Sentence examples for demonic aspect from inspiring English sources

This is a figure familiar with violent death, and Ollivier endows him with a demonic aspect appropriate to film noir's roots in Greek drama, in which arrogance and wanton violence are followed, as night follows day, by retribution.

But where others might astonish us with technique, Michelangelo goes beyond this, leading us from formal to intellectual surprise, making us wonder why Moses fondles his beard, why Michelangelo has used this river of hair - in combination with the horns that were a conventional attribute of Moses - to give him an inhuman, demonic aspect.

Matthews has referred to what he calls Gingrich's "demonic aspect" before.

"You know, the demonic aspect of the person of Newt Gingrich, and I do mean that.

Matthews once charged that Gingrich has a "demonic aspect," and compared him to a car bomber.

Whereas in the first case the darker, demonic aspect of scientific progress seems obvious, the second development had its collateral damage as well, notably in the form of black markets and clandestine sales.

Pfitzner's relationship with Hitler had almost demonic aspects, as the historian Michael Kater has suggested in his impressive new book "The Twisted Muse: Musicians and Their Music in the Third Reich".

They catch up with Hugh in his old age, as he attempts to clear out the old house at Ulverton, which he has inherited, and breaks down when the frustrations and obstinacies at work in a rural village take on demonic aspects.

"I wanted a demonic look for that one," Mr. Wilson said.

Erin Finnegan of Anime News Network also noted the "demonic-looking" aspect of Hiruma, saying he is "like a predecessor of Ozu from The Tatami Galaxy with a love of football".

Although it is not always clear whether Shiva is invoked as a great god of frightful aspect, capable of conquering demonic power, or as the boon-giving lord and protector, Hindus continue to invoke him in magical rites.