Sentences with phrase «as flawed hero»

There's no doubt Laing was an important and passionate figure, and Fowler casts him as flawed hero.

Although Dickens portrays him as a flawed hero, the audience and cast visibly sympathise due to his lack of whinging, despite being unhappy most of the time.

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P.S.. Another great quote from Pastrix we've been discussing on the Facebook page is this one: «Grace isn't about God creating humans as flawed beings and then acting all hurt when we inevitably fail and then stepping in like the hero to grant us grace — like saying «Oh, it's OK, I'll be a good guy and forgive you.»

It certainly casts him as a very human figure which is good to see as many Christians tend cast him as a hero of the bible without flaws and shortcomings.

Casting Ted Heath as a flawed, tragic hero Marquand declares Margaret Thatcher by far the most radical prime minister of the century.

I also enjoyed the struggle between T'challa and Killmonger being portrayed as less of a hero vs villain and more of one ideology vs another, both with its merits and flaws.

Social castes are flayed bare with a frankness unheard of in polite entertainment as the hero penguin — flawed (retarded, even) in his ability to communicate through song but gifted with funk and that loping, soulful gait of Glover's (an artist who by himself reshaped his medium)-- befriends a quintet of «amigos» in the Antarctic barrio.

Rather than present Bauman as a straight - up hero, Green's Stronger instead takes care to reveal how ordinary, and even flawed, the real Bauman was before the bombing.

RULES OF ENGAGEMENT William Fried kin's court - martial drama about a Yemen massacre takes on additional interest because the main character, a fiery - eyed Marine combat hero (Samuel L. Jackson), is presented as a believably flawed man.

These were not heroes, but ordinary citizens - flawed, afraid, ungenerous - who, forced from the ghettos as the Nazis lined up Jews for the work camps, and the death camps, fled to the sewers instead.

Her Tony - winning turn as Nora in last season's «A Doll's House, Part 2» had her mining the hidden humor of Lucas Hnath's rat - a-tat script, one monologue at a time; Dr. Jenna James of «Getting On» (a series that earned Metcalf her 10th Emmy nomination, following a slew of guest actress appearances and three wins for «Roseanne») allowed her to warm audiences to a flawed hero up to her eyeballs in stool samples and naked narcissism; and now Greta Gerwig's «Lady Bird» gives her a role in Marion McPherson that many hail as a shoe - in for Oscar night.

While the battle scenes can only be viewed as impressive from a visual standpoint, where the film finally shows its fatal flaw is in the utter lack of emotional grip, as characters live, love and die, and yet no tears are shed among a viewing audience despite following these hearty heroes for over eight total hours of film time.

Only The Brave could have quite easily been that kind of red meat for red states, but the film eschews bumper - sticker patriotism to present its heroes as flawed human beings instead of fetish objects and plaster saints.

Not only does the sequel explore this flawed character, it firmly establishes him as a loveable and effective hero.»

Heroes 2 is a sequel as seen in its name however it is also a more focused iterative adventure that kinks out some of the flaws of its predecessor while concentrating on providing a story that is entertaining enough on its own.

While the flick has its flaws, such as a slow build, and a few unexplained occurrences I found myself cheering the heroes on.

Capote isn't shown as a great hero or champion, and in fact, it's interesting just how many of his personality flaws are showcased, including his inability to tell the truth when confronted by an unpleasant situation.

Be that as it may, this flawed flick has our hapless heroes consulting a hit man (Jamie Foxx) before becoming hopelessly embroiled in a harebrained scheme.

Over the next few months, expect Chazelle to be praised the world over as the man who brought the big - time movie musical back from the dead, but he's not nearly as stuck in the past as his film's flawed hero.

This movie shows us the character, making him flawed as a hero and charming as a character.

Our flawed hero has internalized some of its shortcomings as well, with the cabin failing to match expectations or price.

She's an acclaimed writer of historical fiction and her works are so well - researched and her characters so interestingly flawed that you'd swear you were in 1205 along with the hero of this story as he returns from a Crusade in Constantinople.

Montford's hero is Steve McIntyre, portrayed as a tireless, selfless, unimpeachable seeker of truth whose only character flaw is that he's just too polite.