Sentences with phrase «social commentary ending»

Not exact matches

Attempts to discuss social issues often ended with one of the scholars quoting from the Qur» an or its commentaries, while the others remained silent or nodded in agreement.

Social commentary of a slightly different kind, Mike Binder's The Upside of Anger is the sort of upper class dysfunction opera that's fallen on hard times (The Safety of Objects, Fallen Angels, A Home At The End of the World, Imaginary Heroes) since the glory days of American Beauty and The Ice Storm, finding itself rejuvenated after a fashion in the smart, warm performances of Joan Allen and Kevin Costner.

In the end, this is just an absurd actioner, neither realistic nor relevant enough to take seriously as social commentary, save to realize just how much pandering of obscenity Hollywood will engage in by constantly trying to cater to a niche audience that likes amoral entertainment.

«Ha, Depp wants to make social commentary: Johnny Depp's team knew of alleged abuse of Amber Heard,» the younger Trump tweeted Friday, invoking the rocky end of the actor's marriage to his «Rum Diary» co-star and including a link to a Daily Mail story referencing court documents related to the actor's lawsuit against his former managers.

The third act really picks up interest and the satire sharpens at the end, but compared to a social commentary like «Network,» «The King of Comedy» still seems lacking.

lots of political and social commentary buried in it, though, and the larger story is cleverly framed (the end of civilization is in the middle, and the ending goes love - among - the - ruins instead), which is probably why Chaykin wrote it.