When I first saw trailers of Up in the theaters, I knew right away that Pixar would have a hit. What I didn’t realize is that the film would be more of a tear-jerker than a comedy fest; Up seemed much more in-tune to the heartstrings than the funny bone, drawing more subtle humor than outright laughs in a story that deals with some of life’s more heart-wrenching situations.
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The Wrestler, “Choose Death,” and the Construction of Nostalgia
March 13th, 2009
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Warning: this post contains spoilers about The Wrestler! Oh, and this post is really, really long. Don’t say I didn’t warn you.
Main Entry: nos·tal·gia
Pronunciation:
\nä-ˈstal-jə, nə- also nȯ-, nō-; nə-ˈstäl-\
Function: noun
Etymology:
New Latin, from Greek nostos return home + New Latin -algia; akin to Greek neisthai to return, Old English genesan [...]
