The time in between my clapping is ma. If you just have non-stop action with no breathing space at all, it's just busyness, But if you take a moment, then the tension building in the film can grow into a wider dimension. If you just have constant tension at 80 degrees all the time you just get numb.
Roger Ebert (2003). “Roger Ebert's Movie Yearbook 2004”, p.740, Andrews McMeel Publishing
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