Thomas Brodie-Sangster (2)

At about 16, Thomas had to make a decision. Did he really want to devote his life to acting? Many people in the public "aren't quite letting you be you because they see you as something special," he says. Also, bonds made during filming were often broken soon after the project finished. Despite these things, he found enough joy and satisfaction the work to continue.

Actually, Thomas seems to find joy in difficulty itself. He played 10-year-old Adolf Hitler in a TV movie and a teenage Paul McCartney in Nowhere Boy.

The subject of his film Death of a Superhero made it his most challenging film. Still, he found a positive message in its story of a schoolboy with cancer.

Thomas now enjoys roles in Game of Thrones and the upcoming Maze Runner films. Popular as those projects may be, most till recognize him as Sam in Love Actually.

Sam seems to run after Thomas, just as he ran through Heathrow airport to his sweetheart.

Info Cloud
Teaching Topic: Subject vs. Theme (Subject和Theme的差別)

subject 就是 topic, 我們聊天一定會有一個話題,
例如: 愛情, 養生, 宗教, 都是不同的subject

theme 是一件藝術作品的中心思想或主旨,
或是小說裡的theme是作者要傳達的訊息,
也可以說是讀者要從當中學到的教訓,

所以一本愛情小說的subject是愛情,
但它的theme 可能是 love conquers all.

Grammar Gym
 Popular as those projects may be, most till recognize him as Sam in Love Actually.

[Adjective] as [something] may be, [situation].

- Affordable as this smartphone may be, most people would rather pay extra to get a smartphone from a bigger company.

- Dangerous as these shuttles may be, most passengers are still willing to ride them.

Language Lab
bond n.
something that unites two or more people or groups, such as love, or a shared interest or idea
- Babies develop bonds with their mothers quickly after they are born.
- Chinese society is known for strong family bonds. Family members are close at every stage of their lives.

despite preposition
used to say that something happens or is true even though something else might have prevented it [= in spite of]:
- Despite her illness, Natalie still goes to school every day.
- Sean still arrived at the office on time despite staying up late last night.

challenging adj.
difficult in an interesting or enjoyable way:
- Teaching is a very challenging profession.
- The course is quite challenging and interesting, too.
發人深省的
- The columnist raised some challenging questions in his article.

upcoming adj.
happening soon:
- My daughter is very excited about the upcoming May Day concert.
- All team members are in training to prepare for the upcoming game.

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