Questions of class, race and privilege are superficially present, but largely absent from a film that wrestles with the idea of the American dream.
Both films announced Garrone as a gifted if erratic cinematic moralist, for whom the modern world is marked by a great spiritual absence — a place where the trappings of religion, whether superficially present or entirely absent, have been eclipsed by a secular creed of greed, materialism and celebrity.
The social and political aspects are only superficially present (Salvesen et al, 1997; Grimes and Snively, 1999; Getz and Kirkengen, 2003; Kersting et al, 2004, 2005, 2009; Burgoine et al, 2005; Keefe-Cooperman, 2005; Korenromp et al, 2005a, 2005b; Getz, 2006; Skari, 2006; Offerdal, 2008).
This is a better query than it superficially appears.
It superficially appears that data-opolies pose little, if any risk, of these harms.
It superficially promotes the Modern's hipness while making the place even more unpleasant than usual.
It lacks the tub-thump of The King's Speech, which it superficially resembles.
None of this justifies his behavior, but it explains it – superficially at least.
Public companies often treat it superficially, as a matter of compliance, not mission.
It's superficially nice but it isn't going to survive.
Although it is superficially complex, this means it accurately reflects the European dimension of the project.
