Sentences with phrase «bleak vision of»

The uncanny foam - spewing waste figures and the vulnerable youths perched on the paralyzed relics of our time seem to offer a bleak vision of humanity in some not too distant future.

The contrast between this bleak vision of urban life and the confection of pastel plastic sheeting by Karla Black over the stairwell underlines the diversity of the work produced by artists living and working in Scotland, leaving very different pieces to exist in the same space without forcing connections.

Set within a bleak vision of the future dominated by a crime syndicate known only as the Boryokudan, players take control of Azriel Odin, an ex-assassin with a shady past, and Delta - Six aka Charlie, a prisoner in a secret facility who has had his memory wiped clean.

Melanie Griffith and Dylan McDermott co-star in director Gabe Ibáñez's bleak vision of the future

A film from the unpredictable peripheries of independent film - making, Entertainment is a bleak vision of the US as a junkyard paradise of lonely souls, empty motels and everyday madness.

1984 is based on the classic science fiction novel by George Orwell, which offered a bleak vision of a future dystopia where one's thoughts and actions were controlled by a totalitarian government ruled by an entity known simply as «Big Brother».

This almost adds to the bleak vision of the film, no music, very little uplifting moments, as if to enjoy yourself is frowned upon.

It's a bleak vision of the future.

But Ireland offers a bleak vision of what happens when politics fails.

In effect, the Kingdom is caught between two bleak visions of America: walling itself off, or potentially imposing on other nations — the latter the very imperialism it managed to escape.

Not exact matches

Bleaker economic numbers from new Bank of Canada forecasts fly in the face of the Harper government's vision of a string of surpluses

Carr's vision is bleak — and exaggerated, as is Harris's description of a life of cyber sound and fury, signifying nothing.

A bleak, agonizingly downbeat and occasionally over-stylized vision of prison existence.

Although not exactly heartwarming, Amour has a more contained vision of human relationships than Haneke's previous films without sacrificing its bleak foundation.

This fourth installment is a complete reboot, returning to the web - slinger's creation story, and Garfield, more than any other factor, contributes to the sense of a bleaker vision along the lines of «The Dark Knight.»

Hertzfeldt's vision of a bleak, beautiful future is a brilliant marriage of form and content, with art that blends crude stick figures with complex backgrounds, all to tell the story of one happy - go - lucky toddler and her emotionally damaged, time - traveling clone.

This isn't an overtly political film, but Loznitsa's vision of Russia is bleak in the extreme.

Hall's bleak vision, his gift for working with darkness and rain, rivals classic film noir of the 1940s and»50s in its visual mastery.

Out on Blu - ray December 17th is Elysium, Neill Blomkamp's sophomore film about class disparity in a bleak futuristic vision of Earth.

All the promotional material we've seen so far suggests a rather bleak vision (almost comically so); one that's devoutly stripped of the comic relief that's oh - so - surgically injected into Marvel's movie fare.

If nothing else, Zack Snyder drew a line in the sand with Man of Steel and looks to continue the humorless, bleak nature of that vision in this showdown / lead - up to the Justice League.

Like Michael Haneke with a funny bone instead of a magnifying glass, Ruben Östlund's vision of humanity is a bleak, almost faithless caricature of our most craven impulses.

Shortly after 2001 was finished, Kubrick turned to a much bleaker and more vulgar vision of the 21st century in A Clockwork Orange, adapted from the dark novel of the same name by British author Anthony Burgess.

Blade Runner 2049 carries the original film's bleak but beautiful vision of 2019 Los Angeles 30 years into the future.

Attractio is a puzzle platformer that has a slight portal reminiscence and provides a bleak outlook for both humankind and Earth, but a pretty sweet vision of bloodsport entertainment casting off all ironic shackles.

Football Game quickly weaves a bleak, unsettling atmosphere with its colors and visions of a dark world, as well as its choice of unsettling music.

This is a vision of Paradise in the back yard of an outback town, so different from the bleak view through the window in «Six more Sleeps»:

But whereas Parts and Hardbodies explore a relationship between the production of femininity and industrial goods, Test Tube Babies offers a way out of this bleak vision.

While criticism has been directed towards the seemingly superficial approach to depicting a city that currently represents an American tragedy, the scale of the exhibition promotes a vision of activity, even if a bleak reality lies just beneath the surface.

Rather than recalling the bleak imagery of doomsday blockbusters, Ganske's vision for humanity's future has a tone that is considerably more sunny.

Boltanski's bleak vision for the Palais — he promises to deliver a 21st - century version of Dante's Inferno — centres on a crane that will swoop down to pick up handfuls of clothes from a 12m high pile.

Whereas the likes of the PCI have been able to turn their bleak vision into a system of «ethics» and politics, the optimists» ideas don't seem to have any immediate moral consequences.