uplift

My hunger faded, replaced with a mildly uplifting feeling.

The leaders of this authoritarian populist movement have no real interest in uplifting and empowering the broader public.

All of this joy and international attention points towards the Academy’s increased focus on uplifting global films and stories — even beyond the designated international category.

It begins with a dramatic flourish, but soon becomes something more fantastical, with shades, perhaps, of John Williams’ uplifting themes from “E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial.”

So people wanted to uplift a trans story, but this is a story that ultimately just reinforces those dominant narratives about us, and that’s what people are responding to.