Sentences with phrase «life character grounded»

Not exact matches

Dissemination areas don't necessarily reflect the facts on the ground when it comes to how neighbourhoods are understood by the people who live there; these artificial boundaries can't encompass the spirit and character that animates a great neighbourhood — but they can highlight the areas where wealth is most concentrated.

In the George Lucas movie, THX - 1138 (the name of the main character was «THX - 1138 ″) everyone's choices are removed and they all live underground because above ground is «radioactive».

Over the last fifteen years or so I have seen (and been moved by) many of the aspirational / inspirational billboards sponsored by The Foundation for a Better Life, an organization that promotes common - ground character virtues while trying at the same time to avoid being a partisan in our contemporary....

CNN: My take: «Atheist» isn't a dirty word, congresswoman Chris Stedman, author of «Faitheist: How an Atheist Found Common Ground with the Religious,» writes that when Rep. Kyrsten Sinema's campaign said «the terms non-theist, atheist or non-believer are not befitting of her life's work or personal character» it implied that there is something unfavorable about nonbelievers.

Since God is for Jesus not an object of intellectual investigation, his affirmations of faith about God have not the character of universal truths, which are intellectually valid without being grounded in the actual life experience of the believer.

His grounding of language and meaning in the context of human community and «form of life,» together with his understanding of linguistic activity as multidimensional in character, goes a long way toward overcoming simplistic dichotomies between fact and value.

They want to distabilise this state, they want to take this state at all cost and it is not going to be possible, l am on ground and l am not going to shy away, for life and death I am not going to shy away, for incarceration, l am not that kind of character.

It's no surprise that after his character Dodge gets abandoned by his wife (Nancy Carell), he bumps into Penny (Keira Knightley), who is just the kind of space cadet who would benefit from a grounding force in her life... especially when the world is going to end.

Carried by an appropriately low - key Adam Driver and Jarmusch's casual genius for capturing offhand remarks, Paterson is his most absorbing character study since «Broken Flowers» — and far more grounded in real life.

But to me he was always this giant behemoth, and to do it as sort of a normal - size guy didn't seem to fit the character, and more importantly I think we got a lot of value out of him being larger than life and, you know, this fantastic physical presence in - and I mean fantastic like otherworldly - this otherwise very grounded film.

Colorful and kinetic seriocomedy... Wes Anderson breaks no new ground thematically, picture comes closer to «The Royal Tenenbaums» than «The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou,» but without achieving the poignance of «Rushmore»... Here, as in his two prior outings, Anderson's arch, highly artificial style gets in the way of character and emotional development, rendering picture piquant rather than profound... Full Review

In fact, the entirety of episode two makes up for a lot of the mistakes of episode one, allowing Wilson to continue her grounded character work and giving Jackson his best material to date as a man exhausted by life.

Though it doesn't have the flashiness or high box office gross that Disney's more marketable live action films may have, Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken has won over a remarkable number of people with its simple but heartfelt grounded - in - reality character drama.

Live by Night is a dense and disorganized movie adaptation in which Ben Affleck covers too much ground for any one story or character to succeed.

Exclusive to the Blu - ray is a thorough and detailed commentary track by director / writer Richard Kelly, the featurette «The Box: Grounded in Reality» (about the real - life history of his parents that inspired the characters), three brief yet quite efficient snapshots of the film's digital effects, a trio of bonus mood piece shorts (more ominous suggestions of otherworldly surveillance) and a bonus digital copy of the film for portable media players.

It flirts with horror but remains rooted in the physical frontier world and grounded in character, both of which Zahler sculpts with a richness of texture and detail that makes it live and breathe.

Rooney Mara plays the formerly living man's wife, and other characters, including a philosopher who helpfully gives us some grounding in the film's intentions, come and go.

Craig's first film Casino Royale (Martin Campbell, 2006) delivered a gritty reboot of the Bond character that grounded the narrative and gave the character far more of an ambiguous edge, hinting that somebody so cool, suave and often indifferent to human life was probably borderline psychotic.

So I wanted that to be common ground in which the two characters come together in an important moment in their lives.

What to Expect has no standout character who's consistently funny, and it must operate within the confines of a «kids are the most important thing in our lives» mentality, which is more tiresome ground, comedically speaking.

The pair's first collaboration, 2012's «Frances Ha,» was a painfully obtuse look at self - entitled millennials living in New York City, and although «Mistress America» isn't as bad, it covers a lot of the same ground while forcing yet another group of mostly unlikable characters down the audience's throat.

That's not a problem for a black comedy, but The Details grinds to a halt as its main character receives valuable life lessons or as he heads into another predictable comic set - up.

Beyond that, the feature can hit the ground running by presenting the character in any of the classic adventures he's experienced in the comics — be it involving his position as a diplomat and representative of Wakanda on a global scale; doing battle with the various rival tribes that live on the border of his nation; or protecting the country's most valuable resource: Vibranium.

Fry's character in the advert reminds members of the public that they don't need to be a superhero to save the day; simply having eyes and ears on the ground after a child goes missing may help save their life.

Our goal is to deliver a rigorous education, grounded in content, character, and faith, that helps change the lives of students from historically disadvantaged neighborhoods.

The Geometry of God is a novel one can read greedily, following four characters as their lives unfold against the backdrop of General Zia's Pakistan, where religious fundamentalism gains ground and the mujaheddin is funded by gem sales and the Americans.

Sarah's history and the inner life I gleaned of her from my research is the ground floor of her story, but the only way I could bring her fully to life as a character was to find her in my own imagination.

Overtly political fiction is difficult to pull off, but Mosley makes it work by grounding his issues in the felt life of his characters.

Barclay, who has written 16 novels since bursting onto the scene in 2007, sprinkles in an assortment of hugely entertaining characters in this standalone thriller, grounding the stories in a realistic portrayal of small - town life.

Featuring a colorful cast of characters — from identical twin marijuana moguls to a one - armed treasure hunter to a slick oil company rep trying to swindle his own mother — it tells the stories of folk on the fringes, many of whom can only find common ground in their shared desire to carve out a living (some noble, some less so) in their tiny corner of the world.

A. Uncertain Ground is set in Galveston in 1953 during the good old - bad old days which serve as a background for the lead characters who at age 20 are trying to begin their adult lives, to decide for instance, what work to do, who they can love, where they need to go, how to deal with uncertainty.

Destroying bugs with rockets was fun, but the second any one insect touches you, you fall to the ground and lose all of your life (or worse, watch helplessly as your character gets thrown about in a giant ant's mouth while not being able to do a damn thing to stop it).

Injustice 2 now includes a microtransaction system for anyone who may be interested in paying real life money to collect character specific items quicker than grinding for them.

Other things include characters floating across the ground, players and enemies able to walk through pillars, dead enemies standing on the battlefield and live ones often freezing up.

More new maps — on ground and in space — new weapons and star cards and two new heroes including one larger - than - life character we know you've been patiently waiting for.

Featuring gritty, grounded, fluid Multiplayer combat, the biggest Zombies offering ever with three full undead adventures at launch, and Blackout, where the universe of Black Ops comes to life in one massive battle royale experience featuring the largest map in Call of Duty history, signature Black Ops combat, characters, locations and weapons from the entire Black Ops series.

● Bright and colorful graphics ● Friendly and fascinating characters living in a fantasy world ● Color bursts, line blasts and dynamite to lend a helping hand ● Unlock boosters and special treasures hidden beneath the ground tiles!

Special moves are charged when you attack enemies — While Link is fighting, Hylian Troops also fight — They don't mind if you accidentally hit them in the heat of battle — Impa is in the demo and she gives Link tips — Tutorials also have the classic «hey, listen» line when they pop up — Castle Keep has a power up bomb — This is a one use item with a huge blast radius — Link can also collect Rupees dropped by enemies and glowing hearts to restore his life — E3 demo ends with a King Dodongo boss fight who appears at the North Square — King Dodongo breaths a cone of fire Link has to dodge — The trick to beating him is throwing bombs in his mouth when he inhales — Then Link can follow up with a combo ending with a fatal downward slash — Zelda uses a glowing rapier to fight — Has a combo where she darts left and right — Zelda has 3 orbs — You can charge these by pressing heavy attack and then use orbs as combo finishers like creating a golden triangle on the ground that damages all of the enemies inside it — Zelda also has a combo ending with a barrage of arrows from a golden bow — Zelda's special move is a charged bow strike that knocks enemies back — Lizardos was the first enemy with a weak point and if you hit him on the head you'll knock him down — Fill up your Focus Spirit meter with magic jars — When this is full you can press R to get a speed and attack burst — Your character will glow yellow and get a new combo too — Zelda can use three elemental magic spells as her Focus Spirit combo — Hyrule Warriors says «Zelda defeated Moblin» when you knock out a general

And as I grow older and fartier with what seems like every passing second, it's characters like Geralt of Rivia I find myself growing closer to - the more life - like middle ground where pleasantly brutal violence goes hand - in - hand with believable characters, convincing relationships and repercussions.

I've played my fair share of first - person dungeon crawlers, so grinding doesn't bother me at all - this is a staple in RPGs in general for me and considering I've been playing them most of my life, I have no problem with this - but having this level of punishment only because I haven't been able to save - a system that doesn't necessarily have to do anything with my inability to fight or lack of power in my characters - gives this sense of «see how far you can go and start over again if you die» like old arcade games would do.

To escape the grinding tedium of daily life, 10 fictional characters adopt strategies which are portrayed in pictures filled with references to the kind of art banned by the regime.

Viewers are invited to move amongst the various inflatable characters as they rise from the ground and begin to sing, seeming to come back to life.

Vivid tribal textiles, collected artefacts and treasured antiques are allied with graphic - patterned textiles tailored to lean - lined furniture, adding weight and character to the cool, lofty living room that spans the ground floor.