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 show, with soulful life-affirming music and lyrics by the Avett Brothers tells the story of a crew of sailors on a longtime whaling expedition who are placed in the most harrowing circumstances.
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Jeryl Brunner, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
Homer tries to do some good in the world by opening a Stonecutters Daycare Center, among other life-affirming activities, but his brothers quickly grow tired of their leader’s newfound virtue, and everyone leaves to form the No Homers’ Club.
—Jesse David Fox, Vulture, 17 Dec. 2024
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.
—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
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Jeryl Brunner, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
Homer tries to do some good in the world by opening a Stonecutters Daycare Center, among other life-affirming activities, but his brothers quickly grow tired of their leader’s newfound virtue, and everyone leaves to form the No Homers’ Club.
—Jesse David Fox, Vulture, 17 Dec. 2024
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.
—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
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“Life-affirming.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/life-affirming. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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