Sentences with phrase «message film»

And that's really what the movie needs to deliver to rise above a simple message film, in order for it to do something more than just tell me things I already know.

There's also the mixed messages the film relies on, tearing down the superhero genre conventions in the first half only to indulge in them in the second.

At times, the film has the feel of a wholesome message film, diligently on point.

The re-shoot hairstyle changes for Williams and Wahlberg can be overlooked, but the fact All the Money in the World doesn't seem to understand who it's main character is or what message the film wants to convey, is a much greater problem.

The Congress seems to be an obvious satire on movie studios, but the film continues to explore other plotlines along the way that makes it difficult to pinpoint exactly what message the film was trying to get across.

How I perceive them, how I interpret them, an overall sense of filmmaking and the overall message the film has.

In this connection, how does the media «preaching» of advertisers, commentators and wide - screen - message films affect sermon listeners in the pews?

But even the relatively unsubtle message this film was trying to express (stop polluting the earth or we'll all end up suffering from the kind of weather even Michael Fish can't get wrong) was waylaid by a dire script and some pretty awful acting.

So whatever somber, minor - key message the film has worked hard to embody for 100 - odd minutes is sold out in the last two or three, as Colangelo opts for unearned resolution, and cuts to neat and tidy black rather than dealing truthfully with the messy consequences that truth - telling can bring.

The second factor of what made Ready Player One so great was the inspiring message the film told, which is likely truer now than ever.

One of the earliest villains, Vic (Anthony Hayes), only ever wields a weapon and accent menacingly or espouses the environmental message the film tacks on.

Producer Stanley Kramer was on the cusp of establishing himself as America's cinematic conscience; his own directorial career would take wing a few years later with such prominent message films as The Defiant Ones (1958), Judgment at Nuremburg (1961), and Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967).

That it stuck to its guns as an offbeat arthouse fantasy message film without becoming cartoonishly absurd was the thing I most admired about it even though, at the same time, that was what made it so tiresome and disingenuous and left me feeling this was more about Hollywood's bogus take on reality than an actual depiction of real - life.

Co-writers and co-directors Abby Kohn and Marc Silverstein (first time directors, co-writers of HE»S JUST NOT THAT INTO YOU) work hard to deliver the type of humor that Amy Schumer fans expect, while also paying respect to the all - important female body image message the film strives to deliver.

But don't go into this thinking it's going to be a heavy - handed message film like Wall - E, as Cloudy's tone lives up to its name by staying light and fluffy thoughout.

His co-writer, Rudy Wurlitzer, had worried that Cox would produce a «pretentious message film» (11).

It's based on the New York Times bestseller and it's a throwback to the days of sweet message films that don't require explanations before recommending.

For one, it returns Miyazaki to the earlier films of his career, simpler tales such as My Neighbor Totoro and Kiki's Delivery Service, more kids» films than message films.

Perhaps the only standout thing about the otherwise pleasantly polished «Their Finest,» a showbiz - during - the - Blitz prestige dramedy from «An Education» director Lone Scherfig, is the crater - sized chasm between the message the film wants to impart and the way it actually goes about delivering it.

This is no message film and it really should have been.

He makes it a message film, as he points out that admen are always trying to put something over on someone.

The message the film has is worthy of discussion, but I can't get into it without revealing everything.

Now that director Steven Soderbergh has established himself as a Prestigious and Important American Director with his message films Erin Brockovich and Traffic, he can get back to making the same top - notch entertainments that we loved him for in the first place, like Out of Sight and The Limey.

You can't help falling in love with WALL · E and the message the film sends out about us lazy humans.

But I don't want to turn it into a message film or anything like that.

Overall this message film is slow and not a little downbeat.

«Made in America» is a documentary and a message film, and while music doesn't take a back seat, it's more of a passenger than a driver.