In fact, none of the characters in Mistress America (as with Francis Ha) are ever presented as villains or unlovable, just as deeply
flawed people struggling to navigate the world around them and grow into better people.
Not exact matches
Here's the thing: For the film's many storytelling
flaws and clichés, it may be the best presentation of the confusion, nostalgia and cognitive dissonance that many
people who grew up in dysfunctional homes
struggle with.
Wouldn't it make sense that a church made up of
flawed and broken
people humbly seeking Christ would still
struggle at times with the selfishness that lies in every heart?
Yes, the
flaws are still present and you might find the match dragging as
people struggle to invade worlds, but the sheer joy of watching huge armies collide makes it worth while.
Neel remains a recurring figure of intrigue for feminist art historians because of the contradictions and complexities she had to navigate as a gifted but
flawed person whose talent and domestic responsibilities coincided with the first wave of the feminist
struggle for women's equality.