And Time Warner's top executives were somber about the future.
In the midst of one of the funniest cartoons ever, a somber reminder is passed on to future generations: It's 1944, Grandma's a Rosie the Riveter, and we're at war.
By Thursday evening, the camp had taken on the atmosphere of a somber carnival as evacuees brooded on their future and lost friends, but sought refuge in the laughter of their children and the spirit of camaraderie fostered by their escape.
This is a somber Bond, with painful memories and a future clouded by the rise of new enemies in the sabotage game.
But when Mr. Chang speaks of the future of the chip business, he sounds somber.
But it is Mr. Obama's Chicago that carries aspirations for a bright postindustrial future and is a far cry from any gray, somber metropolis with howling winds and barroom loudmouths arguing about "Da Bears".
But wondering about the future of European military power at a time of somber cuts in defense budgets is not a cause for celebrating European peace or "soft power".
Speaking at a memorial in the eastern city of Nanjing, a somber Xi said that while history must never be forgotten, the future was just as important.
The movie is a somber, gently touching intergenerational reflection of shared memories and speculations about the future that adds up to a no-frills affirmation of familial bonds.
Similarly, Götz Spielmann's "Revanche," the Austrian nominee for the best foreign-language film Oscar, marries a somewhat familiar narrative of underworld criminality to a somber investigation of a Europe uncomfortably caught between its rural past and its global future.
"The welcome mat was out, but the mood was somber," he writes, describing how Mr. Obama faced tough questions from people "who said they were fearful about their future, frustrated by the paralyzed job market, and fed up with the political culture in Washington".
