Sentences with phrase «younger characters such»

Due to its setting, younger characters such as Patroklos, Pyrrha and Natsu are unlikely to return.

Not exact matches

If a fictional character such as god had that power he'd not let so many Christians die at such a young age.

«I recently spoke at a university where a student told me it was such a shame that Nigerian men were physical abusers like the father character in my novel,» says Adichie with a wry smile, «I told him that I had just read a novel called «American Psycho» and that it was such a shame that young Americans were murderers.»

Many first - rate qualities of character helped to make possible such an achievement, but at the heart of all of them was this primary virtue: that young man decisively and efficiently took charge of himself.

O.K. Foods is very active in First Tee, which «provides young people of all backgrounds an opportunity to develop life - enhancing values such as confidence, perseverance and judgment through golf and character education,» the organization says.

OF COURSE HIS NONSENSE IS COUNTER PRODUCTIVE, I DO AGREE but in BELLERIN and Iwobi, I SEE A DISTINCT LACK OF CHARACTER (as with Walcott and others now mercifully gone) whereas in such as Ramsey (when still young) I see loads of character CHARACTER (as with Walcott and others now mercifully gone) whereas in such as Ramsey (when still young) I see loads of character character and guts.

When a young child works, plays and lives his life freely with his parents (or parent substitutes, such as grandparents or other guardians) in a one - to - one relationship in the home and out and about, he has a better chance to develop sound character traits systematically: neatness, orderliness, promptness, dependability, honesty, diligence, perseverance as well as kindness and concern for others.

Being such a great character and having such a portable design, this is a very good value for money toy in general but as far as crib soothers go, it's not the best out there in regards to range in function, sound quality and features, however, it is a great affordable option of soother and would make a fantastic gift to a very young child.

The two young men had listened to Mario's speech as it began to come together, «and when you work in government... you go through such highs and lows together that you really bond or you wind up very distant from the other person, because you really get to see a person's character,» Andrew Cuomo said.

In particular, they and the young people involved noted the lack of disabled characters as protagonists in video games, compared to other media such as television and film.

Meredith et al.'s [22] younger dates for these clades may reflect the difficulties of timetree analyses for clades such as Mammalia that include taxa with a wide range of life history characters (e.g., baleen whales versus muroid rodents) and a correspondingly wide range of molecular evolutionary rates.

There's no place for mawkishness in a film like this; such elements might have worked had the movie claimed to be a realistic portrayal of young adults, but when you have a character as outrageous as Stifler, that's clearly not the case.

Wasn't bad per say, but does have some major flaws, such as extremely unbelievable relationships (e.g. the father and the younger gay man; the main character and his girlfriend), just didn't buy

Jacob Lofland wasn't far behind, with an incredibly complex character for such a young guy, showing again that this is a kid worth watching.

Variety also praises the actress, writing, «Gerwig manages to just be, making her precisely the right young star to carry such a genial glimpse at a character who doesn't even seem to realize she's trying to find herself.»

Bryan Singer, who is set to direct the film, was reportedly also looking for younger versions of characters such as Jean Grey, Cyclops and Storm a couple of months ago.

The cover story, «Grade B — But Choice,» is devoted to an obscure 1934 musical called «Young and Beautiful,» featuring «budding starlets, grade - A character actors, grade - B musical numbers, a pair of vaudevillians, a look behind the scenes of Hollywood, bogus appearances by Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton and a script by Dore Schary» [later famous as a producer of films such as «Crossfire,» «Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House,» «They Live By Night» and «The Red Badge of Courage»].

Just as Bill Murray did with his early work in such films as Meatballs, the roguish Rockwell effortlessly works well as a role model for a young troupe of misfit kids, and his warm and affecting performance ranks as one of his most appealing character portrayals to date.

Young kids shouldn't appreciate Sandler's crude humor and the collection of «80s gaming characters and vehicles, from games such as Burger Time, Paperboy, Zaxxon and Asteroids, certainly won't do much for them either.

Whether they're older (such as with Bill Nighy and Judi Dench) or younger (Dev Patel and Tina Desai), the characters struggle with love.

There's little doubt such attributes, coupled with Will Smith's typically engrossing work, goes a long way towards compensating for the ineffectiveness of the younger Smith's performance, as the fledgling actor's less - than - competent turn ensures that Kitai simply never becomes the dynamic, charismatic lead character that one might've expected (and hoped for).

It wasn't great but I always remember him playing several different characters at such a young age and even then I knew he was a quality actor.

Labor Day is certainly a change of shade for writer / director Jason Reitman, who previously unearthed the humor in his American character dramas, however dark their content (such as with the dark but funny soul erosion of Charlize Theron's non-matured mean girl in Young Adult).

«Split into chapters, replicating short stories, The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected) is top - tier Noah Baumbach and it's really beautiful to see Sandler giving it his all and crafting such a warmhearted but damaged character,» we wrote in our review of the movie when it premiered at Cannes this year, «while Stiller — a Baumbach regular — is very funny as the youngest Meyerowitz, doing his best to distance himself from his father and siblings, but realising home is where the heart is.»

Ronan's character changes the lives of many in the film and at such a young age she delivers such a brilliantly chilling performance.

This film shows the very first serial killer as a young male full of psychological problems which becomes the exact basis of all the other future slasher characters such as Michael Myers, Jason Voorhees, Leather Face, and Freddy Krueger.

It was especially poignant to see Robinson, a lesbian filmmaker who's been working in the industry for years on various projects including The L Word, present such a radical film to both older audiences who were familiar to the character and young audiences who are growing up with the chance to see a complex women - centric narrative propelled by her.

What we've tried to do, and I think she pulls it off brilliantly, is this: her character behavior is such that it enables you to see the woman she is at the same time as the young woman she once was and who she's desperately trying to hang on to, and also the old woman that she's terrified of becoming.

X-Men characters such as Storm, Cyclops and Jean Grey may be played by younger stars in X-Men: Apocalypse, the film's writer and producer Simon Kinberg has revealed.

Such a cast, however, did make me realise how much of Hollywood's output these days is only concerned with younger stars, and whilst the presence of Shia LeBeouf, Anna Kendrick and Brit Marling is great, you have to wonder whether the younger characters were seen as a means to getting the film greenlit.

The rest of the article focuses on other strong female characters in young adult franchises such as Divergent, The Mortal Instruments, and The Hunger Games.

If the ecologic message could have been more rooted into the plot of the film, and especially not treated with such harshness, this also would make the film a bit more palatable, as young children might feel a bit distressed during the later scenes of imminent danger to all of the characters they have grown to love.

This death does indirectly lead to the reason for which our hero, a young man named Lockhart, will be sent from concrete jungle to rocky mountain, but at the same time there is no particular reason that this minor character deserves such cinematic attention as he dies.

I'm still not sure about Alden Ehrenreich as a young Solo, but getting to see the young adventures of the character alongside Chewbacca sounds like such a fun ride.

Stallone plays yet another character with a cool name, Lincoln Hawk, who, years ago, had his head up his rear end when he ditched his wife and young son, Michael, to go off on his own and be his own man, or some such ambiguous story.

A pure character study of a young adult coming to terms with her life, «Only Yesterday» has none of the more fanciful elements often associated with such Ghibli titles as «Princess Kaguya» and Hayao Miyazaki's «Spirited Away.»

But when he befriends a young girl at at park, he has to face his old demons... It was always going to be a tough sell to elicit empathy for such a complex lead character, but Kevin Bacon manages to convey a complex range of emotions, from guilt, to desire and to fear of re-offending, in one of the best performances of his career.

Only the film's supporting cast — which includes such dependable character actors as Pam Grier, John Cleese, Burt Young, Jay Mohr, Joe Pantoliano, and Luis Guzmán — provides the faintest glimmer of hope.

Some of the young Navy men are given quirky character traits — one is keeping a poetic journal of his observations, such as «The streets are alive... and the sailors... are on the prowl to night!»

Lily James is a fantastic young actress, and I'm looking forward to seeing her spearheading such an original film, portraying Elizabeth Bennet — already one of literature's strongest female characters — as a gung - ho zombie killing Edwardian socialite.

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

Lemonade Mouth shows a little more effort, as if Blair and overqualified Mexican director Patricia Riggen (who helmed 2007's well - regarded Under the Same Moon) respect Hughes» characters as real young people and never stop treating them as such.

However, it quickly becomes clear that White wants to distance his movie from any such accusation, with one of the film's younger, more idealistic characters eventually chiding Brad for whining about his rather generous lot in life.

The goals included: narrowing the gap in literacy and numeracy achievement in primary schools and at GCSE; ensuring young people develop key strengths such as character and good mental health; narrowing the gulf in the numbers of youngsters continuing their education and training after GCSEs; and narrowing the gap between rich and poor students graduating from university.

Stained has been redesigned, but still contains the same thrilling plot structures and real - life characters that have made Rainfield such a force in young adult literature.

The younger readers respond favorably to the interactivity, such as bonus games, touch - screen coloring book applications, and the imagery from their favorite characters; the adults who ultimately purchase the content for their children are primarily interested in quality content that they feel confident in giving to their children, as well as the value of the content at that price point.

They've even done a great job at establishing some new characters, such as the afore - mentioned Young Avengers, The Sentry, and The Immortal Weapons.

As someone who clearly knows what she's talking about, we asked her how she manages to create such authentic and convincing young characters and voices.

Such things as building confidence, physical skills, the bond and trust are those elements that, when taught at this young age, become a permanent part of your puppy's character.

Disney has such a rich history filled with historic characters that are popular with fans young and old and with this Disney can bring in a much bigger fanbase to their game and provide more of that classic magic that can keep us happy and with this Disney has brought a lot to the table to please fans.