new reality into their curriculums, preparing their students to work across cultures and equipping them for a world shaped by issues that transcend national boundaries.
These artists’ ability to the bridge traditions of East and West and to create a new space for creativity that can transcend the cultural specificities of the past in favor of a new blended future could be squarely associated with China’s own global aspirations.
Of course, the UN often falls short of its noble aspirations, since it reflects the realities of world politics, even while seeking to transcend them.
Nuclear safety is primarily a national responsibility, but, since risks transcend national borders, close international cooperation is needed.
Austerity has similarly sharpened a long-standing crisis of statehood and political legitimacy in Italy, reflected in the rise of a new anti-establishment party, the Five Star Movement, which claims to transcend the traditional left-right political spectrum.
"The child's creativeness and ability to transcend reality are blunted," states one ILO report, "and his whole mental world is impoverished."
In Gabon, the priority for France is to transcend neo-colonialism without losing its important links to the oil-rich African nation.
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