Sentences with phrase «stoic protagonist»

A stoic protagonist?

Crono: The spiky - haired, stoic protagonist who finds himself wrapped up in events beyond his control.

Delicately adapted from Willy Vlautin's 2010 novel, it follows classical narrative arcs of both the coming - of - age story and the great American road movie, yet with precious little of the romanticism and sentimentality that tends to accompany them: Haigh, rather like his stoic protagonist, keeps his eye quietly and pragmatically on the destination.

Hollywood tends to reward — and remember — bombastic performances over more subtle fare, and DiCaprio's frequent casting as the stoic protagonist allows his scenes to be eaten away by his supporting cast.

Not exact matches

This, of course, has led to speculation that Winding Refn could finally be going ahead with The Avenging Silence, a film he's been quietly developing for several years and described a Tokyo - set thriller with a stoic but violent protagonist.

Where One - eye was stoic and brutal, Kohlhaas is a more restrained protagonist, refusing to place himself above the law.