Sentences with phrase «as a plot device in»

It doesn't help that Ms. Janney's character is the least developed in the movie; though her back story is briefly sketched in, she serves mainly as a plot device in what is ultimately a film about masculinity and its discontents.

Please join me for our next video in which we will continue our discussion of the Women as Background Decoration trope by examining the growing trend of exploiting sexual violence as a plot device in game narratives.

Al Green has stated that he's made more money in royalties off the Big Mouth Billy Bass that sings his hit song «Take Me to the River» than any other recording of the song — the singing fish sold thousands of units in the early 2000s and even made an appearance as a plot device in an episode of The Sopranos.

Not exact matches

It's difficult to critique this in a spoiler - free way, but to use the example of A New Hope, while the Death Star was a looming, terrifying presence throughout, the big threat to our heroes in this film seems to appear quite late in the day, and seems more important as a plot device to bring key characters together than a genuinely gripping menace.

Amnesia is often used as a convenient plot device in films and TV, where people suddenly lose all memory of their names or the past lives.

In the movie, highlighting Euler's Method works as a dramatic plot device.

Of course it is not true love in the tiresome modern sense, but romantic love as a plot device.

A greatest - hits collection of plot devices and emotional cues from such films as «Gorillas in the Mist» and «One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest,» making it something of a trained chimp, one that apes a lot of good movies while making itself look ridiculous.

The use (and abuse) of a very young child in peril as a plot device is something I approach with caution, but in this case, without giving away too much of the final act, I feel it is largely justified by the story.

Whereas his later gialli tended to cram in more and more bizarre plot devices to make the narratives as incredible as his imagination, Argento was still finding his feet with this movie and it benefits from not being as excessive, not just in the gore and nudity departments but also in the characters.

The extortion subplot involving Ansel's manager and Lance Reddick's shadowy menace (playing a mysterious figure in the way only he can) may be a necessary evil to motivate Ansel toward taking on the family as clients, but in practice it is such a half - baked flimsy concept that it never evolves beyond plot device status, feeling more like manipulation than motivation.

As the national mood turned cynical in the seventies, a younger generation of directors began to borrow devices, plots, and stylistic maneuvers from noir's classic period — commonly defined as running from 1941 (The Maltese Falcon) to 1958 (Touch of Evil, Vertigo)-- while often twisting these devices to new effecAs the national mood turned cynical in the seventies, a younger generation of directors began to borrow devices, plots, and stylistic maneuvers from noir's classic period — commonly defined as running from 1941 (The Maltese Falcon) to 1958 (Touch of Evil, Vertigo)-- while often twisting these devices to new effecas running from 1941 (The Maltese Falcon) to 1958 (Touch of Evil, Vertigo)-- while often twisting these devices to new effect.

Browning's rich performance keeps Naomi from coming off like a plot device; longtime Beastie Boy Horovitz is a wonderful surprise as the antsy Nick, whose fatherly affect transforms into something more pestering in a way that seems organic (and pathetic), rather than one - dimensionally monstrous.

In its second half, the film weakenes as it resorts to formulaic devices and plots its protagonist against the civilized world.

Utilizing anachronistic gumshoe dialogue in the style of Dashiell Hammett, director Rian Johnson assembled a seemingly clever detective story that uses a «brick» of heroin as the MacGuffin, and a dead girl as a plot device.

Ricky is not just stupid; he and his family are bar none the shallowest, most one - dimensional people you've ever seen onscreen, and even when they address this issue later on, it reveals itself as a plot device that only exposes more flaws in the storytelling.

It's the rare movie of his that kind of gets bogged down later in the film as it tries to explain all plot devices that are set up at the beginning.

The plot device of using illicit drugs — in this case, MDMA, a.k.a. Ecstasy, a.k.a. the «hug drug» — as a transformative elixir of sorts has become somewhat of a hoary old chestnut in recent cinema.

Further, it begins to intercut between this framing device and the actual plot of the film for the rest of the runtime (this is something that happens in act one as well, but is gratefully scaled back during the adventure on the dinghy itself).

Daniel Brühl («Inglourious Basterds»), as always, is great in the role but still little more than a plot device - as though the screenwriters thought it would be too dark for the good guys to fracture without a push from a manipulative outsider.

And, of course, the pulpy, melodramatic plot of The Postman Always Rings Twice is the structuring device of Ossessione, in contrast with the episodic, picaresque plotting of the films we think of as neorealist.

Martin Freeman makes a welcome appearance in the third tale, as a man whose house is invaded by a poltergeist at the same time that his wife is at the hospital giving birth (minus his presence or support), but he ultimately functions more as a hoary plot device than as a terrified witness to vengeful spirits.

As he unravels the plot, he discovers he's also fallen in love (with Uma Thurman, Kill Bill) and invented a dangerous device for his former boss (Aaron Eckhart, Erin Brockovich).

Fans will already know the character's secret identity, but the drama inherent in that set - up is never engaged with especially, because the Winter Soldier Is essentially wordless, and mostly brainwashed (between this and Hawkeye in «The Avengers,» Marvel writers should be banned from using that as a plot device at this point).

So the stuff that worked in the first movie (the Euro enemies, the vengeance plotline) stays, and the stuff that works as original plot devices (opening the playing field to all of New York, having another tough guy character) is just icing on a deliciously explosive cake.

Find something new, or, better still, invent it, and avoid McGuffins — plot devices used solely as motivators, in the form of sought - after objects or goals — like the plague.

«For every author who meticulously examines the latest developments in physics or computing, there are other authors who invent «impossible» technology to serve as a plot device (like Le Guin's faster - than - light communicator, the ansible) or to enable social commentary, the way H. G. Wells uses his time machine to take the reader to the far future to witness the calamitous destiny of the human race.»

While certain important details seemed clumsily glued together towards the end, and Flora's far - fetched opportunities in her new role as top forager are plainly used as devices to rush the plot forward to its preordained conclusion, the sheer breadth of her adventures outside the hive, the domestic drama, and various personalities kept me glued to my seat.

- after the remakes of Terry's Wonderland 3D and Dragon Quest Monsters 2, Yuji Horii asked the team what should be next - the choices were Caravan Heart (GBA), a professional version of Dragon Quest Monsters 2, or a brand new game - the staff made the plot together with Takeshi Uchikawa (who is currently directing Dragon Quest XI)- the suggestion was to make the theme become something catchy, which lead to a science fiction vibe - Horii said «anything's alright as long as it's interesting» - the creation of the Dragon Quest Monsters: Super Light helped build Joker 3 - fan feedback from the mobile game was used, which lead to monster stats being seen - the Reactor device lets you easily see all the things that occur on the field - the team had some trouble bringing together the ridable monsters aspect of the game, but eventually worked it out - the full game starts off with monsters that players can ride on land - you'll eventually unlock sea, air, and multi-jump land rising monsters - a «Big Air ride» was teased as well - by clearing the story, features will be unlocked that further modify monsters such as abilities and changing their sizes - Stealth Boxes which can not be found without using the Reactor only contains useful items that are optional - compulsory items that are needed to be found with the Reactor are placed in non-stealth locations - accessories can strengthen monsters, but monster strength is mainly determined from raising and combining them - features more offense - related content in the form of new spells and skills - new water - type spells are included - new skills added enable more detailed adjustments in versus, adding more strategic features - one of the items that can be bought with Communication Coins has the same effect with «Key of Encounters» - this lets players recruit monsters a bit more easily they've befriended before - since Communication Coins can only be obtained from multiplayer battles, it's completely optional - people who still do StreetPass but don't want to do multiplayer battles can still get them by combining monsters - DLC monsters are planned to be added regularly post-release until around Golden Week (April 29 — May 5)- - A national tournament is also planned, with more details coming later - carryover feature from Dragon Quest Monsters 2 that comes into play after the ending - players can bring up to 10 monsters which are ranked A or below from DQM2 to DQMJ3 each day

Skyward Sword, which serves as the prequel to the entire Zelda timeline, has Link pursuing Zelda after a tornado whisks her away from Skyloft, but we do see her being trained by Impa and establish that she is the reborn spirit of the goddess Hylia before she ends up sealed in a crystal and reduced to plot device for the rest of the story.

No one would have imagined it after the first game, but in trying to one - up the stakes of the predecessor, Double Dragon II went even more reckless in using Marion (yes, the series is rather inconsistent with spelling her name) as a plot device.

Sometimes in these types of games, females characters are either secondary, unimportant in the grand scheme of the narrative, overly sexualized, or merely serve as a plot device to galvanize and progress the main male character's actions or motivations.

He doesn't remember who he is or why he is there... Yes, amnesia is used as a plot point in Galerians, and yes this is an overused plot device... In fact, bar a few specific games that use it brilliantly (like Amnesia: The Dark Descent), I usually hate it being used to set up a storin Galerians, and yes this is an overused plot device... In fact, bar a few specific games that use it brilliantly (like Amnesia: The Dark Descent), I usually hate it being used to set up a storIn fact, bar a few specific games that use it brilliantly (like Amnesia: The Dark Descent), I usually hate it being used to set up a story.

ART GALLERY — DAY», where participating artists were asked to reclaim the manner in which art is represented on screen, whether as props, set dressings, plot devices, or character cues.

Although the device is said to be able to break down the scraps within 24 hours, it's not fully finished compost at that point (in my opinion), but as it appears to be a flow - through system rather than a batch processor, the accumulated output of the system over a week or three could be a significant addition to a garden plot.

As always, take what you read here with a grain of salt — Apple could be plotting any number of device reveals for Tuesday, and nothing is set in stone until Apple makes it so.

I've watched flip men before, and as far as I can recall they had accurate costing in regards to commissions / costs / etc - although on the show there seem to be exaggerations or misrepresentations about certain, for lack of a better term, «plot devices».