Sentences with phrase «about escapism»

Magazines are about escapism, not impressing people.

Yakuza 5 is a celebration of everything I love about the escapism that is gaming, packed lovingly in a sake - soaked underworld package.

It used to be about adventure; about escapism and epic tales that you could embark upon and lose yourself in without someone trying to monetise your every move.

Faux phonecalls, offline character customisation and the vast maps will add to a game world that is all about escapism, ridiculous costumes and wanton destruction.

Anime and video game fans certainly know a thing or two about escapism.

PC gaming is about escapism.

Raymond writes about escapism and adding adventure to your life, no matter if you are a full - time traveler or just someone looking for excitement.

Talk about escapism!

Raymond writes about escapism and adding adventure to your life, no matter if you are a full - time traveler or just someone looking for excitement.

If video games are all about escapism, there are few nicer destinations than Animal Crossing: New Leaf.

The superhero craze has been about escapism since 2002, when Spider - Man, New York's superhero, debuted on the big screen to charm an America that had been ravaged by the events of September 11, less than a year before.

Yet for the 32 - year - old musician and actress those genres have never been about escapism but, rather, a means to express how it feels to be an outcast.

Not exact matches

What it's about: Christopher Nolan's «The Dark Knight» gave newfound respect to the superhero genre, making it a dark and gritty morality drama instead of mere escapism.

I've written posts about moving from absolutism to openness, from eschatological escapism to kingdom - building, from propositions as fundamental to love as fundamental.

Most Insightful: Julie Clawson with «Embodied Theology» «When faith is all about a dualistic escapism, it sadly allows no room for mercy.

The monarchical model encourages militarism, dualism and escapism; it condones control through violence and oppression;, it has nothing to say about the nonhuman world.

Ken Clarke hits out hard at the bellicose anti-immigrant rhetoric coming out of Downing Street, with a description of concerns about EU freedom of movement as «typical right wing, nationalist escapism»

Ken Clarke has hit out hard at the increasingly bellicose anti-immigrant rhetoric coming out of Downing Street, with a description of concerns about EU freedom of movement as «typical right wing, nationalist escapism».

«My theory is that people are fed up of hearing about the recession, and they're saying: «To hell with it, I'm going to get out there and share what's going on in my life...» It's a healthy escapism.»

Most people see this as a great piece of escapism but if you have genuine concerns about what you and your loved ones would do if zombies were to stalk the earth, you may want to get some practice in.

This is gloriously self - aware hokum, a fantasy movie that is, above all, about our need for fantasy and escapism — and even our need for movies like The Astronaut Farmer — to help us combat the depression and disappointments of the everyday.

Edge of Tomorrow remembers it, along with a few other things about that movie and others, weaving all its inspirations into an entertaining slice of summer escapism.

He discusses his appreciation of The Wire, how he approached «the best worst movie ever made,» telling the universal story about dreamers on the outside, the soul of The Room's Tommy Wiseau, choosing to honour other artists, Basquiat, Pollock, the addiction and pitfalls of public persona, relieving ego to find happiness, recognizing workaholic and escapism tendencies to find happiness and what's on his work - out playlist (Jonathan Richman, Jamie XX, Mura Masa, A$ AP Rocky).

It's fantasy hogwash, making absolute zero sense, and insulting to anyone that cares anything about narrative cohesiveness, story development, or even just funny escapism.

In the year of La La Land, the Hungarian «Sing,» about a children's choir, sounds like the exact sort of uplifting escapism that might go over like gangbusters with Academy members.

Burt Wonderstone pretends to have a message about friendship, but it's clear this film's main goal is to provide the audience with the escapism and then, just like magic, pretend you forgot you ever saw it.

Such is Herbert Ross» Pennies from Heaven (1981), a film that is both deeply jaded and yet incredibly frank about its emotions, essentially becoming a commentary on escapism and the painful compromise between reality and fantasy.

It took everything I loved about Jurassic Park, celebrated that adventure, gave us a new dino and returned us to the perfect example of movie escapism.

Millie and David have loved one another since high school, a misleadingly fun prologue tells us: what follows is about an hour of deadening, repetitive, useless nonsense that fails, completely, to provide a universe in which this stuff makes any kind of impact, even as escapism.

The only problem is that America is still in the process of a widespread national debate about gun control, so when absolutely nothing is made of the case at the heart of the story to make room for the chases and behind - closed - doors intrigue, the issue becomes a mere afterthought, which Runaway Jury indifferently exploits for the purpose of escapism.

When even a film as outwardly feathery and innocuous as Paddington 2 has inspired thinkpieces about its anti-Brexit subtext, you know we've hit a tough time for pure escapism.

In the end, this movie is all about complete escapism and showing the audience a wonderfully good time.

Here are a few sci - fi stories to expand your imagination, provide some summer time escapism, and maybe get you thinking about how to bring the power of speculative literature's exploration of freedom into your classroom.

As summarised in this great article by the Huffington Post, genre fiction is about captivating writing that offers escapism and entertainment, while literary fiction explores the human condition.

When you haven't got any trips on the horizon and you're reading posts about recent trips to, say, Barcelona, you'll seek out any means of escapism.

Job Simulator is a clever joke on Virtual Reality escapism and indirectly poses some questions about futurism, bullshit jobs and the post-work society we should be moving toward.

Everything that has been said about it is true: it is a perfect open world game, with exploration for days, a crafting system that is useful and soothing, collection quests that aren't in your face, a story line that is laced with a wistful melancholy, and a hero that is a perfect proxy for escapism.

This isn't about distraction or escapism or even entertainment, but rather the innate beauty of gameplay, of the sort that Lantz and Zimmerman promote.

From epic zombie stories about survival to truly amazing fantasy worlds, these are all great for escapism and pure, unadulterated fun!

In his latest series «The Great Beyond» Roukes places escapism at the centre, managing abstract motifs that change our preconceived ideas about the body and identity.

Until Now, Daniel's second solo exhibit with A.D., portrays recently made memories: learning he's about to become a father, the way friendships seem to bloom and wilt, fantastic explanations for death, split personalities, and the various forms of escapism we engage, all within Daniel's view of the basic softness and vulnerability of the human being.

Ready Player One is a movie about virtual reality escapism, so it feels like the main unifying theme is «nostalgic virtual reality sci - fi and fantasy.»

This room is all about total relaxation and escapism.