Sentences with phrase «character at the mercy»

«Hot Tub» amused by putting its characters at the mercy of unfortunate events.

After all, action games are a test for two, you at the controls, the character at the mercy.

Not exact matches

We are made in Gods image and thus we need to reflect this image and His character outwards into the lives of people... at their edge of life and personal hell reflecting Gods grace, mercy, justice, compassion and forgiveness.

Some of the specific stimuli of my sober reflections have been the histories of the fiendishly diverse injustices, cruelties, tyrannies and butcheries human beings have inflicted on one another — in particular the long, appalling story of Jewish suffering at the hands of Christian Europe with its insane climax under the Nazis; Camus's searing reflections on our blood - soaked century; accounts of the horrors of plagues and epidemics at whose complete mercy human beings for so long existed; and insights of depth psychology into the character and influence of the unconscious, childhood and repression in our behavior.

But insiders tell The Herald that, while Yaa Asantewaa is a carbon copy of her mother in form, shape and character, Amina Rawlings, is mentioned to be at the mercy of the wind; easily swayed by whose voice is louder at a particular time — it is mostly Nana Konadu's voice, which vibrates in her ears and that is what she often times obey.

It is utterly heartbreaking to watch this character make horrible life choices while at the mercy of his mental illness.

In most horror films, and indeed in most suspense films of the Alfred Hitchcock tradition, the characters are at the mercy of the plot.

There's a strong sense that nature is the be-all-end-all, this enormous, beautiful, unfathomably powerful thing that the characters are at the mercy of at any given moment.

He's a very passive character, completely at the mercy of his life's events — a point further reinforced by the film's rambling, episodic nature.

One of the best character actors in current US cinema — he was Brian Wilson's domineering dad in Love & Mercy — Camp excels at playing nondescript, careworn, middle - aged men, and his presence is one of the touches that make Midnight Special so distinctive.

At my recent screening of Mistress America, five people walked out within the first twenty minutes, apparently put off by hilariously flawed characters who talk to themselves, but at each other, without mercAt my recent screening of Mistress America, five people walked out within the first twenty minutes, apparently put off by hilariously flawed characters who talk to themselves, but at each other, without mercat each other, without mercy.

While the character and the film take a wrongheaded turn, Depp's performance remains consistently strong though he is also at the mercy of some unconvincing age makeup (a point driven further home by the image of the real - life Jung that closes the film).

Considering the fact that the main characters in thrillers are usually at the mercy of their situation, it's nice to see someone who can take charge of a situation and go on the offensive.

Other than the story's weak points, there's also the problem that, while Le Chiffre has a creepy gimmick in the form of tear ducts that bleed, Bond's arch-nemesis finds himself at the mercy of other, lesser characters more than once.

Fortunately for those who missed the chance to catch up with Mercy, the central character, they can still do so via the Ice and Fire app, available at the Apple App Store and the Google Play Store.

Does the novel suggest that the characters were more at the mercy of fate or free will?

At the mercy of Scarecrow, the fate of the city hangs in the balance as he is joined by the Arkham Knight, a completely new and original character in the Batman universe, as well as a huge roster of other infamous villains including Harley Quinn, The Penguin, Two - Face, and the Riddler.

For example, the series features a rather multicultural cast of characters with American, European, Russian, Chinese, African and Inuit backgrounds — an interesting fruit salad of ethnicities, all at the mercy of the Japanese interpretation of these cultures.