wish fulfillment
noun
: the gratification of a desire especially symbolically (as in dreams, daydreams, or neurotic symptoms)
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By contrast, Diop’s film leaves behind history and wish fulfillment, preferring to explore what restitution means in the messy present and uncertain future.
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Julian Lucas, The New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2024
There’s nostalgia and wish fulfillment, and various opportunities (temptations, even) to reset the entire narrative and return to the comfort of equilibrium — but this has never been a show to shy away from a challenge.
—Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 21 Oct. 2024
This is wish fulfillment of a happier time, of a happier life, which clearly does not exist in the world of Arthur Fleck or anyone in the movie, really.
—Peter Rainer, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 Oct. 2024
The wish fulfillment is sweet, but a barrier to fleshing Noah out beyond the fantasy, let alone depicting his relationship with Joanne as a pairing of two equally complex individuals.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 26 Sep. 2024
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Julian Lucas, The New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2024
There’s nostalgia and wish fulfillment, and various opportunities (temptations, even) to reset the entire narrative and return to the comfort of equilibrium — but this has never been a show to shy away from a challenge.
—Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 21 Oct. 2024
This is wish fulfillment of a happier time, of a happier life, which clearly does not exist in the world of Arthur Fleck or anyone in the movie, really.
—Peter Rainer, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 Oct. 2024
The wish fulfillment is sweet, but a barrier to fleshing Noah out beyond the fantasy, let alone depicting his relationship with Joanne as a pairing of two equally complex individuals.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 26 Sep. 2024
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“Wish fulfillment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wish%20fulfillment. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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