It's a story of intense and often contradictory feelings, with elements that become dark; perhaps even cruel. (gamedynamo.com)
We can have many contradictory feelings at the same time, can't we? (rookiemoms.com)
The artist's lush videos — characterized by incongruous settings, repetition and endurance, and humorous or nostalgic soundtracks — elicit contradictory feelings of pleasure and anxiety, humor and sincerity, sentimentality and skepticism. (museumpublicity.com)