Sentences with phrase «even contemplative»

The world is rife with danger, ancient mysteries, and even contemplative humans who will to try their best to communicate with this odd fawn.

As we near the end of the century, religion — even contemplative practices — have had a tremendous resurgence.

Even the contemplative is responsible for the civilization in which he or she lives.

Not exact matches

The tone changes between chapters and it encompasses the historical, philosophical, theological, catechetical, ethical, analytical, liturgical, contemplative, and even slightly whimsical and anecdotal.

His purpose — as even, the somewhat fragmentary Asian Journal makes clear — was to enhance the contemplative life of his own tradition.

However, even if it were clear that contemplative prayer and God as transcendent must stand or fall together (and that is not clear), one would have to point out that it is strange that, if the transcendent God died fully and finally to his transcendence in Jesus of Nazareth, contemplative prayer should have flourished so vigorously in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, not to mention the classical theistic theologies of the fourth and fifth centuries and the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries.

How many of us have even thought that we may be called to contemplative or even mystical prayer?

He practiced spiritual disciplines common to holy men: fasting, solitude, long hours of prayer (presumably contemplative), even an ordeal in the wilderness.

Allow the evening to be quiet and contemplative, as low key as it gets.

You see, even at a young age I had a reflective and contemplative personality.

Bassett, whose recent Solomon Kane suggested a director working in the hyperkinetic Paul W.S. Anderson mold, is clearly a poor fit for material that ought to be more contemplative than frenzied, and his flair is accordingly directed toward showy last - act set pieces and more blockbuster action with a capital A. Revelation trades the moody, satisfying first act of Silent Hill for one overloaded with talky exposition, and then goes on to trade its loud, cacophonous mess of a last act into an even more obtuse celebration of splatter and special effects.

Frightening, hypnotic, contemplative, and even somewhat disturbing.

Powerful might be the most appropriate term, however the word does not even begin to describe Paddy Considine's compelling, confronting, contemplative and unexpectedly cathartic Tyrannosaur, an emotive exploration of the underside of British poverty.»

Jauja takes Alonso's contemplative portraits of men on the outskirts of civilization and adds professional actors (Viggo Mortensen in the Viggo Mortensen role, a multilingual yet taciturn historical military man), a period setting, a fully fictional story, and maybe even some magic to achieve his biggest minimalist movie yet.

Michael Mann's theatrical debut puts the slick, even gaudy aesthetic qualities he picked up on years worth of commercial work and TV direction on display even as it demonstrates the contemplative, abstract capacity of its maker.

When I spoke to Schrader at the SF Film Festival a month or so back, he told me that he had resisted making spiritual or contemplative films throughout his career, even though he was clearly drawn to them.

Their combined efforts comprise a harrowing portrait of the problems of ordinary Britons, as well as a hopeful message of the resilience of the human spirit, with Tyrannosaur being compelling, confronting, contemplative and even — unexpectedly — cathartic.

While its contemplative nature and abrupt ending will definitely puzzle and even frustrate some audience members, the film's success can be found in its performances and its remarkable ability to quietly build tension as Reichardt gradually tightens the screws.

Olivier Assayas» Clouds of Sils Maria pairs Juliette Binoche, one of the greatest actresses of her time, with Kristen Stewart, one of the most ridiculed actresses of her time; to the shock of all, Stewart, playing the long - suffering twentysomething assistant to Binoche's celebrated but imperious screen acting legend, turns out to be the film's greatest treasure, even next to Binoche's superb work and Assayas» thoughtful, contemplative filmmaking.

However, Field's film is its own beast in the end — an intelligent and contemplative drama that merits discussion, even about the things that make little sense to include, and yet, the story is so self - conscious, there must be some reason that all f these lives are meant to intersect in their awkward ways.

[notification type =» star»] 87/100 — While its contemplative nature and abrupt ending will definitely puzzle and even frustrate some audience members, the film's success can be found in its performances and its remarkable ability to quietly build tension as Reichardt gradually tightens the screws.

The bright color palette complements the music in creating a cheery atmosphere, even as the movie grapples with some rather contemplative themes.

The almost insanely frenetic opening sequence (which gifts us with one of Batman's best ever entrances, along with a list of villains so long and obscure that the movie even dares us to Google them for authenticity) is followed by a quiet, contemplative (and very funny) introspection on Bats» loneliness.

The tone is more contemplative this time, less manic, though startlingly, the play seems to move at an even steadier clip.

It features some of Malick's most stunning imagery and is contemplative even during some of its more intense sequences.

But even the most broadly drawn protagonists, such as Woody's two knuckle - dragging nephews, end up playing an important role in the story, which alternates between slow, contemplative character study and madcap humor.»

Even, the normally plucky and cheerful Reynolds seems to have been miscast for a the role of Jordan, since most of the film calls for him to look sullen and contemplative as his character tries to decide whether the green power ring is meant for him.

Wilson doesn't even get many jokes as the contemplative center.

Contemplative and resonant even with its sparse use of dialogue, meanings are conveyed more profoundly, more intimately, through its use of Malick - ian visual poetry and subtle yet affecting performances from leads Rooney Mara and Casey Affleck.

But even as more people choose the phantasmagoria of the screen over the contemplative pleasures of the page, there's a parallel phenomenon sweeping the country: collective graphomania.

Virtual Reality and motion control are supported for those who prefer that extra level of immersion, the game can be played entirely in single - player or co-op, and there's even a game mode that removes combat entirely from the campaign for players who prefer a more relaxed, contemplative experience.

For those with a more delicate disposition and do not have the stamina for partying until the early hours, there are plenty of more contemplative pursuits to enjoy, such as the «Conversations» organised by Art Basel or even the morning openings of private collections, such as the not to be missed Rubell Collection.

Both artists experimented with the emotional, even spiritual power of color and invited slow, contemplative looking.

This work, The House In My Head, feels very personal, conveying the contemplative, even dark mood one feels at night, which is when he often paints.

The Museum even has a Japanese garden which offers a tranquil, contemplative space outside.

This tension is then augmented by the figure, whose presence defines and enframes space even as it enhances the contemplative mood of the work.

Long recognized for her grotesque representations of colonialism, her ability to evoke a constancy between past and present, and her anthropologically inspired explorations of race, Adriana Varejão's latest exhibition, Polvo, feels contemplative, even hopeful — especially for an artist who has spent much of her career lamenting historical atrocities, tragedies, and disparities.

The weird poetry he achieves in the Paradise series with a palette limited to red, black and green, is taken to even more ambitious and mysterious realms in a larger series of paintings which will be exhibited upstairs at London's Victoria Miro Gallery in a space specially designed by his friend, the architect David Adjaye - a long, wood - panelled chamber, with seating for the contemplative visitor.

An evening of contemplative, alchemical film and music asking the question «what is an environment?»