life-affirming
adjective
: indicating that life has value : positive and optimistic
Even though the heroine dies at the end, her struggle for a better world gives the movie a life-affirming message.
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The film never makes the argument that their relationship was somehow life-affirming, other than a flashback scene where Thurman, playing a much-younger hippie adjacent version of Emma, gives Elordi’s Leonard a seemingly soul-shaking handjob.
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Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 6 Dec. 2024
Likely because of its life-affirming message, joyous dance sequences and old-fashioned musical zeal — all of which show up in this latest production starring Cheyenne Jackson as the nightclub owner Georges, Kevin Cahoon as the drag star Albin, and Ryan J. Haddad as their son, Jean-Michel.
—Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 25 Nov. 2024
This book takes a topic that is harrowing for so many — a cancer diagnosis and the need for a stem cell transplant — and builds a life-affirming and empowering story about the power of choosing happiness for oneself.
—Lizz Schumer, People.com, 24 Nov. 2024
This life-affirming, artistic philosophy is reinforced on the sparkling white walls of Moco, which are scattered with aspirational, block capital meanderings from the artists on show.
—Emma Baxter-Wright, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
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Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 6 Dec. 2024
Likely because of its life-affirming message, joyous dance sequences and old-fashioned musical zeal — all of which show up in this latest production starring Cheyenne Jackson as the nightclub owner Georges, Kevin Cahoon as the drag star Albin, and Ryan J. Haddad as their son, Jean-Michel.
—Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 25 Nov. 2024
This book takes a topic that is harrowing for so many — a cancer diagnosis and the need for a stem cell transplant — and builds a life-affirming and empowering story about the power of choosing happiness for oneself.
—Lizz Schumer, People.com, 24 Nov. 2024
This life-affirming, artistic philosophy is reinforced on the sparkling white walls of Moco, which are scattered with aspirational, block capital meanderings from the artists on show.
—Emma Baxter-Wright, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
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“Life-affirming.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/life-affirming. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.
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