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More fundamentally, the trio of creators were invigorated by the idea of looking at the ebbs and flows of significant relationships in adulthood and how they can bloom, bend or break across different life stages.

He’s not wrong, given that he does lead what is still the world’s superpower and — impulsive, unpredictable and vengeful as he is — often forces others to bend his way.

What a hit and what a show of technical ability to use Lucas Paqueta who was running at him and just bend it round him.

However, Redstone’s motivation to “bend the knee,” as CNN's Jake Tapper put it on Tuesday, appears to be less related to concerns over First Amendment protections than securing a payday estimated to be worth billions.

The cast is strong enough to sell us on the movie’s idea of love, even when it bends conventionality into a balloon animal.