It both brightened his appeal, in zippy films like "Source Code," and meant that his more solemn roles, in "Zodiac" and "Brokeback Mountain," took him to the limits of his range.
Indeed, it is hard to remember any of Williams's more solemn roles — in "Awakenings," or "What Dreams May Come" — that he would not, on a different day, before a live throng, have hastened to make sport of and whip into a routine.
Well, because it's often inevitable for Hollywood's best comedic actors to take on solemn roles as a reminder to audiences (and themselves) that they can rise above the chuckles.
The unusual scoring provides a "solemn character".
(But who hasn't?) Mr. Reeves has deliberately exploited both his exquisite facial bone structure and his gift for gnomic blankness with great success in the movies mentioned above, but in those solemn savior roles he demonstrates not stiffness so much as professionalism.
If limited strictly to religious practices, an inventory of ceremonial and ritualistic objects remains incomplete, because these objects have played significant roles on solemn secular occasions, such as consecrations, enthronements, and coronations, which may be closely linked to the divine order, as in Hindu-, Buddhist-, and Christian-influenced cultures.
Anthony Fusco's moment comes when he notices Spike texting during Nina's solemn portrayal of the leading role (a molecule) in "Uncle" Vanya's play, about the aftermath of global warming.
"Perhaps the mistake I made at the start of my mandate is not understanding the symbolic dimension of the president's role and not being solemn enough in my acts," he told RTL radio.
In return we give them a solemn pledge: that we shall keep their role secret".
