Sentences with phrase «sympathetic figure in»

That is a compelling, uncomfortable motivation that makes him a sympathetic figure in a bubble.

Thanos is being billed as a much more sympathetic figure in Avengers: Infinity Wars than his comic book counterpart, and it's a change for the better.

In coaching circles, Dykes emerged (not surprisingly) as the sympathetic figure in the breakup.

He is a sympathetic figure in the battle for the heart and soul of Wall Street as the wirehouses get more biggerer and focused on corporate profitability over the satisfaction of their brokers and clients.

Not exact matches

So, let's assume his team will try to present him as a sympathetic figure — in what will perhaps be a herculean legal effort — who had his company stolen from him.

That said, we can actually see a deconstruction of the cowboy as a sympathetic figure through Tom Cruise's portrayal of Barry Seal in American Made, directed by Doug Liman.

It would, for many young people, be the first time they ever heard an actual argument for a center - right policy, given from a sympathetic figure, in language they can understand.

Of the cursed poets, Verlaine is perhaps the most sympathetic figure: Although his poetic gift marks him as extraordinary, in every other respect his weaknesses are all too human.

He was a heretic, «excommunicated» and «pilloried,» in Magnes's words, by the Zionist establishment — a consideration which should make him a sympathetic figure for Father Berrigan.

«With high profile, successful figures like an MP or a barrister, the challenge lies in making them sympathetic,» explains fellow screen writer Chris Lang.

«I think it's difficult in this country because as an audience we're less used to seeing our political figures as sympathetic characters on screen.

A bizarre mix of speculation and innuendo involving sex and drugs has had a surprising effect on New York Gov. David Paterson's reputation: It has made him a sympathetic figure for perhaps the first time in his troubled 22 months in office.

While it's true the governor is not a sympathetic figure these days, kicking him when he's down might not sit well with black voters in the Albany part of Breslin's district.

The initial emphasis on Jack's decidedly mundane endeavors - ie he eats dinner with a priest, he meets with the aforementioned client, etc, etc - proves instrumental in transforming the character into a surprisingly compelling and sympathetic figure, which inevitably does heighten the suspense once the tense and thoroughly engrossing third act rolls around (ie the viewer can't help but actively root for Jack's success).

Bang is at the center of the film (Moss appears in only a handful of scenes), and he's a sympathetic figure, a perfectly nice guy contributing to the decline of Western Civilization.

The difference between American Splendor and Ghost World is that with two solitary figures in search of completion, there is the possibility for recognition of sameness — but with two figures (underground comic book writer Harvey Pekar and his wife Joyce Brabner (Hope Davis)-RRB- who have found in one another a sympathetic orbit, a partner in life and lo, with a child dropped willy - nilly into their midst to tie up loose ends, there is instead a sort of alien, island of lost toys exclusion that makes for a further alienation of the very alienated audience to which Pekar's comic so appealed and, eventually, took for granted and pandered.

The first internationally released German production to feature Hitler as a central figure, Oliver Hirschbiegel's film has been criticized in some circles as presenting a portrait of the Fuhrer that is «too sympathetic.»

Wandering the mountainous landscape, gorgeously photographed by veteran cinematographer Dean Cundey (Apollo 13, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Jurassic Park), the psychically tortured protagonist has a series of run - ins with various figures, including a sympathetic Indian (Adam Beach), a Chinese immigrant (Tzi Ma), an old war buddy (Danny Glover) and, most memorably, a vicious killer named Ezra (Walton Goggins, stealing every scene as usual) who demands a «toll» from Jackson for encroaching on his territory.

Robbie is simply sensational, as she delivers a fearless and sympathetic portrayal of a young figure skater who rose to fame in the early 90's, before she found herself being led into dark places by the people around her.

It's in these small moments that Cecil, effectively a foolish figure in most of his scenes, becomes sympathetic, as Day - Lewis shows a deeply insecure man who's chosen to project his own sense of self - importance in order to hide and, hopefully, become the respected figure he believes he should be.

Handling it in this fashion allows for things to be a little muddled while not completely taking sides even though Harding is ultimately seen as more of a sympathetic figure than the media has ever portrayed.

Carla Gugino, who worked with Snyder in Watchmen doesn't waste any of her screen time as Dr. Vera Gorski, a sympathetic authority figure who it would appear is just s trapped as any of the girls at Lennox.

It's The Breakfast Club, set in a music store, with a far more sympathetic adult figure.

There's a scene in which Coogan sings his young son to sleep that mirrors a discussion in which the crew tries to figure out a way to make Walter's character more sympathetic.

She's the only truly sympathetic figure present in this entire saga, and what on the surface appears to be nothing more than a superficial gold - digger turns out to be a humane and caring figure of regret and sadness who sees the good in everyone only to have them let her down time and time again.

Essie Davis» Amelia is so profoundly run down and tired and stressed that she becomes an entirely different kind of sympathetic figure than what is normally expected in films like this.

What mostly figures on the soundtrack are first the gnomic voiceover reflections of the sympathetic Bardem in Spanish, and of the tiresome, perpetually dancing Kurylenko in French; and second an eclectic album of classical music ranging from Berlioz to Arvo Pärt.

Making her a purely sympathetic figure would be an easy and understandable direction in which to go, but Abrahamson and writer Emma Donoghue (the original novelist) take the time to sketch a three dimensional figure, a caring mother who is fiercely protective of her son while simultaneously shattered by her experiences and arrested development.

Given the bleakness of this film's vision of the future of humanity, I don't begrudge the screenwriters (director Reeves, in collaboration with Mark Bomback) an attempt to include a single sympathetic figure from our withering branch of the hominid family tree.

But there is a certain begging the question in the authors» reserving of the term «reform» for only the set of policies endorsed by such bodies as Democrats for Education Reform, the U.S. Department of Education and sympathetic state school chiefs, and certain figures, such as Jeb Bush, in the Republican Party.

Lesser - known figures who played important roles include John Derby Jr., who was entrusted with delivering early reports of the Lexington battles to moderates in Great Britain sympathetic to the rebel cause.

When you combine this with Pagan's apparent desire to set you up as ruler of Kyrat it paints him in a very different light, still as a man who has done terrible things but also a far more understandable and sympathetic figure.

And then we get a scene where the supposedly sympathetic father - figure character shoots Samus in the back so that he can go resolve the Metroid threat at the cost of his life.

Individuals like artists Robert Smithson and Mario Merz, as well as the doomed explorer Donald Crowhurst, feature in her work as sympathetic figures who share an interest in isolating time and pursuing the impossible.

Through various painting techniques and a neon palette, Williams drapes each figure with mixed identities that mask traditional signifiers of purpose and patriarchy in order to construct a new and sympathetic masculine mythology.

Abdi is sympathetic towards marginalized figures such as sex workers, transvestites, buskers, and becak drivers, who often appear as subjects in his work.

The Irish figure and portrait painter William Conor, noted for his sympathetic genre - paintings of working - class life in Ulster, was born in Belfast, the son of a wrought - iron worker.

Maybe the writers of this (extremely informative and interesting) site need to get together with a group of sympathetic child psychologists in order to figure out the best way to present the global warming issue to the public....

In Elusive Destiny: The Political Vocation of John Napier Turner, Carleton University historian Paul Litt has written a sympathetic and interesting account of one of Canada's most gifted political figures.

Despite flourishes, including a softly lit image, that are sympathetic to Hearn, the piece includes the most exposition on the block size debate, elaborating on Maxwell's own difficulties as a leading figure in the bitcoin community and detailing former Bitcoin Core lead maintainer Gavin Andresen's thoughts on the debate.