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Subdued
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What does subdued mean here? And "it" in the last sentence, does it refer to "that assessment" in the previous sentence?
No pattern emerges from the body of film work he has built over the last quarter-century. Sure, he has portrayed some unhinged creeps in films like “Wild at Heart” and “Spider-Man.” But that assessment does not account for his subdued performance in “Mississippi Burning,” his quiet heroism in “Platoon” or his comic turn in “Shadow of the Vampire.” It ignores his parallel career in avant-garde theater, where his work has been even more unpredictable.
What does subdued mean here? And "it" in the last sentence, does it refer to "that assessment" in the previous sentence?
No pattern emerges from the body of film work he has built over the last quarter-century. Sure, he has portrayed some unhinged creeps in films like “Wild at Heart” and “Spider-Man.” But that assessment does not account for his subdued performance in “Mississippi Burning,” his quiet heroism in “Platoon” or his comic turn in “Shadow of the Vampire.” It ignores his parallel career in avant-garde theater, where his work has been even more unpredictable.
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Hi, Willem Dafoe, right? I like him. What does subdued mean here?
- Hi, Willem Dafoe, right?
- I like him.
- What does subdued mean here?
- And "it" in the last sentence, does it refer to "that assessment" in the previous sentence?
- No pattern emerges from the body of film work he has built over the last quarter-century.
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Hi,
Willem Dafoe, right? I like him.
What does subdued mean here? And "it" in the last sentence, does it refer to "that assessment" in the previous sentence?
No pattern emerges from the body of film work he has built over the last quarter-century. Sure, he has portrayed some unhinged creeps in films like “Wild at Heart” and “Spider-Man.” But that assessment do
Willem Dafoe, right? I like him.
What does subdued mean here? And "it" in the last sentence, does it refer to "that assessment" in the previous sentence?
No pattern emerges from the body of film work he has built over the last quarter-century. Sure, he has portrayed some unhinged creeps in films like “Wild at Heart” and “Spider-Man.” But that assessment do
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I think subdued here means either not showing a lot of emotion or maybe not showing a lot of effort in doing a part. "Subdued" in the theatre is not usually a complement.
"It" seems to refer to the assessment which this writing is talking about, but the assessment isn't actually presented here, creating the ambiguity in the use of "it."
"It" seems to refer to the assessment which this writing is talking about, but the assessment isn't actually presented here, creating the ambiguity in the use of "it."
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