The phrase
"hopeless man" refers to someone who lacks optimism and does not believe there is any possibility of a positive outcome or improvement in their life.
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In a world turned upside down, where the past and the future, the nature of truth itself, all take shape according to a corrupt government's whims, one man — one
spectacularly hopeless man — fights to overcome his history and his name, and, if for only once in his life, to put things right.
but I do remember reading about the only one successful RSVP date and thinking «bugger, I was looking forward to lots of very funny, interesting date stories of
tragic hopeless men Alana meets».
Who: Paul Dano, Daniel Radcliffe, Mary Elizabeth Winstead and Timothy Eulich What:
A hopeless man stranded in the wilderness befriends a dead body, and together, they go on a surreal journey to get home.
Swiss Army Man (Directors & Screenwriters: Daniel Scheinert, Daniel Kwan)-- Hank,
a hopeless man stranded in the wild, discovers a mysterious dead body.
The Directing Award: U.S. Dramatic was presented to: Daniel Scheinert and Daniel Kwan for their film Swiss Army Man — Hank,
a hopeless man stranded in the wild, discovers a mysterious dead body.
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A hopeless man stranded in the wilderness befriends a dead body and together they go on a surreal journey to get home.
World Premiere «Swiss Army Man» / U.S.A. (Directors and screenwriters: Daniel Scheinert, Daniel Kwan)-- Hank,
a hopeless man stranded in the wild, discovers a mysterious dead body.
As the years pass, the loss of his daughter has turned Joel into a bitter and
hopeless man.