Sentences with phrase «instead of a compelling story»

Not exact matches

The film was once talked about as the beginning of a possible trilogy, and the finished product feels desperate to start a franchise instead of doing the thing that would actually make such a series compelling: telling an interesting story with skill.

What could be a relentlessly grim procedural (again, «The Killing») is instead a compelling drama that works (so far, at least) on a number of levels: as a mystery, as an idiosyncratic buddy story, and as a textured sociopolitical treatise.

It may have been the intent of the creators of «Creation» to humanize Darwin, and remove the God - killer reputation from the Darwin family name and bring to life instead, some relatively unknown facts about him through the eyes of both his wife and children — a compelling story in its own right.

But while the movie's gorgeous visuals do a great job of portraying the distressed state of the town and its characters, Green fails to deliver a compelling story, instead opting for a non-linear narrative that lacks focus or coherency.

Perhaps if the film had concentrated more on introspective elements, such as Rashad and his internal difficulties in growing from a boy into a man, instead of constantly distracting us with side stories — Esquire's quest for the path to success, New New's fence - sitting between the ghetto and the mansion, Ant's seduction into materialism, and the roller skating competition that never really materializes — it would have been a more compelling movie about Atlanta's lower class areas, and the ups and downs of life there.

Instead of seizing the opportunity to tell a compelling story about how these African - Americans attempt to deal with the stresses of racism at the mercy of authority figures, they're mostly ignored in favor of an unfocused, undisciplined, melodramatic mess.

Instead, let them focus on the substance of your book — where they can make an impact by fixing you plot holes, flesh out compelling characters, and better tell your story.

Instead, look for a new angle - in your photography, in your story, or even in combining a few of your subjects - for a compelling, original book.

Instead of revisiting the characters and stories from the comics and TV show or, mercifully, watering the experience down to a simple first - person shooter, The Walking Dead does something utterly unique: it echoes the «humans are the real monsters» theme of the series with a whole new cast of memorable and compelling characters.

The resultant stories, while many times compelling and well crafted, end up running parallel to instead of becoming an integral part of the game.

The movie is unable to tell the heroine's story in a clear and compelling way; instead it gets first entangled in the (tiresome) story of the Jerusalem children's home where Miral was brought up, which was founded by a quite different character, Hind Husseini, played by Hiam Abbass.

While during Alette or Rook's story, I felt compelled to what was best for the people, instead of myself, Bolverk's story had me making much more brash decisions and doing things like executing those that questioned me.

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Instead, your resume is a story comprised of compelling, relevant content, designed for the appropriate audience and intended to inspire the receiver to call you for an interview.