As Britain's "greatest" film-maker and as someone who so often foregrounded London in his work, he is a natural choice to represent the glories of British cinema.
(To extend the football game analogy, imagine a beloved retired player walking onto the field at halftime. He seemed to represent past glories, and perhaps their return).
Armstrong lives in near-seclusion at his Ohio farm, so Buzz - off the booze for 30 years - has come to represent the crazy glory of manned space travel, and is in London as part of a global mission to get us interested in space again.
"Taking the piss out of" is thought to represent taking the piss out of a man's morning glory – deflating it and removing the false sense of pride.
If Ben is meant to represent a quintessential bright young journalist, Mr. LaBeouf makes him an obnoxious, unscrupulous troublemaker out for personal glory.
This may represent Jesus "rising momentarily from the throne of glory to greet his proto-martyr," standing as a witness to vindicate Stephen's testimony, or preparing to return.
Black's bootleg, the latest in a series of attempts by fans to restore the film to its former glory, now represents the best available version of the film's theatrical cut.
After Christ is introduced, Smart attempts to "reach to heaven" and the final passages, to Neil Curry, represent a "final rush for glory".
Glory to workers' dynasties!
"Glory to Stepan Bandera!
