Sentences with phrase «character meets its end»

The new wall - based casts feature hidden prints of the American cleaning product «Drano», which features in Vonnegut's novels, notably as a tool by which several of his characters meet their ends; Once in situ, melted with a heatgun the image is revealed, drips also forming on the works and pooling beneath on the floor.

Not exact matches

What I tried to do was come up with common characters we face at work — like the «manterrupter» who interrupts you in a meeting, or the office mom who ends up taking on the mother lode of menial tasks — as well as some of the internal barriers, like the feeling of being an imposter, and then digging through the research to find out how you can push back against these things.

But others need to have their personal economic requirements met over time, and to that end they need to develop an investment portfolio that marries their own character attributes with their investing goals.

His main characters usually meet sudden and violent ends, but their deaths are almost always accompanied by hints of hope.

While this was generally a kick - ass episode that moved story lines forward while also prioritizing character development through unhurried interactions, I do regret that we didn't get to see the Waif meet her end.

Along the way they meet different animals and characters that start with the corresponding letters of their name and at the end of the story, the little boy or girl has found all the letters and has their name back!

What we end up with is an anodyne road movie, with the plot revolving entirely around Mowgli's journey to the Man Village and the various characters he meets on his way.

For Mana, showing up for practice and competing in the meet are acts of open defiance, and Ariki isn't the kind of character you want to make angry, which pulls the openly conflicted Gen into the center of a potentially violent situation — one that feels like something out of a Paul Schrader movie (say, Travis Bickle's foolhardy attempt to liberate Iris at the end of «Taxi Driver») rather than the sort of climax audiences might anticipate from this otherwise Disney - appropriate inspirational drama.

Also, there's multiple endings for you to enjoy, based on how you interacted with the various characters you met throughout your adventure.

The suicide attempt fails and Deadpool ends up becoming a reluctant «X-Man in training,» where he reunites with some familiar characters and meets Russell (Julian Dennison), a child mutant with anger issues who is in need of saving from his abusive headmaster (Eddie Marsan) and Cable (Josh Brolin), a mysterious time traveler.

Even Buster, the lead character, is just struggling to make ends meet.

Grace's character is so evil and manipulative that we know he will meet a certain end, while Britton is trying so hard to do the right thing, etc..

To meet that end, Thanos must collect six Infinity Stones, some of which Marvel's characters have encountered in past installments of the franchise.

Because not every character who meets a spectacular end in a zombie movie is actually killed by a zombie...

Sure you can assume each character is going to meet a lead - filled ending but when it comes there seems to be no real lack of surprise.

Its story holds precious few surprises and the title character ends this film as pretty much the same person he was when we met him at the beginning — without quite becoming the person Luke Skywalker and Obi - Wan Kenobi found and pulled out of a wretched hive of scum and villainy on Tatooine.

The idea of the collective is actually a part of the structure of the story, as the lead character Miso (Lee Som), a 31 year - old housemaid struggling to make ends meet, decides to abandon her apartment because of the rising costs of whiskey and cigarettes, which she refuses to give up.

Better believe it: the movie caught me off guard by starting at the end, where we meet Miles Teller's character with a gun aimed at his head.

Michael B. Jordan is great at that specific character type (usually ending up on the charismatic side of Donny's personality), and this is most definitely going to be a role to catapult him into the A-List, but the difference here is that, unlike Rocky, who was introduced as the under - educated underdog, we meet adult Creed on a bit of a high.

Co-starring Kathryn Hahn and Shirley MacLaine as Walter's sister and mother, plus Patton Oswalt as a disembodied eHarmony customer service voice that's constantly calling Walter and therefore continuously reminding the audience of Walter's growth (the dialogue is unfortunately that artless), «Walter Mitty» boasts a strong cast, but one misused by a pedestrian script that embraces clichés and places conventional, groan - worthy conclusions at the end of each storyline shared by Walter and every major character he's met.

Other returning characters include Ezra Miller as Credence, a pawn of Grindelwald who appeared to meet his demise at the end of the first film, MACUSA President Seraphina Picquery (Carmen Ejogo) and Scamander's fiance Leta Lestrange (Zoë Kravitz), whose photo was seen in the first film.

The first film told the origin story of Benedict Cumberbatch's Doctor Strange, while also setting up the character's appearance in «Thor: Ragnarok» through the end - credit scene that saw the Doctor meet with Chris Hemsworth's Thor regarding Loki.

They end up meeting a new playable character by the name of John Morgan.

For the most part, they actually add to the characters in this game, but one character you meet towards the end of the game stands out in a negative light.

A potential love interest (Caplan, Cloverfield) for Adam is shoehorned in, telegraphing the happy ending for the character we can all expect as soon as she is introduced, though the fact that Adam does regularly converse with someone he didn't even meet the first time belies his insistence that they follow in their previous footsteps.

The film's original ending — which was screened at SXSW — saw the characters going through the portal, into a live - action world, and meeting the actors that voice them.

Also, looking at IMDb, a host of the characters who met their ends in Infinity War are listed on the cast list for Avengers 4.

Deadpool ends up becoming a reluctant «X-Man in training,» where he reunites with some familiar characters and meets Russell (Julian Dennison), a child mutant with anger issues who is in need of saving from Cable (Josh Brolin), a mysterious time traveler.

At the film's conclusion, Kirsten Dunst's depressive character is the only one with the fortitude to meet the end with grace.

It's difficult to witness the character's reluctant tolerance of such inhumanity; all for a lousy thirty bucks a day to make ends barely meet.

It comes as a relief when the film finally addresses Qui's destiny halfway through the closing credits, because he's too lovable a character to meet an abrupt end.

I say refreshing because it takes that tired format and attempts to turn it on its end by turning the tables on the meet - cue at the beginning of the film — a role almost entirely reserved for the male character in this boy - meets - girl formula.

The characters grow as plot unfolds, some meet sticky ends, granted, but the yoof get to take their hoodies off and they get to see beyond their own prejudices and all the while a very Kung - Fu David Carradine kind of message is being drummed out: you reap what you sew, And I loved the low budget effects.

Many meet violent, grisly ends — including characters we've come to like over several films.

The final meeting between Bale and McGregor's characters in the dark end of some dive is initially depressing («We set out to change the world.»

The actual house used in the film for Ben and Rosemarie was that of a man earning exactly that of Affleck's character, who had been laid off and was now forced to commute to Chicago to make ends meet.

Such is the case with Maria Enders (Juliette Binoche), the lead character in Clouds of Sils Maria, which received various awards but is a met... more

Such is the case with Maria Enders (Juliette Binoche), the lead character in Clouds of Sils Maria, which received various awards but is a met...

The front end features headlights that extend up and «point» to the A-pillars, and a strong character line running the length of the vehicle sits below a concave bend that sweeps up to meet the windows.

One character in particular who I met was 38 years old, a career high - end car thief.

Dandridge is one of those preposterously charming characters who bends everyone to his will, but by the end of the first chapter his powers of «savoir fu» may have met their match in the form of a trio of ghost - powered flying robots.

For instance, because my main character is a little tree from the wild who [SPOILER ALERT] ends up in a city, I attended an urban forestry community meeting looking for networking opportunities there.

In Lorrie Moore's story «Wings,» the main character K.C. goes for a walk and meets an elderly man building what looks like a little bird feeder at the end of his driveway.

The dialogue between characters is one of the primary ways that authors create the chemistry between characters that make readers follow them from initial meeting to happy ever after ending.

You may even meet a couple of genuine local «characters» and notch up some comic anecdotes along the way, but at the end of your stay you still have a nagging feeling that you've barely scratched the surface.

The way the do this is the guy approving the scripts, the Lead Writer and the Voice Over Director meet up and talk about the characters for hours on end.

- for Sonic's 25th anniversary last year, Iizuka received a task to deliver some sort of product - the target was «dormant fans» who used to play the SEGA Genesis, but haven't really played any games since - Iizuka met Christian Whitehead, which lead to the creation of Sonic Mania - there was talk of another port, but Iizuka thought fans would desire something new from the old games - this is the first time Iizuka partnered with a team of devs spread across various countries - Iizuka said this team had a greater passion to create - this was in comparison to companies that set decisions on a pre-determined schedule (in meetings, etc)- the team had so many features they still wanted to add after the beta version was complete - since there were only a few spots with text that needed to be localized, they could bring the game to more places quicker - the game has Japanese, English, French, Italian, German, and Spanish support - the Studiopolis stage is included due to receiving the most requests from the Sonic Mania development team - Iizuka actually considered reducing the amount of stages at one point in order to meet the development schedule - Sonic Mania doesn't really have much in the way of cut content like scrapped stages - since Sonic Mania was only distributed digitally, the team was able to continue working very close leading up to launch - this let them put in practically all ideas, and there are currently no plans for DLC - Iizuka recommended Flying Battery Zone for inclusion becaues he likes the music - he also likes when the player goes inside and outside the ship - Iizuka likes Mirage Saloon because the stage structure will be different depending on the player character chosen - Puyo Puyo gameplay was added because there was a Puyo Puyo game released in the west for the SEGA Genesis - this game was originally called «Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine», and the team thought it would make a fun boss battle - Iizuka didn't have plans to feature Blue Sphere in the special stages - the Blue Sphere special stages were brought over to Mania as a test, but ended up staying for the final game - the team felt the need to continuously connect stages from various eras, which is doe with the Phantom Ruby story - for Sonic Mania, it was decided that the technological limit would be set at SEGA CD, - this is higher than the Genesis but lower than Saturn - in creating a SEGA CD - grade special stage, they would intentionally make SEGA CD - grade polygons

«At the end of the year, we'll introduce an exciting new storyline and multiplayer gameplay — all leading to an explosive conflict with new characters to meet and planets to explore in the new year.»

-- Nintendo previously made Zelda games by making small areas and connecting them together — For Breath of the Wild, the team first had to figure out what needed to be placed on the map — Groups were created out of the over 300 devs to work on specific sections of the world — Game Informer's demo starts at Serenne Stable — Yammo runs this place — Link can rest in bed and restore health here — Stable also lets you store horses, meet with merchants, NPCs — Stables are located throughout the world — Each one is run by a distinct character — You can spend rupees on a more expensive bed, giving you an extra heart the next morning — These hearts are yellow and can't be recovered if you're hit in combat — Spending time by fires in the world passes time — Dynamic weather system in the game, with the world reacting as a result — Ex: when it starts raining, NPCs outside the stable quickly go inside — Beedle is back to sell you goods — Have to be careful during a thunderstorm, since your metal items can attract thunder — Metal weapons and shields can be discarded or thrown at enemies — Link can get killed by lightning — Difficulty dips / spikes depending on where you are, since you can go around it and avoid it until you're stronger — Over 100 Shrines — You can find an item that identifies Shrines — Discover a Shrine for it to be a fast - travel point — Shrines also give a Spirit Orb — Trade in orbs for unknown items — Dedicated team handled animal A.I. — Bears, wolves, deer move through the snow — You can get overwhelmed by enemies quickly — Link can keep multiple horses at a time — Affection / loyalty important with horses — Feed and take care of horses to raise their stats — Can call horses over to you, but horses need to be within a certain proximity to be called — Horses can be killed by enemies — Aonuma «wanted players to choose their own path», so no companion character in this game — Stamina meter encopasses sprinting, paragliding, climbing — Meter can be upgraded, but Nintendo won't say how — Different shields have different speeds and level of control for snowboarding — Can mine rocks which can be solid for rupees or used for crafting — Can place stamps to mark areas of interest — 100 of these symbols can be used on the map, including sword, shield, bow and arrow, pot, star, chest, skull, leaf, diamond — Every style of weapon has a unique set of animations and feel different — No invincible weapons in the game, Nintendo says — Zelda can get mad at you and scold you — Players can see the ending without seeing everything from the story — A certain element was added in the game to make for a more cohesive storyline — Most difficult Zelda game to make — Aonuma is still finding new things in the world

- World End Syndrome is a love x mystery adventure game, set in a town called Mikamachi, and located in cove - protagonist moves there, and ends up meeting the various heroines - developed by Toybox, and published by Arc System Works - releasing in April 26 in Japan - characters: Rei Nikaidou (voiced by Ibuki Kudo): main member of an idol group known as «Zettai Zetsumei Panda» (which could be translated as Perfectly Dead Panda).