Word: meaninglessness
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...film is enjoyably fast-paced--and horrifying. The actors and actresses are accomplished and convincing as they are tormented in their ordeal. Friedkin proves that he can thrill and frighten, but he also has a point to make: The boundaries of law and ethics are fragile and often meaningless...
...first these street hustler's songs are impressive, but finally they become tiresome. In part that's because the torrents of words, flung out as Harry scuttles frantically through his meaningless rounds, are a kind of screen, preventing us from making any real connection with Harry. In part it's because Harry's context is neither a realistic portrait of modern New York nor a persuasive movie metaphor -- as classic film noir often was -- for urban scuzziness...
...creates the subplot of a possible affair between Roger and Julia. But Peggy is not worried enough about Roger and Julia to intervene when they are locked in the bedroom together. Although Gurney does create some suspense with the possibility of the affair, he thwarts it and renders it meaningless...
...professor, who serves as head tutor of theDepartment of Afro-American Studies, calls thecategory of "race" a biologically meaningless andpotentially dangerous way to categorize people...
...that as a result of this experience, your grandchild confessed to feeling that life is meaningless, just one darned inconsequential thing after another, and that maybe the best thing for him to do would be to go to beautician school. How would you counsel...