Yet in the new-world calm after the storm, Mitchell's character takes on deeper dimensions, and without sentimentality "Odds Against Tomorrow" shows real heart in its allegorical conclusion.
The title, which at first seems straightforwardly to refer to the American government's abandonment of its Laotian proxies, takes on deeper, sometimes contradictory meanings as "The Betrayal" (in Lao, "Nerakhoom") unfolds.
"We knew we were taking on deep pockets," he said, "but we stood up for what we thought was right".
Yet even for families that quietly mourn their dead, these can be the most public of private affairs, taking on deep meaning — about politics, war and religion — to others, particularly other veterans.
Some measures take on deep cultural taboos, such as allowing Japanese households in a series of special economic zones to sponsor foreign maids to help care for children and the old.
And to persuade the rest of the world to make meaningful cuts in emissions, the US will need to take on deep cuts for 2020 based on its Kyoto targets, rather than on where it is now.
His diligence, his ready "Aye, sir," his willingness to take on deep dives, several with faulty gear, led to a shattered eardrum, a diagnosis of permanent hearing loss, and an early discharge.
The sound of Travis is that of simple, self-examining lyrics that take on deep overtones in the context of sparse, plodding music and a vocalist, Fran Healy, who sings with restrained passion.
The foreign government is said to have provided the suspects fake names and ordered them to take on "deep cover" assignments to become "Americanized".
One of the technologies Quixey had been working on – a deep linking product, which offers a way to directly link to the pages of content within mobile applications – is now also competing with Google, whose own take on deep linking is powering new search results where users can click on links from Google on their mobile devices, then launch apps on their phone.
