Sentences with phrase «moral ambiguity»

I think I am beginning to understand why we put ourselves in situations of moral ambiguity where we seek to do good but end up doing evil.

And despite great performers, there isn't a lot of moral ambiguity between good / bad characters.

In order to keep this harmonious ideal intact Americans have had to brush aside the darker moral ambiguities of life, the tragic dimension of human existence, and maintain stalwart optimism and «positive thinking.»

Atwood - Harvey D. Death or declaw: dealing with moral ambiguity in a veterinary hospital.

These films are often as slow - moving as Robert Bresson, tortuously plotted, and shot through with moral ambiguity as well as displays of anti-heroism tainted by betrayal and duplicity.

Much like Charles Xavier and Magneto, Doom has grown from «Destroyer of Worlds» into moral ambiguity over time, while his heroic enemy, Reed Richards, sometimes veers into extremism and ethical murkiness.

Late in the film, Ribisi asks Brolin whether maybe there's something a little troubling or even hypocritical about their gangster - smashing squad trying to destroy Cohen's empire using tactics even the vicious Cohen might find excessively destructive, but the film is so unrelentingly positive and unambiguous in its depiction of righteous violence that this stab at moral ambiguity feels arbitrary and halfhearted.

It is no longer quite so fashionable to speak of moral ambiguity as Reinhold Niebuhr never ceased to do, but surely Niebuhr was quite unambiguously correct.

One can argue that racism is inherently evil because of its assault on the imago Dei, and yet express (as many liberal Christians do) moral ambiguity about abortion.

There's more moral ambiguity in the figure than one usually expects from a college mascot, especially one from a region so literal that its towns are named things like Brownfield, Plainview, and Levelland.

Overall, «Megamind» is an entertaining spin on superheroes and villains, which suffers from Hollywood's moral ambiguities which might not be appropriate for young children, but the prospect of redemption is one which parents can emphasize to their children upon exiting the theater.

Badass Emily Blunt, flippant Josh Brolin, and haunting Benicio Del Toro anchor Denis Villeneuve's visually mesmerizing tale of moral ambiguity on the Southern border.

There is, in my view, a lot of intentional moral ambiguity in early Genesis that gets lost in later moralizing perspectives (like Christian or even Deuteronomistic perspective).

It paints a picture of tragic vigils, of Byronic heroes overcoming moral ambiguity.

To the extent that Bacevich tells uncomfortable truths about the ambiguities, including moral ambiguities, that brought us to our present circumstance in the Middle East, his argument is to be welcomed.

Nevertheless, in the greatest stories moral ambiguity is ever - present; good on a large scale triumphs, but the central figure is not totally wicked.

Actually, Netflix's business model proves the outdatedness of the network system, because in addition to the cast of «Orange,» Netflix knocked it out of the park with «House of Cards,» where even the good guys oozed moral ambiguity and made questionable decisions all while holding our attention (for some of us, holding our attention for 12 straight hours).

None of the series» trademark moral ambiguity.

Villeneuve continues to handle moral ambiguity very well and the drug war is a perfect topic to practice this storytelling style with.

Quarry's knack for conveying moral ambiguity and its mastery of setting reminds me of another very good show that took forever to catch on; it was about a cancer - stricken chemistry teacher in Albuquerque who started cooking meth to make money.

He is hailed as a national hero but as revelations start to surface about his personal life Whitaker finds himself quickly becoming entangled in the red tape of lawsuits, policy and moral ambiguity leaving him more an anti-hero than a national saviour.

The villains here aren't nearly as compelling as in «Gone Baby Gone,» which was turned into a movie directed by Ben Affleck in 2007, but Lehane's interest in investigating moral ambiguity and a genuine affection for his characters makes «Moonlight Mile» a satisfying send - off.

He had been burned out by his previous effort, Porco Rosso, but discovered a newfound energy by confronting stories that did more to highlight moral ambiguity and suffering.

The unsettling moral ambiguities of Frank's relationship with his ex-lover Julia (now his brother's wife) resonate far more than the conventional sub-plot involving his teenage niece Kirsty.

Keaton is always watchable and the slight moral ambiguity, leaving the audience to draw their own conclusion, adds a nice layer.

But this particular blend of hardboiled moral ambiguity, sumptuous imagery and lofty philosophies will reward multiple viewings, and no doubt will find a larger audience as time goes by.

Even better is Michael Shannon, who adds to his resume of fascinating characters as a detective whose moral ambiguity we can get on board with.

The plots can be very complex, and moral ambiguity becomes more prominant.

Howard's on - target reading of southerners, Nazi conspirators, and others perfectly complements the wit and underlying moral ambiguity in Leonard's hot novel.

To my ear, however, hardly anything else in the rest of the novel lives up to those early moments of terse moral ambiguity.

BioShock, Mass Effect, Assassin's Creed, these games all left me with a sour taste in my mouth after realizing that the supposed moral ambiguity was nothing more than black and white good and evil, usually as cut and dry as the two buttons

On the upside, given the volatile nature of today's international political climate, there's a wealth of stories to draw from that could give Sam or a brand new protagonist a lot of leeway in exploring the fine line and moral ambiguities associated with political espionage.

Many political solutions are rife with moral ambiguity.

Spacey's character seems to hold out the longest, but hope is lost as he still middle - manages his path into moral ambiguity.

They're safe movies, missing Niccol's personality and eye for moral ambiguity.

Consider how Three Billboards handles the question of moral ambiguity in contrast to the current remake of Murder on the Orient Express (directed by another European, Kenneth Branagh): how McDonagh greets it with the kind of smug nihilism reserved for character - redemption arcs vs. how Branagh treats it with immense sadness at the possibility that there's no such thing as redemption, nor was there ever.

Often lacking any sense of subtlety or with a holier - than - thou attitude filmmakers have failed to grasp the complexity and moral ambiguity of war and its impact on those who fight in it.

The stock in trade of this award - winning 1960s ad industry TV drama is moral ambiguity, perhaps as much of a hook as the smoking and drinking and skirt - chasing that titillate the show's audience.

So expressions of moral ambiguity and tragic existential whining about one's wounded soul are typically rationalizations for being irresponsible.

The fallacy is in ignoring the fact that, for all the moral ambiguities in international relations, one side was promoting tyranny and the other freedom.

After much ponderous language about «moral ambiguities» and the like, all they can bring themselves to say is that embryo and fetal experimentation «must always proceed with caution.»

There are perfunctory references to the moral ambiguities involved, but the gist of the article is that such harvesting for laboratory experiments can be clearly separated from the rightness or wrongness of abortion, can advance medical developments useful to the already born, and therefore should be approved.

In the meantime, remember today that our soldiers, with all their own human failings and the moral ambiguities of all wars taken as given, were nonetheless not fooled into spilling blood for «oil» or «gold.»

Admittedly, 1492 and its consequences is a subject riddled with moral ambiguities.

And even if we do consider individuals as isalated entities, Augustine's exposure of the moral ambiguity of every human initiative and intention — indeed, the impossibility of even knowing for certain our real motives — renders pure Pelagianism incomprehensible.

Critics may also claim that a status confessionis ignores the moral ambiguities that policymakers face.

Part of Silva's genius is his recognition of the moral ambiguities of even good - guy counter-terrorism, though he never loses sight of the fact that there are, in fact, good guys and bad guys in this world.