Sentences with phrase «also about the mythology»

But it is also about the mythology of place and the evolution of a sensibility: about how literature can shape and even anticipate a life.

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Homer is the vehicle not only for the story of Troy, but also for much of what is known about Greek mythology, prehistory, geography, religion, and the arts.

Sadly you also throw around the term «child abuse» with a cavalier looseness that suggests you don't have the foggiest idea what child abuse is... it's a shame abused children everywhere can't write in and tell you about their trevails at the hands of an abuser... Jesus Christ was no abuser... if I'm wrong about Jesus, he was at least a Rabbi who loved his followers, and who taught, peace, compassion, forgiveness, and inclusiveness... If I'm right, Jesus is the most amazing, wonderful gift GOD could ever give to his beloved creation... in either event, belief in him, and sharing those beliefs with children is not abuse, it's loving and nurturing fact based belief, not mythology...

Meanwhile, Jack and Kelly also have to deal with Sheriff Hank Keogh (Brendan Gleeson), who would like to find the mystery creature and kill it; Hector Cyr (Oliver Platt), a quirky mythology expert who wants to capture and study the beast; and Mrs. Bickerman (Betty White), an eccentric older woman with dubious stories about her missing cattle — and missing husband.

Also screened: Sadako Vs. Kayako (Grade: B --RRB-, an entertaining, teen - friendly marriage of the The Ring and The Grudge mythologies that (thank God) has a sense of humor about itself, even though its final confrontation is less than satisfying; Dearest Sister (Grade: C +), a poetic (and rather slow) meditation on class conflict couched in a ghost story from Laotian director Mattie Do; and Down Under (Grade: B --RRB-, a Superbad - style profane coming - of - age comedy set against the backdrop of the Cronulla race riots that took place in Sydney, Australia in Christmas 2005.

The directors also talked about the unlikely path their career has taken, and what parts of the Batman mythology will be referenced in «The LEGO Batman Movie».

It's exceedingly clear to me that Johnson has an immense love for these characters and this mythology, and he inserts his beliefs about the franchise into the text of his film: it's important to be inspired by and learn from the past, but it's also imperative to move on and build something new.

This is not just an adaptation of The Hobbit, the beloved — even by those who don't care for the linguistic exercises and heavy mythology that make up its three - part sequel — novel about a cautious halfling who finds courage in a series of adventures, but also a prequel to Jackson's The Lord of the Rings trilogy of films.

It addresses every cliché you have come to expect from films about vampires, but it also honestly acknowledges the humorous aspects of the mythology.

I also wanted the mythology to be thought - provoking to readers by creating a concept that would have them thinking about whether or not it was possible that a race like the Hunters could actually exist.

You'll also hear about how the caves tie into Maya mythology and Xibalba (pronounced she - bal - ba), the cave that serves as the opening to the underworld.

He's also incredibly knowledgeable about Norse mythology — knowing everything about the old Norse language, which allows him to teach Kratos about the many characters and enemies he'll encounter along the way.

Mythology indeed; in addition to reminding the viewer about vital biodiversities (which is surely one aim of nature photography), there is also a palpable visual unity that exudes from each piece as they hold together from the many to create an emergent whole.

This paper also revealed tremendous costs, and that Obama's claim about Denmark's «renewables» experience was also steeped in mythology.

After I posted, I got curious about why it's called Stux net, and discovered that it's a variant on Styx, as in the River Styx, that globe - circling river separating the world from the underworld of Greek mythology: «Greek: Στύξ, Stux, also meaning «hate» and «detestation» `.