The truth, too, is that no one was really giving the subject that much thought until Johnny Pesky died on Monday at age 92 after seven decades with the Boston Red Sox as a player, manager, coach, broadcaster and beloved baseball ambassador.
She is literally in every scene of the movie and given the subject matter, that is no small task".
Downbeat drama Seven Pounds kicked off with £1.57m – given the subject matter, that number was a testament to Smith's mighty star power at the time.
Given the subject matter, that image, by Art Greenspon, might never have made it past the censors of World War II, which was nearly into its third year before Americans first saw photos of dead G.I.'s on a Pacific beach.
Given the subject matter, that is what one might expect.
Again, no suggestion is given to the subject that speed is the measure of interest.
It's an oddly philosophical question, given the subject matter, but one that might occur to anyone confronted with the deluge of vintage and artisanal products now available online and through mass-market retailers.
It makes sense given the subject and those involved that there was some bumping along the rails in making "Luck".
But that, given the subject matter, is exactly the problem.
And that, given the subject matter, is a minor theatrical tragedy in its own right.
