sympathetic light

Chaplin portrayed social outcasts and the poor in a sympathetic light in his films from early on.

Though Saladin faded into history after the Middle Ages, he appears in a sympathetic light in Sir Walter Scott's novel The Talisman ( 1825 ).

* 1973: Dillinger, directed and written by John Milius with Warren Oates in the title role, presents the gang in a much more sympathetic light, in keeping with the anti-hero theme popular in films after Bonnie and Clyde ( 1967 ).

Although Balzac was a supporter of the crown, Balzac paints the counter-revolutionaries in a sympathetic light – even though they are the center of the book's most brutal scenes.

Almásy is portrayed in a sympathetic light.

The latter film does much to flesh out his character, even going so far as to cast a sympathetic light on Daffy's glory-seeking ways in one scene, where he complains that he works tirelessly without achieving what Bugs does without even trying.

Even half a century did not change much, and it took until the 1960s for the right questions to be asked about his work, and for it to be viewed in a more balanced and sympathetic light.

Sheen was then a co-star in the controversial Emmy Award-winning 1972 television movie That Certain Summer, said to be the first television movie in America to portray homosexuality in a sympathetic light.

In I, Claudius, by 20th-century writer Robert Graves, the Roman Emperor Claudius, until then commonly regarded as inept by historians, is presented in a more sympathetic light.

" Since he had every reason to try to put himself in a sympathetic light at Nuremberg, this certainly reflects his view in June 1944.

Albert Victor's posthumous reputation became so bad that in 1964 Philip Magnus called his death a " merciful act of providence ", supporting the theory that his death removed an unsuitable heir to the throne and replaced him with the reliable and sober George V. In 1972, Michael Harrison was the first modern author to re-assess Albert Victor and portray him in a more sympathetic light.

The publication stated that if crime were never to be presented in a sympathetic light, then taken literally that would mean that " law and justice " would become one and the same.

Asmodeus is portrayed in a sympathetic light as good-natured, and a canny satirist and critic of human society.

The book and movie painted him in a more sympathetic light than the earlier works.

Another film was made before the feature film entitled The Killing of John Lennon starring Jonas Ball as Chapman, which documents Chapman's life three months before and up to the murder and portrays Chapman in a somewhat sympathetic light.

Because of regional affiliations Evagrius depicts the emperor in a more sympathetic light, praising his moderate approach to justice and his restraint towards excessive persecution, yet still decrying his heresy and displays of wealth.

Anthony Hopkins played Hauptmann in The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case ( 1976 ), and Stephen Rea also played him in a sympathetic light in a 1996 HBO movie entitled Crime of the Century.

In light of these actions, Athenians eventually changed their opinions on Thebes, now regarding her in sympathetic light as a fallen ally.

Even though they have defeated Earth and devastated its peoples, the invaders are often presented in a sympathetic light, being shown as having some justification for their actions.

Achebe broke apart this view by portraying Igbo society in a sympathetic light, which allows the reader to examine the effects of European colonialism from a different perspective.

Scheider was angry that in the final cut Friedkin removed a subplot that showed his character in a more sympathetic light ; it involved him befriending a small boy from the village.

Fifi's character is also taken in a somewhat sympathetic light, for she, alone, longs for a lover, leaving many people to feel sorry for her.

In general, the relation of mainstream media towards the MST has been ambiguous: 1990s media tended to support the goal of land reform in general and to present it under a sympathetic light.

Also in issue # 1, her father is depicted in a more sympathetic light as a man who might disband the Blüdhaven team if elected.

The anime shows Legato in a less sympathetic light.