Sentences with phrase «cuts against the mainstream»
Their sense of hustle and community describes a version of south central Los Angeles that cuts against the mainstream - media stereotype of the area as rife with crime and desperation: «HAIR BY DESIGN BOOTHS FOR RENT», «BOYS BASKETBALL 5TH 6TH 7TH 8TH GRADE TEAMS FORMING», «FORM YOUR OWN CORPORATION».
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In the opening scenes we see him leading his forces into battle against the barbarous Germans, who deserve everything they get for cutting off the head of the luckless Roman cavalryman despatched to issue a surrender ultimatum (like most mainstream movies, Gladiator is strong on audience emotion cues to nudge us in the right direction.