Sentences with phrase «young characters who»

A circle of bawdy elder women and the smart and funny sisters Snow and Josette (among the young characters who will fascinate advanced teen readers) provide comic relief and covertly wise counsel, while Peter's extreme preparedness for the turn - of - the - millennium apocalypse offers a piquant reflection on questions of fear and faith.

Directors - screenwriters Tom Gould and Jon Serpe's feature debut is the sort of quirky, insiderish L.A. dramedy that tries but fails to make us care about its troubled young characters who are, you guessed it, looking for happiness.

Gina Rodriguez and Dylan O'Brien highlight the younger characters who easily become two of the more endearing and intriguing stories to unfold.

Violent content will be the greatest concern for families, and they can expect the depiction of a young character who is seen dead and one who attempts suicide using a ball of yarn around the neck.

«One was its complexity; it's rare to find a young character who has such a fierce inner struggle raging.»

Not exact matches

In The Man Who Walked Around the World, Glaswegian character actor Robert Carlyle strides down a rugged mountain path, telling the story of young John Walker's rise from farm boy to shopkeeper to whisky magnate in a single, uninterrupted and utterly captivating 6 1/2 minute take.

Glad to read that I'm not the only one who believes working tough and dirty jobs when you're young builds character!

Groups of young friends who go to see some of the more death - focused horror films in vogue of late will routinely take bets on which stock character will face a grisly end soonest, as when viewing the Final Destination series» a film series that is, essentially, the apex of the set - piece disaster horror movie as orchestrated by MacGyver.

I love that Young portrays God in this way, particularly for Mackenzie, a character who struggles with bad memories of his earthly father.

Something about the young Lakita character reminded me so much of a little girl I met named Bharathi, who is pictured above on the left.

We then have a major section on Ayesha, who is later impersonated by one of the prostitutes, the whores of «The Curtain,» and from that impersonation the reader is given full details of Ayesha's strong - willed character, and the scandal involving her and an apparently innocent young man, Safwan, who rescues her on a desert trail only for idle tongues to wag about their alleged secret conduct.

Most of us can recognize and even identify with the characters — the younger son who strikes out on his own and makes costly mistakes, the responsible elder son who always does what is expected of...

In the little - seen Gamer, a young man shares responsibility for the actions of his video - game alter - ego» an avatar (played by Gerard Butler) who is employed to act out the youth's viral simulacrum in real - world situations where hedonistic consumers take on the identities and vices of video - game characters.

(ENTIRE BOOK) The fictional character of Ted Brown represents a young man who comes from a religious background, who is seriously trying to work out an intelligent philosophy of life, is sensitive to spiritual values, and who seeks a vocation where he can make the most of his best for the sake of others.

In some sense there is no mythic comic strip character who has replaced her for girls and young teens today.

The stories in Rock Springs touch on the shocks that a young man receives when he's 16; on characters who, like those in The Ultimate Good Luck, hang out at dog tracks, or who have had scrapes with the law, steal cars and push dope; and on the fleeting presence of strange men and women whom we recognize, without being told, as home - wreckers.

Our goal is to develop young men of character who graduate and make a positive impact on society.

«Per is an exceptional character who is a great example for young players,» Arsene Wenger told the club's official site.

Regarded as one of the most gifted young tacticians in the European game, Thomas Tuchel, who'd taken the reins at the club following Jürgen Klopp «s departure in 2015, seemed to be building a side capable of challenging domestically and in the Champions League, but the former Mainz coach's spiky character clashed with the powers that be, leading to his dismissal at the end of last season.

«Per is an exceptional character who is a great example for young players,» Arsène Wenger said.

Jack is a football man who loves the game, but on the other hand, he is a very strong character as well and he has learnt to deal with adversity at a very young age.

Teach your son to value a young woman for her character and personality; and talk with your daughter about how to spot that kind of young man — and how to spot one who's giving insincere flattery.

«Jonathan Tasini has already shown a willingness to stand against powerful interests who have chosen already to undermine the American dream, lessen the character of our young people by denying them a complete ability to comprehend their own political power.

Fitzroy, who swore by physiognomy (judging character based on outward appearance), had also known it all along: Darwin's nose pointed to a deficiency in energy and resoluteness; his knowledge of people indicated that this young gentleman was never going to make it till the end of the journey.

To come up with characters soldiers can relate to, Rizzo and his team showed them renderings of around 20 potential candidates before settling on the three most popular ones: Female Aviator, a young woman wearing a green aviator suit (pictured above); Battle Buddy, an African - American soldier with a shaved head; and Retired Sergeant Major, a plainspoken civilian with close - cropped silver hair and a blue sweater who sits on a porch that looks out on rolling farmlands.

It's a sweet, sad tale of a crashed pilot meeting a young boy (the title character) who claims to be from a tiny asteroid called B - 612.

This dizzy but sweet character from the 1995 comedy hit — Clueless was played by Alicia Silverstone, who became a fashion icon to young girls everywhere — with her knee socks, a - line miniskirts and many other stylish 90s outfits.

Older women want strong younger guys who have high value and good character.

Starting with the character of forty - something Samantha and her young boyfriend on Sex and The City, the media has helped in recent years to open up a whole new role model: «the cougar,» an older woman who dates or marries a younger guy.

Am a good young girl with loving characters, am softhearted girl who believe life is good, am positive kind of girl i have the company of reasonable people because am the kind of girl who take people as they are, i like t..

Hi Everybody, I am very thankful that I am finally here, I have to admit that I am relatively new to all this and I am a young cheerful lady with a very kind character who is eager to fall in love and open my heart to someone special for me here.

... A young woman who will appreciate the mature man and the man of character you are!

I am a young lady with a very kind character who is eager to fall in love and open her heart to someone special.

Love A profile of The Young and the Restless character, Abby Newman, part of's Who's Who in Genoa City section.

Kate May 31, at 3 Finally a young female character who could survive in real world.

Disney's generally respectful English dub, per usual, populates the story with famous names: Miley Cyrus» little sister Noah voices the titular character, a willful fish - child who escapes her human - hating magician father (Liam Neeson) and treks to land, where she bonds with Sosuke, a 5 - year - old boy voiced by the Jonas Brothers» younger sibling Frankie Jonas.

I have to admit knowing that things had no possibility of working out, yet because of the interesting nature of the characters, particularly the young woman (who is beautiful, even by modern standards).

Tangling his flawed characters in fear, guilt and sacrifice, Perelman depicts a property dispute between an Iranian military colonel who has fled the ayatollahs and come to America (Ben Kingsley, superb) and a young woman who possesses the self - esteem of a heroin addict (Jennifer Connelly).

Here, he's almost the opposite of that character, a bright and seemingly optimistic young man who at first shrugs off things like his discomfort at being forced to strip in front of the «guards» to put on his prison outfit, but is trying to rally his fellow inmates to break out just 24 hours later.

Its easy to see how many young men are seduced into wrongly believing Islam is at war with the world by extermists, but it is good to know there are some who defy the extremes and represent the best of human nature and character.

Watching Judd, I didn't only think of women in abusive relationships, but of Abu Ghraib poster girl Lynndie England, a not - too - bright small - town girl who got sucked into her controlling boyfriend's universe — who eagerly posed for her man the way so many young women do, becoming a character in someone else's sick fantasy.

The titular character, an aspiring pastor, is counseling a distraught young gay man who's unable to reconcile his religious beliefs with his sexuality.

We also meet an array of supporting characters, including a pair of corrupt innkeepers (Sacha Baron Cohen and Helena Bonham Carter), a young revolutionary named Marius (Eddie Redmayne) smitten with Cosette, and the innkeepers» daughter Éponine (Samantha Barks), who is meant to be the thread that ties many of these stories together in the film's second half.

Charley's mom walked out when he was young, and his dad is a beer - bellied slob (played by one - time Calvin Klein model Travis Fimmel, here looking more like the redneck version of his rugged «Vikings» character), not a bad guy, but no role model either, getting drunk after work and using what remains of his homecoming - king charm to bring home local women (it's a part better suited to Steve Zahn, who appears later, miscast as an abusive, borderline - homeless man).

The characters are an entertaining group of misfits, of particular note is central protagonist and narrator Renton (Ewan McGregor), a young man with aspirations of stability, and of happiness in his life, but who is utterly unable to survive without «one more hit», the violent and psychotic Begbie (Robert Carlyle), who refuses to take heroin but makes up for not doing drugs by «doing people» instead, and the childlike Spud (Ewan Bremner), the innocent fool of the group, and the most vulnerable to peer pressure.

It's Craig who provides his sister with the services of a night nanny, Tully (Mackenzie Davis), and once the young woman enters Marlo's life, the film's secondary characters fade into the background and remain there.

Despite the title, the lead character is, in fact, Miguel (terrifically voiced by young Anthony Gonzalez), a 12 - year - old resident of the town of Santa Cecilia who dreams of becoming a famous musician just like his idol, the late, great Ernesto de la Cruz (played with pitch - perfect grandiosity by Benjamin Bratt).

An impeccably directed character study with excellent performances and a top - notch script mainly sustained on a great dialogue, offering us an insightful look at the creation of the most successful social network by a misanthropic young man who was unable to keep his only friend.

A nice and enjoyable slice of life film, it is a captivating character study of a self - destructive, immature young man who desperately needs to grow up.

Nothing in this film is as daring as those choices — as played by Harrison Ford, Solo was a borderline antihero and the only major character in the original trilogy who had a dangerous edge, albeit one that Lucas and company immediately began sanding down — and as young Solo, Alden Ehrenriech doesn't convince as a cocky young pilot and smuggler who's been prematurely soured by a hard - knock life.