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Gladiator may be 10 years ago now, but director Ridley Scott has had his persistent faith in Russell Crowe amply rewarded; Crowe may be puffier of face, hoarser of voice and done rather too much confrontational living in public, but he still has exactly the right kind of leading-man steel to make this ambitious, serious and unashamedly populist epic work.
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Their confrontational live performances, light years before punk rock, are the stuff of legend.
Some things to consider include: Are you enabling this behavior in any way?: If you are non-confrontational too, perhaps living with the passive-aggressive actions is all just a whole lot easier than having to speak your mind or stand your ground.
"I'm not confrontational, not used to living with six strong personalities," she said.
Critics complain that Corbyn makes bad errors, advised by the wrong people to try and impose a whipped vote (shrewder John McDonnell and Tom Watson warned against it), that he does not answer questions, that his non-confrontational style includes not living up to pledges to protect MPs from abusive pressure in their constituencies.
These authors argue that during violence, some children lose their sense of living in non-confrontational ways, and schools can provide the space for re-adjustment.
Sometimes, the comedy itself is directly confrontational: the live comedy nights May Contain Nuts and US comedian Rob Delaney being brilliant ambassadors of the genre.
"They're living here to live here, not to be confrontational or group together for parades," said Charles Bibbins, 68, a retired cosmetics executive.
"I want to live somewhere with a strong commitment to communities living with each other in a strong, friendly non-confrontational way".
Whether the play lives up to the confrontational promise of its name is another matter.
If Phillips could be said to personify Warrenball, big, aggressive and confrontational, Webb is an opportunist who lives off his wits.
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