Directed by relative newcomer Antoine Fuqua, the energetic pace of this gritty thriller is relentless as as
good battles evil and power becomes pitiable.
There never seem to be any real stakes:
good battles evil with no actual consequence.
The Netflix original is better than the beating the critics are giving it on Rotten Tomatoes, which could be due to the fact that the media elite seem to prefer the moral ambiguity of Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri to a straight - ahead tale of
good battling evil.
The myths and religions that are the foundation of society all contain the theme of
good battling evil, the righteous conquering armies of darkness.
Not exact matches
He added that it was not a
battle between different faiths or civilizations, but between «
good and
evil.»
The culture feeds a mentality that crowds out a necessary give and take — the very concept of
good - faith disagreement — turning every policy difference into a pitched
battle between
good (us) and
evil (them).»
Behold the
battle between
GOOD and
EVIL, right here on the blogs of CNN... Of course some people just can't see it that way.
Stephen writes about what many write about, the
battle between
good &
evil.
Allowing terror and injustice to flourish unchecked is not something the Bible teaches and this lost Scribe is educated enough to know
better, but is apparently too intoxicated by his spiritual pride to discern the difference between what Jesus tought about forgiveness, on one hand, and what he demonstrated and taught about actively confronting and
battling evil, on the other.
They are dead on when they say the bible is metaphorical for an internal
battle of
good and
evil within oneself.
«9 I would become a hero in romance, venturing into the unknown,
battling the
evil, finding the
good, and in the end gaining the prize, which, in my case, would be the release from my cancer as
well as an experience of God's intimate presence.
The issues are blurred and the
battle between
good and
evil is scarcely recognized by the majority of people.
He saw a decisive
battle between
good and
evil.
This is a
battle against
good and
evil.
It's important to understand that there is a
battle between
good and
evil for each soul on this Earth.
He fought the real
battle between
good and
evil — and won!
Sadly the
battle of
good and
evil is big news.
Sketching the conflict as a
battle of
good against
evil, he calls for a preemptive strike against the foe.
Daniel, which influenced them all, was itself influenced by Zoroastrian teaching on the Last Judgment, the
battle between
good and
evil in which humans and angels participate, the punishment of evildoers by fire, elements not present elsewhere in Old Testament tradition.
Speaking to popular culture blog Assignment X, the author said this as he again described the difference between his work and Tolkien's: «I think ultimately the
battle between
good and
evil is weighed within the individual human heart, not necessarily between an army of people dressed in white and an army of people dressed in black.
The
battle between
good and
evil within an individual, rather than outside of them, is what often interests us.
The Revelation sees the whole universe as the scene of the
battle between God and the Devil, between Christ and Antichrist, between
good and
evil, a struggle which will continue to the end of time.
From the standpoint of our interpretation of religion the central Christian experience just described is important because it provides an answer to the question regarding the relative power of community - creating and community - destroying factors in human history, i.e., to the question concerning the outcome of the
battle between
good and
evil.
But in the seminar I attended (which was taught by a Pagan High Priestess, by the way...), I noted the belief of a creation, of an ongoing
battle between
good and
evil, and of a coming final last
battle, in which humans will join in the fight to defeat and vanquish
evil from the universe.
OOO — SPIRITUAL
BATTLE — spiritual warfare is the cosmic war of
good versus
evil: its
battles are fought daily between God and Satan; between the Christian Church and the world system ruled by our spiritual enemy; and within every child of God, between the Holy Spirit and the lusts of the carnal flesh.
At the center of this final
battle between
good and
evil is an action - hero - like Jesus, who is in no mood to turn the other cheek.
correction: Some certain people trying to demonize all entire religions... and all those uneducated or ignorant are the victims of History repeating it self
battle between the
good and
evil..
Mary the model of human response to God should fill us all with courage, as we
battle to choose the
good and refuse
evil in our every day lives.
You're right, this
battle between
good and
evil is a very widespread train of Christianity beliefs, I was simply stating that many people have a difficult time trying to tie in Christianity with the ancient Maya beliefs.
The classic motif with most plays, movies or even music is the
battle between
good and
evil.
God is discoverable in life, in human relationships, in the everlasting
battle between
good and
evil, even though he may be conceived as transcending all these things.
My understanding of the Tolkien books changed when I became a Christian, when my understanding of the
battles between
good and
evil also changed.
Because the
battle is not between humans — the
battle is between
good and
evil, the principalities of heaven and hell.
Sometimes they inflated this
battle to such grand dimensions that for them the world was divided between two cosmic forces,
good and
evil.
Beyond the violence in the OT, there's the bigger story of the
battle between God and Satan,
good and
evil, that continues.
The
battle between Light and Darkness — that is basically religious belief — That Light =
Good, and that Darkness =
Evil — That the god = Light, and that no god = Darkness — Maybe it would not be as confusing (to the point, at which, one needs to call the atheist hotline), if you just take the time to understand Light and Darkness --
i - ll, WHY IS THAT GOD»S FAULT, AND HOW DOES IT PROVE ANYTHING OTHER THAN THAT THERE IS A CONSTANT
BATTLE BETWEEN
GOOD, SENSIBLE, LOGICAL, ORDERLY AGAINST
EVIL, INSANE, REBELIOUS, DISORDERLY, HOW DOES THE AURORA INCIDENT PROVE THAT GOD DOES NOT EXIST, SINCE OUT OF NOTHING NOTHING HAPPENS, AND NOTHING CAN BE DISTROYED INTO OR FROM NOTHING?
Secular culture has emasculated men, having sucked out of life the real drama, the conscious
battle between
good and
evil.
We ar in never ceasing
battle between
good and
evil.
These ideas flower in societies still recovering from monotheism, where it's all too easy for people to relapse into seeing the world as a
battle between
good and
evil.
Indeed the great moral
battle of the next 4 years may not be so much
good versus
evil as cynical self interest vs
evil, and at least the cold dark hand of the military industrial complex has some grounding in reality and is
well organised;)
-- which is, of course, the famous tale of an epic journey culminating in the final
battle between
good and
evil.
The blockbuster
battles between
good and
evil are not just on the big screen this summer.
It brings
good against
evil, in a series of epic
battles.
Cue crazed villain The Octopus (Jackson) and let the black - and - white
battle of
good versus
evil amid generic cityscapes commence.
But these love stories are always subordinate to the all - important
battle between
good and
evil.
Partly because it still has a hefty amount of exposition to deal with in the form of relevant back - story which for some reason hasn't been filled in yet, but mostly because director David Yates wants to do justice to the final
battle between the forces of
good and
evil.
Things begin with a roller - coaster ride (almost literally) of a bank heist and end with the expected effects - rich
battle of all
battles between the forces of
good and
evil, much of it at Hogwarts, which feels fittingly circular and looks spectacular.
But he is appalled to find that his new creation Titan (Jonah Hill) is far more interested in playing video games and acquiring shiny new toys than re-igniting the age - old
battle between
good and
evil.
In the epic finale, the
battle between the
good and
evil forces of the wizarding world escalates into an all - out war.