Sentences with phrase «white characters against»

The book title (or part of it, if it's in portrait mode), page number, total number of pages, percentage completed and battery status are all displayed as white characters against a black background in the header.

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One need only turn on the television to watch Machine Gun Preacher for a similar portrayal of a white character who travels to «Africa» to «save the children» against the backdrop of black - on - black slaughter, rape and torture which is never historically contextualised (see The Guardian's Catherine Shoard's critique of the white criminal - turned - saviour character of Sam in Machine Gun Preacher as «half saint, half psychopath»).

«We were racist Paul — we were racist against those white girls,» her character says after she has turned in despair to the EPA.

Hostiles has less success with its broader exploration of the Old West and the United States» genocide against the Native Americans, in no small part because Yellow Hawk and his family aren't afforded the same development as most of the white characters here.

While Brad may be in a constant battle against himself, an internal battle White reveals through near constant voiceover narration — a tricky device best - suited to the first - person novel and not a cinematic character study — White repeatedly opts for the mundane observation, the banal realization.

Drinking white wine and arranging (but never actually consuming) bespoke appetizers against the backdrops of their immaculate Los Angeles kitchens, these characters» lives might differ in the details, but not their prosperous, physically fit, almost freakishly well - preserved gestalt.

Hoskins and Schaub, who had no inkling that anything was ever amiss at their idyllic high school, serve as ready - made characters through which «Keepers» director Ryan White («The Case Against 8») can sort through a story that is painfully tangled up in broader, awful details of ritual rape and a coverup by both church officials and local police.

The most interesting character, one of the type you probably did not know existed among the far - right, white supremacy organizations, is Gerry Conway (Sam Trammell), who reads a lot, listens to Brahms and Tchaikowsky while seated with Nate Foster, and is not against hearing the music conducted by Leonard Bernstein (though he should have known that the late great conductor's name is pronounced «Burn Stine,» and not «Burn Steen»).

The story hurtles forward from scene to complex scene with Black Imagination pitted against White, but with relatively little character development.

This was originally a prototype that Mr. Sato created, and the way it originally looked was you would have a grey playing field with four simple cube - like characters on each team — so, four black cubes against four white cubes.

Make sure to keep your eyes open for the character models in Pride; against the stark white backdrop, these guys look so vividly real in HD you could swear they are about to hop off the screen into your living room.

It shows three characters, each lying in a small white boat shot from above; each perform gestures that allude to struggle against unseen restraints as the vessels slowly fill with water.

Shot against a stark black backdrop the white sets comprised of objects and furniture create a space that resembles drawings suspended in midair that the characters in the film activate.

The Shaker - style cabinetry changed character against the new walls, too — from a cold white to a warmer, pink tone.

A collection of modern pieces including vibrant art work, framed photographs and unusual accessories inject colour and character against a restful backdrop of white and grey in this contemporary living room.

The pops of color throughout contrast really well against the white walls and add depth and character.»