romanticize

It’s a haunting reminder that we don’t just watch heists — we romanticize them.

I was hooked by the magisterial piano and sax solos of the epic “Jungleland,” set in a romanticized New York City—instantly my first favorite Bruce song.

Society romanticizes the perfect heist — the charm, the precision, the elegance — until it happens in real life.

It’s a shocking moment and a clear sign that “Urchin” has no intention of romanticizing Mike or actively eliciting our sympathies.

But the vision of a woman enduring misery to “protect” her baby is romanticized by the right — even if the suffering would, in this case, only risk the health of the baby.