Sentences with phrase «on pathos»

Anaya gives the brunt on the pathos of this film, never giving away too much no matter how over-the-top or exaggerated the story gets.

But if the drama had been as edgy as the choreography, if the lead performances had matched Moreno's fierce concentration, if the gangs had been more dangerous and less like bad - boy Archies and Jugheads, if the ending had delivered on the pathos and tragedy of the original, there's no telling what might have resulted.

Crowe piles on the pathos in this tale of fallen shoe designer Drew (Orlando Bloom), who travels from the West Coast to the semi-Deep South (the titular Elizabethtown, KY) to collect the ashes of his freshly - dead father for the purposes of a maudlin (and interminable) eleventh - hour road trip.

(3) Being on Pathos itself, may have something to do with it — not sure how, though.

Not exact matches

«Tomes of studies show human beings typically make decisions based on emotions first (Pathos); then, we look for the facts and figures to justify it (Logos).

Whereas the Greek pathos focuses on recollection, the pathos of our project focuses on the moment, and no wonder, for is it not an exceedingly pathos - filled matter to come into existence from the state of «not to be»?

They thus came naturally to him to be used as metaphors in his parables proclaiming the Kingdom of God, to an audience predominantly consisting of peasants and others who belonged to the deprived and alienated social groups.40 The images from nature, therefore, become meaningful to an audience who were in constant relationship with nature in their daily activities on the farm, with its experience of pathos and joy.

From that incident, Havel crafts a reflection on the human condition and the pathos and empathy of soul with soul.

But since time does in fact go on, outsiders can easily mock the pathos behind the imagery, although they too will usually have their own closet millennialism, as this fascinating encyclopedia demonstrates.

On the other hand, his narrative of Louverture's tragic end — lured across the Atlantic by Napoleon and then locked away to die in a stone fortress in the Jura without so much as a trial — is told with more pathos than the average academic historian could manage.

There was pathos in the experience of the alcoholic interviewee who recalled: «When I reached a certain point in a drunk, I felt as though I were on the edge of a beautiful land.

Let us look on the side of the prescriptive force of the law of perfection, toward the objective quality of the feelings — the pathos — articulated by the hymn.

MFM supporters around the world are being asked to vote on their favourite memes — those they feel are most effective and those they think pack humour and pathos.

For the rest of us, though, give me the pathos of watching the deconstruction of a team in the first game of a doubleheader, with the announcers trying to put whatever spin on it they could.

We all know Che met an unpleasant end, but Del Toro's Che is magnetic on screen, and he portrays the man with pathos to the end.

It reaches such lofty status on the back of its pathos, as much as its comedy.

Pathos, fear, anger, hopelessness and heartache are all captured in this final movie's Snape and I'm calling a Supporting Actor Oscar nomination for Rickman based on the power and scope he achieves in this relatively small role.

It's not a bad twist on the old usual Hollywood self - indulgence, and Barry has pathos to go with its cynicism.

It's one thing to absorb the pathos from the words on the written page, but the movie medium can pack a harder punch.

Playing real characters this time rather than sounding - board side pieces or just familiar types, Zoe Lister - Jones — a scream in «Lola Versus» — and Adam Pally — such a delight on TV's cancelled - too - soon «Happy Endings» — reveal their inherent dramatic chops and create genuine pathos amidst their biting interactions.

Peyton honed his talent for chaos and balancing the monstrous charisma of his leading man with the pathos that comes from dealing with disaster in a series of films starring Johnson that have gotten better and better as time has gone on.

On the contrary, Killmonger's ascension and death is the event that catalyzes Wakanda's redemption from its greatest failure, and his death ensures that unlike Loki, Thanos, the Red Skull, or any other of Marvel's endless stable of world - conquering despots, the pathos of his tragic end can not be infinitely repeated as farce.

As on Young Adult, there is the entertainment value of a diverting studio film but also the pathos of a dark, offbeat indie.

Gillespie's insistence on comedy in place of what's largely missing from the film — perspective, pathos — falsely energizes the story.

It is brilliant typecasting and the play sparkles with wit and verve and even a little pathos for the do - gooder Kyra, who misses the good life of her former lover - employer Tom, since she's now living in a freezing flat and can't even afford to buy edible cheese on her school - teacher - to - the - poor salary.

Not that her long shots serve her well, either: in one, a chorus line of guys waddle like ducks to «Lay All Your Love on Me,» the film's most unintentionally hilarious bit of choreography; a later shot of Streep running up a hillside to «The Winner Takes It All,» her pink shawl flowing behind her, has all the pathos of a perfume ad.

The movie, then, edges into the territory of the Farrellys» post-Dumb & Dumber work, when their high - concepts glinted with tragedy (think of Stuck on You's conjoined twins risking death or, worse, solitude, by surgically separating), although in and of themselves Harry and Lloyd can't support the weight of pathos.

Nanni Moretti's latest My Mother (Mia Madre) closed the festival on a high note, with its deftly rendered balance of pathos and broad comedy.

Finding the right rhythm of pathos in the confusion of her relationship status with her trans ex-husband and comedy in the pathos, Light's submission, «Flicky - Flicky Thump - Thump,» also provides a sharp commentary on sexuality and sensuality in your 60s.

The pathos is ladled on very thick.

What is more, once Vera has been arrested, her mute victimhood borders on catatonia — and even if this is supposed to reflect the powerlessness of women, or of the «lower orders», before the legal apparatuses of the Establishment, it makes the film's second half seem to drag, carried as it is purely by pathos without the accompanying support of drama.

«The jokes are consistently inventive and the counteracting pathos on point.»

Willis and Norton also shine, mixing some pathos with pure hilarity, while Murray (who worked with Anderson in «The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou») and McDormant as feuding married lawyers are not on screen long enough to really make much of a difference, but are effective in their small roles.

Tagar is howlingly funny from the first moment that we see her, an entirely complete comic creation, but what's truly impressive about the performance is how she gives it texture and nuance as it goes on: when she returns in the third segment, Daffi's gone through officer training and has a new - found responsibility, or at least the pressure to look responsible, and there's truth and pathos in the way it tests her friendship with Zohar.

Anne Hathaway stars as Gloria, a well - meaning mess who hasn't yet hit rock bottom but is well on her way — an up - and - down process Vigalondo charts with pathos and wit.

It would be okay if The Man Who Invented Christmas was completely in on the joke, but there's a bit too much pathos in the script to allow it to play fast and loose with the potential humor of it all.

But Gerwig rests much of the humor and the pathos on her star's shoulders.

A scene in which crewman on the Nimitz clasp their hands to their heads as they travel through a wormhole, juxtaposed with newsreel footage of the attack on Pearl Harbor, elicits genuine pathos, however intentional, at opportunities squandered and historical tragedies re-experienced.

If there's a drawback in the biopic department, it is that for all the pathos on show, we learn little about Turing's later accomplishments; also his imprisonment feels slightly glossed over in the final act.

No comic filmmaker in America today works so hard to stay on the knife's edge between humor and pathos or is so eager to challenge his viewers emotionally.

Underneath the digital fur and digital roars, Dan Stevens as the Beast, the transformed prince working on a rose - petaled deadline to become human again, locates some moments of pathos that stick.

Yes, she had been in Twilight, but she also scored an Oscar nod for Up in the Air, showing, quite early in her career, that she could exhibit an astonishing amount of pathos and maturity on screen.

: Variety and Indiewire both giving the film passing grades while the Tribeca jury claimed «it manages the near impossible task of breathing new life into a well - worn genre, balancing humor and pathos with an incredibly deft touch, and offering a unique perspective on the way we process loss,» we're curious enough to give this a shot.

There is this pathos in his eyes, as if something more is going on under the surface of his character.

While Lady Bird never quite lives up to the comedic promise of that opening scene in the car, it does go on to deliver a steady stream of low - key humour, a little heart - break and some well timed pathos.

An unnervingly, chilly blend of madness and pathos, the film is a solid, horrifically engrossing portrait of the slow slide into madness, and the ripple effect that psychological disorders can have on families.

Directed by Ken Loach and Written by Paul Laverty, this eloquent heartbreak captures the essence of the classic struggles of man against man, man against the universe, and man against himself, all working on various elements of ethos, logos, and pathos.

Pathos Interactive are asking players to help them test out the Bannermen multiplayer alpha by registering their interest on Discord and following instructions that will be given to download the multiplayer mode and try it out.

In addition to the beauty of the visual effects, James McAvoy has called Dark Phoenix, «the most emotional X-Men we've done and the most pathos - driven,» which makes for an interesting balance and may ease the minds of fans who worry about tackling the Dark Phoenix on the big screen.

Based on a true story that he co-wrote, Kumail Nanjiani brings comedy, pathos, and dramatic stakes to The Big Sick as a man whose girlfriend falls into a mysterious coma.