Sentences with phrase «central characters comes»

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A central character's demise in the NBC drama initially came as a shock.

Coates came out of the second season's recent shock finale pretty well, and viewers saw him praying with some of the central characters, ensuring that the subject of faith isn't lost in a show that is partly an exploration of grief.

In a piece entitled «The happiness of pursuit», in Time magazine July 2013, we read: «All human beings may come equipped with the pursuit - of - happiness impulse — the urge to find lusher land just over the hill, fatter buffalo in the next valley — but it's Americans who have codified the idea, written it into the Declaration of Independence and made it a central mandate of the national character.»

The race to represent the 24th Congressional District has been marked largely by negative campaign ads, character attacks and a variety of powerful politicians coming to central New York.

Then came the coalition and little Nick became the central character in his own political fairytale, tripping off into the woods as «Little Clegg Riding Hood» with his basket of electoral reform clutched closely to his yellow cape while the rightwing Tory Wolf lay in wait.

The central character, Temudjin Oh, is an assassin in its employ, who comes to question whether the Concern is, as it claims, dedicated to improving humanity's well - being, or instead something altogether nefarious.

The storyline - which follows alcoholic superhero John Hancock (Smith) as he reluctantly allows a struggling public - relations expert (Jason Bateman's Ray) to mold him into a traditionally heroic figure - has essentially been crafted to act as an origin story for the central character, yet screenwriters Vincent Ngo and Vince Gilligan brilliantly ensure that Hancock rarely apes the conventions and tropes that one has come to expect with such a tale (ie one doesn't entirely realize that they're watching an origin story until everything's been said and done).

Before it gets to that point, however, Ed tv comes off as a fairly affable comedy that benefits substantially from McConaughey's charismatic turn as the central character - with the actor's strong work heightened by an impressive roster of supporting players (including Woody Harrelson, Martin Landau, and Dennis Hopper).

There's little doubt that the effortlessly engaging central performances play a substantial role in the film's success, with D'Agosto and Olsen's charismatic work ensuring that their respective characters never come off as the sleazeballs one might've anticipated (ie Shawn and Nick's relentless scheming is almost Ferris Buelleresque in its good - naturedness).

Fleshler and Anthony Carrigan, who plays Goran's right - hand man, NoHo Hank, are scene stealers, but they can come across as downright cartoonish compared to the show's grim central character.

In fact, when the climax, of sorts, finally does come, it's not even driven by one of the central characters.

A bracingly fresh approach to the coming - of - age genre, this French drama gives remarkable insight into its central character through detailed observation rather than overt plotting or dialogue.

As the central protagonist, Brittany Snow (The Pacifier) comes off as a little bland, as does her character at times.

Although Baumbach and Gerwig didn't intentionally set out to turn «Mistress America» into some kind of companion piece to «Frances Ha,» they did want to tell a story with the same sort of framework, at least when it comes to its central characters.

Whilst Jessica Chastain and Jason Clarke are the central characters, a tonne of recognisable faces come and go.

«I think that came out of the process of knowing Daniela and trying to create a device that could be as complex and beautiful as its central character.»

The hardships and suspicions that would naturally come of a long - distance relationship seem to be manifest in a very real way, often leaving the two central characters in tears.

The handful of central personalities come to life not with catchphrases or pop culture references, but with genuine character - flair, flaws, and unexpected power.

In case we're unclear on which side the film comes down — or how its lessons might be relevant to the present day — a central character helpfully summarizes at the conclusion: «There will always be those who mean to do us harm.

As happy as we are that the entire central cast is coming back to reprise their ridiculous roles — that is, Jason Bateman as Michael Bluth, Portia de Rossi as Lindsay, Will Arnett as Gob, Michael Cera as George - Michael, Tony Hale as Buster, David Cross as Tobias Funke, Jeffrey Tambor as George and Oscar, Alia Shawkat as Maeby, Jessica Walter as Lucille, and Ron Howard as himself — there are a few cameo characters that deserve some more screen time as well, like Charlize Theron as Rita Leeds, Henry Winkler as Barry Zuckerkorn, Bob Einstein as Larry Middleman, and Ben Stiller as Tony Wonder.

The central mystery is a straight - ahead, surprise - free slog (a bit similar to Chinatown, minus the sex and the story twists, though with the murder intact); the characters are familiar tropes, and the tone and imagery come courtesy of countless Westerns, from Sergio Leone to High Noon.

The central character (played by the unfailingly persuasive Saoirse Ronan) mirrors Gerwig's past by attending a Catholic high school in Sacramento, coming of age around the time of the second Iraq War, and having a theatrical streak, which in her case is rarely channeled into formal performance.

Gilford's Bernie Lefkowitz starts off as a tiresome Jewish stereotype, Woody Allen without the joie de vivre, but later comes vividly to life as the stalwart opposition to the central characters» embrace of their newfound vitality.

The higher tier of missions come from other characters and require Garrett to enter areas outside of the central city.

Another character, Vic, is central to the book: he appears as an awkward adolescent fixated on unattainable older girls, as a young man coping with the legacy of his father's alcoholism and abandonment, and as a middle - aged man unable to come to terms with his past.

These top - of - the - morning meetings, which under his initiative came to take up the first 45 minutes of each school day at Bruns and later at Newell Elementary, are a central feature of a revamped curriculum that puts an emphasis on social - emotional learning — that is, development of character, empathy, selfmanagement, and other life skills that lie outside the domain of the three R's.

How Jumoke came to have so many charter schools is a large part of this story and Pryor and Comer are central characters.

So I challenged myself to construct a series — something unique and distinct... While there certainly will be a central recurring character in the series (Commander Gray Pierce), the supporting players will come and go in what I describe as a «revolving set of characters around a central figure.»»

After I come up with an idea for the central story arc, I think about sub-plots and create initial profiles for the necessary characters.

The central character of Wolves of the Crescent Moon is Turad, a Bedouin and former desert bandit who, as the novel opens, finds himself in the Riyadh bus station with no destination other than one that will take him out of the city he has come to loathe.

Sometimes when you come back to a read you may forget some of the central characters or even the main plot.

I'm in love the worlds that Valente creates in this, along with the central mysteries and characters, but ultimately felt a little let down when it came to how it all hung together.

The success of Halo 5: Guardians is a testament to the innovative work from the entire team at 343 Industries to bring this installment to Xbox One and the incredible community of fans who have come to love the story, characters and gameplay central to the franchise.

We remember Vaas and Pagan Min because when it comes to the Far Cry series, the central characters are really just ciphers for us as players, and lenses through whom we can come to view the games» explorations of their villains.

Gameplay is smooth as one has come to expect from PlayStation, but the graphics are lacking and fans hoping to play as Schwarzenegger or Stallone will find it difficult to discern which is which as the central characters reflect only a passing resemblance to the celebrated action icons.

These character abilities really come into their own at the end of each stage, where you'll have to defend a central position from waves of enemies.

Leafing through the menu, we also came across two special Final Fantasy VII parfaits, modeled after central characters Aerith and Cloud.

The building is cast as the central character in a tangled narrative which reflects Johannesburg's magnetic pull on the social and mythical lives of those who come to this place from all over the country and all over the continent.

One of five central characters in the documentary, all of whom came around to supporting nuclear energy after opposing it, is Richard Rhodes, the journalist and Pulitzer - winning historian who has centered his career on critically examining the age of the atom.

And here comes the central character of the Apple's saga that has made headlines since its debut in The Apple Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC), June 2017.

«These top - of - the - morning meetings, which under his initiative came to take up the first 45 minutes of each school day at Bruns and later at Newell Elementary, are a central feature of a revamped curriculum that puts an emphasis on social - emotional learning — that is, development of character, empathy, self management, and other life skills that lie outside the domain of the three R's.