Sentences with phrase «prejudices against these characters»
It's far more personal in its view of the pressure on and the prejudices against these characters.
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While this controversy never circulated to that level («Goodfellas» also has Irish and Jewish - Americans as major characters), «Goodfellas» at least showed that Scorsese was aware of prejudice against Italians.
For example, it's obvious that at some point the scales will fall from the eyes of the Washington character, and he'll realize that his prejudices against homosexuals are wrong; he'll be able to see the Hanks character as a fellow human worthy of affection and respect.
The movie's main concern is the characters» subversive battle against deranged prejudice, using the best available tools to fight oppression: Giving a voice to the voiceless and revealing the humanity of those who have been methodically painted otherwise by bigots in positions of power and influence.
«In Behind the Beautiful Forevers... Katherine Boo sketches characters with Dickensian vividness against the black machinations of communal enmities, caste and ethnic politics, class prejudice, sexism, and corruption.»