Sentences with phrase «when didacticism»

When didacticism is added, children may find the values associated with the superheroes to be no more credible than the powers, particularly when the values urged on children are only given lip service in the real adult world.

Not exact matches

First he's gimped - up to satisfy the didacticism of the time (with the trucking industry presenting limited opportunity for a moral, the movie settles on putting the fear of God in us over falling asleep at the wheel), then his role is reduced to reaction shots: When Paul finally takes the stand in the courtroom climax, all Bogart manages to squeeze out is «Wull yeah, but...» This is Raft's show, despite the film's studio - sanctioned absorption into the Bogey canon, though Bogart would have his revenge by stealing the lead in High Sierra — and in theory, every one of his Midas - touched career opportunities subsequent to High Sierra — out from under him.

When I agreed to write about the show, I was guided by a kind of didacticism that told me I could use a new experience and shouldn't simply accept the opinions of a few negatively inclined friends.