Word: echo
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...Foxx would lead the parade. His nailing of Charles' mannerisms (the stutter at the start of a sentence, the reflex smile, the hugging gesture that thanks a crowd for its cheers) might echo Foxx's In Living Color days. But this is more than a stunt. He carves a complex character out of what could have been hagiography. Foxx's performance, like the film, is sympathetic but not sentimental. It is as true as the blues to Charles' pain, as ecstatic as rock 'n' roll to his triumph. It sings, and it swings. --By Richard Corliss
...clichéd line is never uttered, but without listening very carefully, you can hear its echo throughout Friday Night Lights: In Odessa, football is a way of life. And, as is quickly shown, the only way of life for residents of this small Texas town, where state champions become legends and those who fall short become mere pariahs rejected even within their own families. Though American society worships successful professional athletes, the cult following earned by 17-year old high school seniors is for the most part less widespread. Director and co-writer Peter Berg rightly devotes more time...
...Klutzy and unskilled, he takes command of a tribe of tiny laborers by virtue of his might. Still unsatisfied, he makes war on another tribe of little agrarian wood people, exploiting their forests to fill his fireplace. But this act has a costly and unexpected price. Using themes that echo the Old Testament, and a language as ancient as pictograms, Kuper creates an allegory whose current political associations are impossible to miss...
...really great,” Dewitz said. “I was a bit concerned after rehearsal, but the two sides seemed to be together. I think any deviance was just in the echo...
...clichéd line is never uttered, but without listening very carefully, you can hear its echo throughout Friday Night Lights. In Odessa, football is a way of life...