schematic
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Yet even Bergman’s most schematic films—the ones in which ideas seem to drive him as much as mood, style or plot—make expressive use of cinema’s aesthetic vocabulary: light, composition, sometimes color, always sound or music.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
But even if Hegel’s interpretation would have seemed off the mark to him, Antigone and Creon are too complex to reduce to a schematic argument.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
Unfortunately, the juggling of storylines ends up being more schematic than insightful.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026
At 90 minutes, the film feels rushed, touching down at different points along a timeline without ever really settling in, lending it a schematic quality despite its unerring sensitivity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 16, 2026
A number of studies support this schematic strategy.
From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos
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