Sentences with phrase «surrounded by characters»

The characters are fairly typical for a movie of this sort, with the main protagonist being the underdog, while he is surrounded by characters meant for comic relief.

Grint's protagonist is Ben Marshall, a quiet, introspective 17 1/2 - year - old surrounded by characters who seem quite a bit less sane by comparison.

Practically we are surrounded by characters everywhere: in the media, in the streets, on everyday objects.

And landing in there probably means you're going to be at or close to a front or you're going to be surrounding by characters that are moving in toward a front.

Not exact matches

They make up a massive and growing segment of the workforce, and have character traits unique to a generation surrounded by technology and globalization.

Suppose we said that a person appreciates a distant thing by grasping its vibratory character, its rhythms and the connections of its rhythms with the surrounding environment and across intervening distance.

However, that is a lot easier said than done when children today are surrounded by friends eating colorful non-food items that look more like toys than food and being shown commercials for junk food marketed to them by their favorite cartoon character.

A flier by the group states that the project is «completely incompatible and out of character with the surrounding neighborhood, and will jeopardize property values.»

That agreement, to annex a proposed two - lot subdivision at 22 W 540 Ahlstrand Rd. when it becomes contiguous with village borders, was strongly opposed by surrounding residents, who feared splitting that lot into two small, single - family lots would destroy the character of their neighborhood.

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The ICCC's plans have been heavily criticized by community leaders, who say the group was not upfront about the senior housing proposal and the buildings are out of character with the surrounding community.

During a 1909 lecture in Salzburg, Austria, he said, «I more or less imagine each such singular point [of light] as being surrounded by a field of force which has essentially the character of a plane wave.»

While iodate is huge and surrounded by negative oxygen atoms, its central iodine atom takes on a positive character, or becomes a cation.

The beaded cluster napkin rings are the icing on the cake.Other decorative objects on the table include this gorgeous salt cellar from Michael Aram, surrounded by scattered ornaments and glittered pine cones.The marriage of the two key patterns are what gives this table its character.

When credits will roll, you will have the distinct feeling of having witnessed something special and different, the rising of a new and interesting character surrounded by a fascinating background.

There's ultimately something oddly hypnotic about Mirage, as filmmaker Hajdu has infused the proceedings with a deliberate and visually sumptuous feel that's heightened by the mystery surrounding the central character's very existence (ie who is he?

He is surrounded not only by his quirky classmates, who have their own issues (Vern is hoping to marry his perpetually patient girl [Mya] and Chic is discovering something about his sexual inclinations), but also by a quirky coworker, Link (Stanley Tucci, whose performance — not just the character — is so tacky as to be distracting).

He's surrounded by stereotypical, yet colorful characters played by recognizable character actors like Paul Rodriguez, Louis Anderson, Jamie Gertz, and pre-Matrix Laurence Fishburne as Voodoo, a messenger who doesn't care about what he delivers, even if it is for the local drug runner, known as The Gypsy.

Bryan Cranston's Walter remains one of the best - played characters on television, and he's surrounded by a strong cast that, knowingly or unknowingly, plays off his desperation.

There were so many product placements surrounded by bad jokes, easily stereotyped characters, and boring action sequences.

Most men she's surrounded by don't want to commit, yet Isabelle isn't necessarily willing to commit either, and Binoche expertly channels the constant uncertainty her character faces.

Dexter, Season 6: Surrounded by new characters, Dexter must decide who is an ally and who will end up on his table.

I found myself captivated by the drama surrounding these characters and by the numerous plot twists.

Pakula's compositions are even painterly in their appearance, where certain long static shots showcase hardly mobile characters surrounded by vast negative space.

American Made is one of the many children of «Goodfellas,» a true - crime story turned first - person narrative told by a charismatic ne'er - do - well surrounded by dubious characters and tantalizing subplots.

In lieu of his missing family, Sumida lives surrounded by a colorful clan of vagabonds, populated with familiar character actors from Sono's Cold Fish and Guilty of Romance, and seemingly inspired more by European Theater of the Absurd than the original manga.

How do the type of male characters they are surrounded by in this movie confirm those feelings?

Surrounding our two leads are a wonderful assortment of great character actors: George Kennedy, Murray Hamilton, Mike Kellin, a young James Brolin, Hurd Hatfield, William Marshall, an early appearance by the great William Hickey (Prizzi's Honor), as well as the big screen debut of Sally Kellerman.

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Diesel's Xander Cage is the least - interesting element here, but that's okay, because the film surrounds him with super-cool supporting characters played by super-cool actors, including Tony Jaa, who gets to bob his head to music at a funeral, and Ruby Rose, who doesn't have a whole lot to do but still looks incredibly badass anyway.

Summary The Light Between Oceans is a depressing story that the viewer knows can not end well for the characters; however, the film is beautifully shot, delivers wonderful surround - sound audio, and is carried by outstanding performances from its cast.

This rigid fatalism is clearly shared by Schrader, who over the next two decades amassed a filmography rooted in a material world surrounded by corruption and ruin and inhabited by lonely characters who wrestle with their own conflicted souls.

Thanks to an Oscar worthy performance by Saoirse Ronan (also surrounded by heaps of supporting acting talent), gorgeous production design making both 1950s Ireland and Brooklyn pop off the screen with heavily detailed environments and costume design, and characters easy to root for in doing the right thing, Brooklyn will elicit laughter, tears, and fiery joy.

She's surrounded by a very good ensemble; Brian Marc (apparently a musician - turned - actor) doesn't hit a false note as Blue, who is a more complicated character than we might initially think.

Meanwhile, Ejiofor's Mordo and Benedict Wong's character Wong spend much of their filmic existence explaining concepts like astral projection, relics, ancient tomes, and all the mumbo jumbo surrounding «sanctums» — magical security systems for planet Earth that are overseen by the Ancient One.

Carroll Lynch doesn't dwell much on plot, instead opting to spend time with his rich cast of characters that surround Lucky (including particularly fun turns by Ron Livingston, David Lynch, and Ed Begley Jr.).

Instead, all the characters invite rather than defy labels, with Diaz's money - grubbing, apathetic rebel surrounded by the smarmy colleague (Punch), passionate substitute (Timberlake), earnest principal (John Michael Higgins, Couples Retreat) and jaded gym teacher (Jason Segel, Gulliver's Travels).

Anyone's who's familiar with the Safdie's gnarly Heaven Knows What or Daddy Longlegs knows what this directing duo is capable of: they like to assemble a world of worryingly shady characters surrounded by threatening situations that seem both lifelike and surreal.

That was followed by an unexpected surprise when Cohen, dressed in character as General Aladeen of Wadiya, surrounded by two female and two male armed bodyguards appeared at the back of the theatre.

Part of the aesthetic pleasure afforded by writer - director Paul Thomas Anderson's «Phantom Thread» lies in the swank fabrics and carefully tended 1950s settings surrounding the Day - Lewis character.

It's baffling that Affleck continues to play the least interesting character in movies he chooses to direct, and yet throughout Live by Night, he's surrounded by other characters that feel far more deserving of our attention.

Simon Pegg has galvanised internet rumours surrounding his World's End collaborator Edgar Wright's upcoming Ant - Man movie by tweeting a picture of himself pointing at artwork of the character.

Two characters are shot and shown on the ground surrounded by blood.

With a hyper - capable schoolkid surrounded by hilariously flawed characters, Election could be Rushmore's cynical classmate.

This second act exposes even more layers as new characters (including Joy's separated parents, played by Joan Allen and William H. Macy) are forced to deal head - on with the events surrounding this horrific situation.

He seems like the normal straight man of the movie, but to surround yourself with the characters played by Sam Rockwell, Woody Harrelson, Tom Waits, Christopher Walken and Abbie Cornish, you have to be just a little bit mad.

This is both the broad metaphor at the heart of the president's own political career and a nice summation of what the film accomplishes - by holding these characters up to be judged as human beings rather than saints, it has pricked the balloon of myth that surrounds much of what transpired.

Surrounded by one - dimensional characters and a predictable plot, The Way, Way Back can tell a joke, but has difficulty doing anything else.

Haynes often places the characters in the edges of the frame, surrounded by empty space or separated from other people by windows or frames.

They're both surrounded by jolly friends who deliver excellent one - liners, including Debbie's trainer (Jason Segel, the only other Knocked Up character to return) and gal - pal Barb (Annie Mumolo), and Pete's employees Ronnie (Chris O'Dowd) and Cat (Lena Dunham).