1. It is a common evil among some people, but considered very dishonorable, particularly when the truth becomes known. 2. And as the stories began to come alive, the truth became in a way more elusive. 3. And the truth finally became clear. 4. As the images of Artemisia change, the truth about her becomes more elusive. 5. Birk confesses, and the truth becomes his only consolation. 6. After a while, that simple truth becomes hard to ignore. 7. But as fact after fact unraveled, the truth became less apparent. 8. Certitude has all but disappeared in our culture, the truth has become relative, malleable, and not altogether essential. 9. In the end, we both know, the truth will become apparent. 10. Only after the film has carefully laid the groundwork for a story of old wounds and violent mishaps does the anticlimactic truth become apparent. |