meaninglessness

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The film explores the various emotions of being trapped in different ways, including in relationships, hardships or just feelings of meaninglessness.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 28, 2024

In films such as “Nocturama,” director Bonello examined individuals who seemed lobotomized by life, their futile actions a desperate attempt to bring meaning to meaninglessness.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2024

The Guardian wrote, "The meaninglessness of modern work – and the pandemic – has led many to question."

From Salon • Apr. 10, 2023

Yet Twombly grasped, I think, that life is plotless, that meaninglessness reigns — hence, perhaps, his urge to deface, to vandalize.

From Washington Post • Jan. 14, 2023

She flinched from him, the hoarseness of his voice, the nebulous and easy meaninglessness of his words.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie