Sentences with phrase «what builds our character»

Yes it's nerve - wracking, but getting out of a comfort zone and tackling something head - on is what builds character and brings self - development.

Your effort is what build character.

Not exact matches

The only saving grace is that dealing with no - win situations can reveal what you're really made of and help build character.

It's what all of those movies over the past 10 years have been building toward, and it features over 20 main characters, from Iron Man to Black Panther, Vision to Groot.

Readers are thus made to feel like witnesses to what actually happened, with access to the thoughts and motives both of the characters in the drama and of those who wrote about them, the authors of the sources used to build an uncluttered reality.

«What young people really need is not more talk about the mechanics of sex and contraception, but encouragement to develop the character qualities of stability, faithfulness and commitment - the qualities they will need to build a strong and lasting marriage based on something that runs deeper than feelings and physical attraction.»

The combination of chauvinism, mechanism and pietism built into this approach seems to contradict essential elements of the liberal Protestant character, especially its commitments to free and open inquiry, ecumenical theological ventures, and the critical exposure of what Paul Tillich called «distortions» of all kinds, including those built into its own structures.

What would be high on my list — Is top squad building capabilities, bringing through young players, competitive nature, bad loser, finds a good balance with attacking and defending, an eye for a bargain if needs be, good character judgement, either has winning mentality or looks eager to gain one, respects the hell out of The Arsenal, and respects loyalty.

What should parents do to help teach kids good manners, build character and show of appreciation?

Reinforcing what makes him great will serve him well throughout his lifetime, build his self - esteem, and keep his character strong.

Choosing lots of different books to read aloud will build your preschooler's vocabulary, and help your child learn about different topics and understand how stories are structured and what characters do in them.

What have you been doing to build the reputation of the university both in academic excellence and character?

What is more, completing a PhD builds character!

There have been challenges I have had to overcome and there still is but this is what builds overall character.

I would recommend this book if you enjoy good world building, character development and the feeling that things are not quite what they seem.

But the character of the person is what will really build that first contact past the first date and into something real.

Building up a character with abilities, items, and weapons is engaging as you find new ways to deal with what's put in front of you, but to have that all ripped away upon death is truly heart - breaking.

What separates «Gosford Park» from films like «Nashville» and «Short Cuts,» however, is the lush set direction and costume design, which helps build the completely immersive period setting for the audience to get to know the characters in.

As he tells Dr. Madeleine Swann (Léa Seydoux, «The Lobster»), Bond never stops to think about what he does, but the film does think about it, creating a sober and intriguing engagement with the character and his legacy that builds upon the concerns of «Skyfall.»

Despite using similar, generic fantasy terminology, both previous Dark Souls titles had slight differences in which stats your character could build up and what those individual stats determined.

In those 30 pages they never left the hut, never said what the point was of the entire adventure that everyone would soon go on, very little character building of the 13 Dwarves just a bunch of silly singing, eating and reading about how purplexed Bilbo Baggins (Martin Freeman) was at the shenanigans going around him.

The romantic angle is what drives the narrative of the film, but this is first and foremost a character piece that is clearly built around its tremendous leading lady.

But, you know, in the way that Adam Driver's character was a kind of projection... it's Ben's character's projection, but it was almost like my own projection of what would I, you know, if I was going to fall in love with some other version of myself, or my fantasy idea of what the freer version of myself would be, I built this character out of those feelings.

I want to start off this «review» of Suicide Squad, the third film in Warner Bros» new attempt at building a universe out of DC comics characters to rival what Marvel is doing with their cinematic universe, by apologizing for the somewhat lax approach I am about to take to writing this.

A marvel in itself when you consider it's a film that relies so intensely on audiences already having an in - built knowledge of what's come before: old characters resurface without a glimmer of reintroduction, plot strands descend from the heavens without any impulse for context.

Some building textures, as well as the main character himself, look rough, resembling Wii graphics instead of what you'd expect from an HD console.

If there's a common shortcoming it's that Rowling is a little more concerned with building the narrative of what's to come with some weak links to the main character of Newt Scamander and his beasts.

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What surprised me most was how much the show builds from episode to episode, as you get to know and really genuinely like these three characters.

Through this experience, I recognized what an extraordinary set of personality traits it takes to be able to succeed in that world, and I was really drawn to the character work we could build with actors as a result.»

Also, whether I'm objective or not, I will say that what Meryl Streep does in this movie, building a narrative about her character with each line, move, and gesture, is, even by her standards, astounding.

Fights and arguments among secondary characters were clearly included to both resolve character arcs and build the severity of the climax, but all they end up doing is ruining the pace and prolonging what has become a foregone conclusion by this point.

Flinging special effects shots of alien spacecraft bombing buildings and shaky - cam confusion to the soldiers on the ground just isn't enough of a story to keep a nearly two - hour film afloat, and not long after the film starts does it run out of anything but the most basic ideas on what to do with its characters and where they should go.

The plot never builds up to anything significant, the character relationships are vague and staged for dramatics, and the film doesn't begin to understand what it's thrown itself into before attempting to avoid most of its major conflicts.

Exciting as it may be to spend more time with the (admittedly pretty cool) characters introduced in The Force Awakens, what has us at The A.V. Club amped is the opportunity to see what writer - director Rian Johnson (Brick, Looper) builds in the Lucasfilm sandbox.

He elevates the character above what has been written for him — a series of quips and witty ticks built upon an old school hitman trope.

Hyams» use of Van Damme is only partly totemic; JCVD has one of contemporary cinema's great hurt, tragic faces, and he imbues what's essentially a «character - building» backstory role with eccentric gravitas.

This lack of profundity is what keeps The Good Girl from being a good film, because for all the well - drawn characters, good performances, and entertaining interaction, by the end you realize that the film was nothing but build up to something that never really seems to develop.

Beautifully shot, consummately performed, and brilliantly edited, LA Confidential is brimming with professional confidence, with Hanson allowing for good character build up, plots that weave together without contrivance, and interactions among the characters that need little in terms of lengthy explanation — we know what they're thinking without them needing to explain.

And yet in the ashes of «Avengers: Age of Ultron,» the brain trust behind Marvel Studios and directors Joe and Anthony Russo have built what is easily one of the strongest films of their so - called cinematic universe with «Captain America: Civil War,» an engaging, lively and just flat - out fun use of the characters we've gotten to know across the past eight years and 12 films.

What doesn't: Without attending to story, character development or suspense, it doesn't build on the original at all, and thus does very little to make a case for existing.

Niccol seems to understand that what we see and how we think is all predicated on illusion, an illusion created in an industry built on making us believe that a work of fiction is really the truth and that the actors are really the characters they portray.

Now for what everyone is here for: Players will be able to hang out with Neptune and the rest of the Goddesses one - on - one to have conversations and build their personal relationship with their favorite characters.

When you were building your character or filming those scenes, was there any awareness of what the film was saying and how important it was?

There comes a point when the actors are ready and I consult with them, as it doesn't make sense to discuss what they're wearing earlier on in their life while they're building the character.

I must say that this was one of the worst movies I've ever watched, «Evil Dead» was better than this mound of shit... Gareth Edwards should be banned from directing hence forth, and now I hear he's directing the new Star Wars spin - off... I'm not one to talk down to others but let's be honest, you have to be retarded to like this movie... It made absolutely no sense, the script (the most important piece to any movie) was terrible, the plot was stupid, the acting was horrible and it seemed that the actors who were chosen were acting for a different movie all together... Where was the sense of urgency, I mean there were 300 foot tall behemoths walking through buildings and all you could show us was who was going ride with the little boy on the school bus... Maybe if all the main characters died and they just let Godzilla do his thing from there on out an eyebrow could've been raised but unfortunately, there isn't one good thing to say about this movie... I'm shocked the WB handed over one their biggest names to Legendary Pictures... Let's not forget what they've done with Superman Returns... This is shameful...

And in contrast, we have Michael Stuhlbarg's indelible work as Elio's father — an example of what a great actor with decades of experience, after unostentatiously building and deepening his character with very limited screen time throughout the movie, can bring forth within a single climactic monologue.

Lesser films habitually build characters from plot and thematic needs downwards, here characters seem to act first, without fine definitions of what their actions mean even to each other.

This is all also linked to character progression for the player party and their regular combat also — things like armour and magic are tied to what buildings and upgrades are constructed in your kingdom, and you'll frequently be charged with making difficult decisions that'll shape not just your kingdom but combat and everything else you'll ultimately do.

Refn treats these characters not as people but as pop objects, and what he builds around them isn't a suspense film so much as an anything - goes dream play.