He looks back nostalgically to a time before "the self-consciousness of disbelief," before "undermining the innocence of sincere sentiment".
He looks back nostalgically to a time before "the self-consciousness of disbelief," before "undermining the innocence of sincere sentiment". There's still plenty of sincere sentiment in movies these days (whether in romantic comedies and melodramas or in ready-for-public-television Oscar bait), but I doubt that there was ever the innocence of his nostalgic fantasy.
Elf has big black comedy laughs along with some reasonably sincere sentiment.
Whether or not you like Braff's brand of sincere sentiment, he plays the nebbish Everyman like few others.
There were also the obligatory items by the double bass's arch-virtuoso Giovanni Bottesini, in which sincere sentiment and the irresistible urge to show off confront each other cheerfully.
There's still plenty of sincere sentiment in movies these days (whether in romantic comedies and melodramas or in ready-for-public-television Oscar bait), but I doubt that there was ever the innocence of his nostalgic fantasy.
My sincere sentiment is that Rand would be apologizing too, had she lived to see her philosophy bring the world to its economic knees.
As a result, Gottlieb overuses phrases like "after close to fifty years, still a dear friend and indispensable colleague" and "I went on working with her for more than twenty years, and loved her until she died". Sincere sentiments, no doubt, but a few such air kisses go a long way.
The same sincere sentiments should be expressed when you're writing a sympathy card to someone whose pet has died.
Even more recently, Vice-President Joe Biden offered personal and sincere sentiments, supporting the legalization of gay marriage.
I couldn't quite tell whether it was intended as parody or self-parody, or as a sincere if confused expression of sentiments that could perhaps advance racial justice.
