Sentences with phrase «between young characters»

Helms has a knack for writing convincing dialogue between her young characters, perhaps inspired by conversations with her 18 - year - old daughter!

Teens who have read the books will undoubtedly be interested in viewing this solidly produced movie that contains only a few mild profanities and a kiss between young characters.

Not exact matches

The survey suggests that a substantial number of young people believe in God, yet morally stand on their own or see little connection between faith and character.

In a bid to assess the amount of violence young children might be exposed to, they analysed the length of time it takes for key characters to die in the 45 top - grossing children's cartoons, released between 1937 (Snow White) and 2013 (Frozen), and rated either as suitable for a general audience (G) or with parental guidance suggested (PG).

Tangling his flawed characters in fear, guilt and sacrifice, Perelman depicts a property dispute between an Iranian military colonel who has fled the ayatollahs and come to America (Ben Kingsley, superb) and a young woman who possesses the self - esteem of a heroin addict (Jennifer Connelly).

With all the right feel good moments, compelling character developing scenes, and the perfect amount of levity between young and old characters, «The Intern» is a far better movie than it should be and I highly recommend it.

And though Cody's writing is often reduced to arch, mock - slang dialogue (i.e., her script for Juno), Young Adult showcased a writer who was able to walk the fine line between caricature and character study.

The narrative is equally split between Williams, Plummer and the younger Plummer (Lean on Pete), giving us an overview of the situation, but never fully exploring either character in depth.

Adapted from stories drawn from Giovanni Boccaccio's medieval book «The Decameron,» the film draws humor from the tension between its setting and the way the characters speak and interact as a story unfolds about a fugitive servant (Dave Franco) who pretends to be a deaf - mute to be taken in by a convent that includes three young nuns (Aubrey Plaza, Alison Brie, Kate Micucci), each dealing with personal crises of their own.

Sure, I would have preferred the whole film be about Beatty's Hughes and the many colorful characters — Matthew Broderick especially, but also Alec Baldwin, Candice Bergin, etc — rather than a screwball romance between two young people for whom life's lessons still await.

(The closest we come to parenthood is a scene of visceral hostility between Swinton's character, a pediatrician, and her young patient.)

One of the most striking elements about this film was the way it was shot, which gave it a voyeuristic sensibility reminiscent of North by Northwest (1959) in particular — especially in terms of the way the character of Héctor 1 was set - up and the power dynamic between the multiple Héctor sequels and the young girl.

It's a character piece, and the exploration of Churchill's interpersonal relationships that drives the story, specifically between him and his stalwart wife Clementine (Kristin Scott Thomas), his earnest young secretary Elizabeth (Lily James), and a seemingly effete King Edward VI (Ben Mendelsohn in a brilliantly subtle turn).

Similarly premised on a tipping point between synthesis and disarray was the Kiwi anthology Waru, an unprecedented collaboration among eight Maori women filmmakers, each contributing a 10 - minute short film linked in more and less obvious ways to the funeral of the title character, a young boy who died amid dubious circumstances.

Young star - crossed lovers: Amidst the mile - a-minute screwball antics in the trailer, you get your first peek at what may be the true center of the film: a budding relationship between Tony Revolori and Saoirse Ronan's characters.

But credit must be paid to Scream 4 for threading the needle perfectly between revisiting the Screams of old and re-booting the series with younger characters.

In observing these characters» whimsically wayward lives, their indecision over work and frequent skipping between living situations (their apartments range across Manhattan and Brooklyn), Baumbach captures the current young - NYC - boho milieu with an exactitude that's almost anthropological and a lyricism that's both droll and engaging.

Sachs's young actors, Theo Taplitz and Michael Barbieri, are wonderfully at ease, but the connection between their characters and the film's framing story — gentrification and Brooklyn real estate — is, at best, understated.

Still, I was troubled by the age gap between the men, particularly since Hammer looks far older than the character he plays, and Chalamet far younger.

Screenwriter Kelley Sane generally does an effective job of balancing the various characters and their respective storylines, though there's certainly no denying that some of these subplots are far more interesting than others (ie there's a seemingly pointless digression concerning an illicit relationship between two young Arabs, the relevance of which isn't made clear until the film's final moments).

The young actress said she went back and forth between being intimidated by the iconic role and treating Juliet like any other character she'd played before.

The story sometimes felt a bit rushed and disjointed, and I really wanted more character development, but the young actors delivered their roles believably and with great chemistry between them.

For the most part, Baubach has aged alongside his protagonists, making While We're Young his clearest take on the mid-life crisis age of Generation X. Much of the conflict of the film comes from the sense that they are somewhat of a lost generation, sandwiched between the can - do hard working Baby Boomer attitude of those who came before (Grodin's character) and the less traditionalist, blunter millennial hipster culture (Driver's character).

Bogdanovich was equally successful at establishing fascinating relationships between various troubled characters, male and female, young and old.

X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009) detailed the history between Wolverine and Stryker, and Danny Huston was cast to play the younger version of the character.

A character has implied sexual encounter in the back seat of a car is implied between an older man and a much younger woman (only bare shoulders are shown).

Something in Affleck's easy shuffle between yes - ma» am compliance and leery reticence somehow puts me in mind of the young Henry Fonda; a great American character actor might be in the making here.»

After exploring the brief connection between two young adults in Vienna in Before Sunrise, he reunited with Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy to revisit the characters later in life, collaborating with his stars on the scripts for Before Sunset and Before Midnight to further explore characters and their lives and relationship evolved over the years.

The best — by far — young adult movies, the Harry Potter series, had romance only as an afterthought, and only between two of the secondary characters, who seemed genuinely surprised and flabbergasted to find themselves in love during all the commotion.

While it deals primarily with the friendship between future enemies Charles Xavier [James McAvoy] and Erik Lensherr [Michael Fassbender]-- better known as Professor X and Magneto — it also serves up an unnerving villain and a group of intriguing young mutants in a story that pays as much attention to character as effects.

Featuring a rich assortment of peripheral characters, including a mystically upbeat party animal (Zac Efron), a brooding young depressive (John Magaro), and a feisty Romantics professor (Allison Janney), LIBERAL ARTS explores the emotional tug - of - war between youth and adulthood, as played out on a leafy Midwest campus that is both Eden - like and tumultuous — and entirely unforgettable.

The pregnancy and young relationship between the show's immature protagonist and a barely - introduced recurring character are set aside after the season's eighth episode.

The goals included: narrowing the gap in literacy and numeracy achievement in primary schools and at GCSE; ensuring young people develop key strengths such as character and good mental health; narrowing the gulf in the numbers of youngsters continuing their education and training after GCSEs; and narrowing the gap between rich and poor students graduating from university.

I set out thinking I wouldn't enjoy this book because of the romance between a young girl and older man, but in the end, the characters and book won me over.

In her young character, Noel, Evans seeks to find a balance point between crimes that are morally reprehensible and ones that are morally unacceptable.

A wide - ranging cast of memorable characters stand out in this year's crop of best historical fiction titles for young people, all reviewed in Booklist between April 15, 2012, and April 1, 2013.

All the Stars in the Heavens By Adriana Trigiani Harper • $ 15.99 • ISBN 9780062319203 Using a rich blend of real and fictional characters, Trigiani's latest offers an enthralling look at 1930s Hollywood and the legendary romance between two of its biggest stars: Loretta Young and Clark Gable.

It's no secret that, taken as a whole, young adult readers become very invested in the characters they come to care about, and the link between paper and an emotional investment is a strong one for many teens.

The dynamic between these characters that I have personally found interesting was the young vs. old dynamic.

- first 30 mins or so can be confusing if you haven't played the demo - Yew Geneolgia is the leader of the Three Cavaliers, who guide the Crystalguard into battle - mission of the Crystalguard is to Protect pope Agnes Oblige from harm at all costs - Agnes is captured by this game's new villain, Kaiser Oblivion - together with Cryst - Fairy Anne, they hatch a plan that becomes more apparent as you move along - one of Yew's longterm partners, Janne, has betrayed everyone and actually works for this newly formed Empire - he killed most of the remaining Crystalguard - Yew finds the final member Nikolai of the Cavaliers before his death and requests of him to simply walk away - Yew is determined to bring Agnes back from the airship she is being held captive on - Yew is young and gets easily scared - Edea Lee from the previous game returns - Magnolia Arch, a Ba'al Buster warrior who claims to come from the moon also appears - between lines of English dialogue, she speaks lines of French as well - there is a long chat between all three characters about how adventuring and camping can be a ton of fun - Party Chat makes its return, and seems a bit more humorous this time - Tiz Arrior will also join your team - some things in Luxendarc have changed since the last game - the world is more united against this common threat - if you beat all enemies in a single turn, it enables the «Bring It On!»

As a master of Bushinryu Ninjutsu, this Season 2 character has the ability to switch between old and young form during battle, which gives him two different playstyles and sets of tools to use.

It creates a really inconsistent tone, between the characters and tutorials being very much geared toward a younger audience, and the oft extremely frustrating difficulty of exploring dungeons.

There are teenagers who perfectly fit the stereotypical image that the media loves so much of comic - book fans, little kids who love anime, young boys and girls out with their confused parents, cosplaying parents out with their confused children, entire families dressed up as the cast of Firefly or as Star Wars characters,, bemused grandparents being lead around with a smile on their face that suggests while they are a little baffled by the entire thing they're having a good time, middle - aged men and women who look like they've just come straight from work and enjoy a good comic and every other type of human in - between.

That game is Broken Age, a twinned story between two characters, a young boy alone in space and a young girl about to be ritually sacrificed, who are «seeking to break tradition with their lives.»

Prather also draws a connection between Warhol and the ambisexual characters in video works by younger artists like Ryan Trecartin and Kalup Linzy.

Applying strategies of sampling, role play, and documentary filmmaking to capture individuals» longings and the ways in which they imagine themselves — as hip - hop musicians, costumed characters, or digitized alter egos — Cao Fei reveals the discrepancy between reality and dream, and the discontent and disillusionment of China's younger generation.