Sentences with phrase «by male characters»

They are generally considered a gag piece of equipment notable for their low defensive properties and they can only be worn by male characters.

They provide a low amount of defence and can only be worn by male characters.

It can only be worn by male characters.

«The game includes an audio file in which a female character is sexually assaulted by male characters; while there is no visual depiction, sounds of ripped clothing and struggle can be heard,» the ESRB said.

Rey was an available option in a film largely dominated by male characters.

And we found that in family films, 81 % of the jobs are held by male characters.

Not exact matches

But like many superheroes of color in the Marvel (and DC) universes, Black Panther was relegated to the periphery of the pantheon of superheroes — most of whom were white male characters created by white men.

But not only does a church gain in myth a metaphor by which to model the features of character, it also finds a way to address publicly and corporately features, such as drinking and male dominance, that heretofore were explained as the problems of individual members, and then only in private conversation.

According to a new study by researchers at Concordia University, Colorado State University, Syracuse University, Hofstra University and the University of Toronto, a male gamer who chooses to play as a female character will still display signs of his true gender.

You vs. The Guy She Told You Not to Worry About is a series of captioned images comparing two male subjects or fictional characters side - by - side, with the

«For You vs. The Guy She Told You Not to Worry About is a series of captioned images comparing two male subjects or fictional characters side - by - side, with the

Discover the tale of each girl and Yaoi, primarily known as boys» love in Japan, is a Japanese genre of fictional media focusing on romantic or sexual relationships between male characters, typically marketed for a female audience and usually created by female authors.

I argued in my review that simply putting Uma Thurman's character in traditionally male situations did not constitute by itself a subversion of genre or gender expectations - her character was still essentially «Bruce Lee in a dress», talking like a man and acting like one.

But the female characters in Anon fare worse, defined as they are by depressingly trite male - gaze fantasy.

Unburdened by the typical clunky character tropes of largely male thrillers or sci - fi films, Annihilation finds new and compelling angles of inquiry.

He reportedly auditioned for a small part, and though the show's producers did not deem him right for the characterization, they felt so impressed by Eigenberg's presence that they created the character of Steve Brady especially for him, as an extension of his own personality; the plan, again, was to create a sincere, committed, down - to - earth male paramour to offset Miranda's (Cynthia Nixon) cynicism.Though initially intended as a temporary part, the popularity of the character among viewers (and Eigenberg's onscreen chemistry with Nixon) led to Eigenberg's permanent inclusion on the show, as well as subsuquent movies.Circa 2002, Eigenberg expanded into film roles by playing the business partner of Richard Gere in Mark Pellington's underrated supernatural thriller The Mothman Prophecies.

How do the type of male characters they are surrounded by in this movie confirm those feelings?

Instead, each of these characters is looking to fulfill her life... by finding a male partner.

In their attempt to give a woman a diverse part, they end up flipping the film back in the direction of the male character, by default, because human beings aren't interested in one - dimensional assholes like Mavis.

Violence: C Teens carrying guns; two drive - by shootings; car catches on fire; fist - fighting and kicking during two brawls with minor bleeding injuries; clawing and scratching fight between female characters; male character slaps and threatens two female characters; bloody head of dead woman.

Left stranded on the island, there are only two scenes by herself before male characters enter the film.

Co-written by director David Gordon Green (Joe), whose work frequently explores the pitfalls of male culture (and there's nary a woman in sight here, unless she's at a party), the script is best when it stays focused on the relationship between Brad and Brett, sometimes not bothering to fully flesh out the supporting characters.

Unfolding like Roman Polanski's take on «The King of Marvin Gardens» while simultaneously serving as a suitable spiritual sequel to the director's debut, «Afterschool,» in which the male desire to connect meaningfully with others is frayed and warped by life experience, «Simon Killer» is Antonio Campos» latest chilly, chilling character study, with Corbet effectively replacing Ezra Miller, who led the previous film, as a neuroscience major who studied how the eyes and the brain relate, but has a seriously loose wire between his own brain and his heart.

But the more Molly's Game tries to decide what its story is about rather than just telling it, the more the film feels like it's trying to «solve» Molly rather than portray her, to the point where its two big emotional moments involve Molly being sat down and informed about her own daddy issues by one male character, and getting passionately defended by another, her lawyer (Idris Elba), while she stays silent.

It injects some contemporary identity politics that will grate as unnecessary by some and cause palpitations for the small minded (male) minority offended by such things, but it's an effective, empathetic character and a welcome addition.

The Manic Pixie Dream Girl is a term coined by Nathan Rabin to describe the female character whose written to help the usually white, and definitely straight male hero loosen up and enjoy life.

Male characters again outnumbered female characters by more than two to one.

From that opening scene in which a deliberately - male alien creates life, through to the daddy issues felt by both Elizabeth and another character, the man's role in the creation of life is the topic du jour.

That was followed by an unexpected surprise when Cohen, dressed in character as General Aladeen of Wadiya, surrounded by two female and two male armed bodyguards appeared at the back of the theatre.

«The action genre has long been dominated by male heroes, and it's so exciting to be part of a film that will allow for not just one female action hero but a whole ensemble of very capable, fierce female characters that reject tired stereotypes,» she said.

That character is played by Sarah Snook, and yes, the fact that a woman is playing the male writer is fairly obvious, although that's the first and least important of the film's various and myriad twists.

Orser vanishes into his character with an assured ease, giving a performance that so deftly portrays all the aspects of his character that it was by far the best male lead performance to be found at SXSW.

Director Roland Emmerich summed up this mentality in response to criticism over his period drama, Stonewall, in which he created a fictional white, male, cisgender, «straight - acting» character to lead a true story about an act of defiance by some of the most marginalized people in the LGBT community.

This week, we pause on one of HBO's greatest shows, Six Feet Under, which features one of the most fully realized gay male characters ever seen on television, David Fisher, played by Michael C. Hall.

The main character was voiced by seven different people, three males, three females, and Nolan North, allowing you to pick from any one of them.

And so the movie goes, with each character — even the small ones — confronting an unexpected rush of emotion and desire brought on by the mere presence of a captive male in their midst.

A fantastical female character unwittingly drinks a potion that a male character has placed in a beverage and while she is unconscious he mutilates her body (by cutting off her wings)-- the act is non-sexual with no explicit detail seen.

It appears near the conclusion when LeFou, a comic - relief character brought to life by Josh Gad (the voice of Olaf the snowman in «Frozen») who clearly has an unrequited man - crush on his bulky and boorish buddy Gaston (Luke Evans of «The Girl on the Train»), fleetingly dances with a male partner.

In other ways, he is not so unlike his character in Superbad — he is witty and not uncomfortable by conversations involving male genitalia.

It makes the argument that its central character (played by Rooney Mara) was at least as important to Jesus (Joaquin Phoenix) as his male disciples.

But then we're forced into watching his smarmy character develop a relationship with a Southern Belle prostitute played by Kate Hudson, tasked with the impossible feat of making a fantasy blonde bombshell into a romantic interest for Murray as she provides services to the local male population out of a trailer, steadfastly collecting a sizeable nest egg so she can jet off to Hawaii to open her own real estate firm.

The kinky activities of this colorful cast of characters still pale in comparison to that of their establishment's patrons, for the place is frequented by male prostitutes offering «serbis» or service to johns in the seats and the shadows of the dimly - lit theater.

• OSCAR WINNING ROLES: If by some miracle Bryan Cranston won he'd be the second actor to win for playing a previous Oscar winner (the first being Cate Blanchett as Katharine Hepburn in The Aviator) • GENDER: If by some miracle Eddie Redmayne won it'd be the first leading actor win for a female character though not the first Oscar win for someone playing another gender — that was Linda Hunt as a male photographer in The Year of Living Dangerously (1983) • MULTI-HYPHENATES: Matt Damon and Leonardo DiCaprio have also been nominated outside of acting categories.

That is to say, as Wood puts it: «capitalism, the right to ownership; the home, the family, the monogamous couple; patriarchy...» (1) Between men, nicknaming is frequently the overt articulation of complex and fraught processes of male bonding, enabling the integration of an inexperienced male character into a group by his more experienced, and previously integrated, elders.

None of these women are given any inner life outside of their function as catalysts for actions taken by the two main male characters; even when Avigal finally takes control of her own agency in a climactic scene involving a makeshift Hasidic court, it's only as the result of a male's tender touch.

Jennifer's Body (R for profanity, sexuality, gory violence and brief drug use) Megan Fox plays the title character in this horror comedy about a popular high school cheerleader who starts seducing and devouring male classmates after a satanic ritual leaves her possessed by a demon.

It's the job of the femme fatale to create castration anxieties among male characters and audience members, anxieties that are then obliterated at the end of the film by her being punished in some way.

«Sexual restlessness is something that men and women are uncomfortable seeing in a female character — more so than they are in a male character,» Polley contends, still mystified by «violent» audience reactions to Margot's straying.

Strong male newcomers were hard to come by in 2015, but Goggins, otherwise known for his TV work, was particularly interesting, playing a character with many contradictions and possibilities — and he kept all those possibilities in play until the end of the film.

That character is Derek Zoolander (Stiller, Meet the Parents), the world's most popular male supermodel, who finds his career may be on the demise and soon to be replaced by the up - and - coming star model, Hansel (Wilson, Shanghai Noon).