awe
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The film’s climax reaches for the same sense of civilizational awe as the mothership landing in “Close Encounters.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026
Yet, I wanted to see more of the old Spielberg, the one who expressed awe in moments of silence rather than relentless motion.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
Feeling is more powerful than fact here, and Travolta leans hard into the dreamy, futuristic visual identity of the jet set age to evoke a childlike sense of awe in the viewer.
From Salon • Jun. 2, 2026
Visitors departed the exhibition with a sense of awe at American industrial progress.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
For the first time, she saw some awe mingled in with the suspicion and wariness.
From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton
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