Sentences with phrase «character than an events»

It's a solid performance, and that helps to make American Made more a study of this character than an events - based biography.

Not exact matches

Her saving grace there, as in Out of the Deep I Cry, is her ability to create a story both intensely human and delightfully unpredictable, with events flowing naturally from collisions of character rather than the exigencies of plot.

In the preceding chapter the emphasis was placed upon the fact of the event; in this and the following chapter the stress will fall upon the necessity of regarding the event as one indissoluble whole and of finding its significance in its character as a whole rather than in some particular part or aspect of it.

To be sure, he also recognizes, in line with the common distinction between «conditions» and «causes,» that some past events are far more important in determining the character of a present event than others.

Their common character as events can be described and their differences seen more as differences of degree than of metaphysical kind.

Such a view might help interpret the «smeared - out» character of atomic and subatomic events and explain some supraluminal relationships even better than suggestions made here that the)» may result from God's mediation.

Suffice it to say that the conceptuality which I accept — and accept because it seems to do justice to deep analysis of human experience and observation, as well as to the knowledge we now have of the way «things go» in the world — lays stress on the dynamic «event» character of that world; on the inter-relationships which exist in what is a societal universe, on the inadequacy of «substance» thinking to describe such a universe of «becoming» and «belonging», on the place of decisions in freedom by the creatures with the consequences which such decisions bring about, and on the central importance of persuasion rather than coercive force as a clue to the «going» of things in that universe.

In the normal course of events politicians rarely go to jail; not necessarily because they have more virtuous characters than the rest of us, but because they can usually afford better lawyers and character witnesses (and being part of the political / legal establishment probably doesn't hurt either).

Choose your favorite character, including Crash, Coco, Dr. Neo Cortex, and new baddie Rill Roo, and race for points in more than 30 competitive events.

Deathly Hallows is more heavily steeped in Potter mythology than any of the other films, and as a result less diehard viewers may find themselves confused by the frequent references to earlier events or unseen characters.

More than anything, Blair is under the presumption that the semblance of utter randomness in the characters and developments will produce comedy (tidbits like «cat meat makes a person invisible», a deadly snake confrontation, and other such kooky events), and while occasionally diverting, wittier laughs are sparse.

At the center of the film, however, is a story that not only functions as true continuation of the events in the original, allowing the characters to grow and change in different ways than the first chapter, it's surprisingly emotionally engaging and resonant.

Since they remain the same while the characters age, the play's events are seen all the more clearly as a story, a cautionary tale that has already happened, rather than as something we should drum up suspense about.

But while director Oliver Hirschbiegel («DasExperiment») very effectively takes youdeep inside Nazi Germany's crumbling heart and brings many infamous momentsacutely to life, his film doesn't offer much in the way of new insight.The script is more of a textbook play - by - play than an examination of impulsesand psyches, and while the Hirschbiegel and his cast add those dimensionsthrough their fine work, it seems the only way he could invest the audiencein these events was by seeking out a sympathetic minor character — inthe person of Hitler's young secretary, Traudl Junge (Alexandra Maria Lara)-- and beef up her significance.

An epigraph before the movie warns us not to take anything we're about to see too seriously — probably because, while Hughes was a real figure, the movie compresses various events of his life and inserts fictional characters, eventually taking on the cast of an old, fictional Hollywood narrative closer to Sunset Boulevard than a biopic.

The best thing about the film, though, is that even though it's all about real events and real people, it still feels like a very well - written piece of fiction — not to say it feels unrealistic, it's more to say that the characters are more developed and intriguing than in most biopics.

Such scenes always involve more than a modicum of contrivance, as in the airport - gate - slow - clap scene; in any event, this one sets the «Big Realization» on New Year's Eve, which suggests writer Hammer has seen «When Harry Met Sally» even if his characters haven't.

Thor hasn't played a significant role in any of the teasers released thus far for Avengers: Infinity War other than interacting with the Guardians of the Galaxy, so it will be interesting to see how the Russos are going to further the development of his character following the cataclysmic events of Thor: Ragnarok.

Holly Hunter and Scoot McNairy fare better with stronger and more interesting characters, but they still feel like a distracting from the main event, becoming part of the problem rather than a real benefit to the movie.

«Our 2005 event was incredibly successful and had a much greater reach than we ever anticipated with fans showing up en masse from around the world — many in character,» said Susan Sigel Goldsmith, event co?director from 2005 and producer of the 2012 event.

With all of the wonder, adventure and thrills synonymous with one of the most popular and successful franchises in cinema history, this all - new motion - picture event sees the return of favorite characters and dinosaurs — along with new breeds more awe - inspiring and terrifying than ever before.

Final Verdict: Stallone's best work, the true underdog story, surprisingly more focused on character and acting, rather than a glamorous build - up to the main boxing event.

According to Ruffalo, Bruce Banner returns to Earth with way more knowledge about Thanos than any of the other characters, likely a result to whatever happens to him in the Asgardian spaceship following the events of Thor: Ragnarok.

This summer, Bayona brings his direction to one of the most popular and successful series in cinema history with an all - new motion - picture event that sees the return of favorite characters and dinosaurs — along with new breeds more awe - inspiring and terrifying than ever before in Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom.

I'll offer no spoilers other than to say that his introduction here, or rather the manner in which he's seen «living» fills gaps in his character that go some way towards explaining just how and why the flames of fury and hate inside Vader were fuelled for so long, prior to the events of Jedi.

The fact that the audience (if they saw «Cloverfield») knows more about their situation than the characters do hurts the impact of the final 20 minutes, and it allows all the prior events to be interpreted individually, resulting in a bunch of questions.

Rather than just making a game that followed the events of the story, they focused on the possibility of playing with the Toy Story characters as one would actual toys.

A big part of the reason why comes from the film playing more like a comical character study with a world events backdrop, letting us see the craziness that would be front page headlines through the filtered and skewed view of a man whose own political views stemmed more through favors and paybacks than through heartfelt convictions.

One concern going into the recent Activision press event was that the game would be little more than a glorified X-men Legends with tons more characters.

Marvel head honcho and guru producer Kevin Feige figured out long ago that these crossover event movies thrive when stuffed with as many supers and their corresponding larger - than - life personalities as possible and with each new film he and his crew have attempted to broaden the canvas and find room for even more characters.

They could argue that all of the character arcs are flat on purpose because the film is about events, plot, and ideas rather than characters.

Although there are certain events in which we get to see the men as more than just one - dimensional characters, by the end of the film we realize they are just as enigmatic as they were in the beginning, as we rarely are afforded a glimpse into just what makes them tick, other than external suppositions.

Next, the screenplay concocts a manipulative scenario that relies on the stupidity of its main character, the drunkenly suicidal insanity of its antagonist, and a random happenstance from a background event for the sole purpose of putting a child in mortal danger for no reason other than the tawdry thrill of it.

The stories are all independent, more about their central characters than about the event tying them together, in this case, a dead girl.

As subtle here as his character in Scorsese's «Gangs of New Year» (set in NYC not long before the events of this film take place) was larger - than - life, the eternally mesmerizing Daniel Day - Lewis is quietly shattering as Newland Archer, a man contemplating a forbidden affair with a married woman, Ellen (Michelle Pfeiffer), whose eyes carry a refreshing spark of life.

The characters and gags are larger than life, making the events of the movie feel cinematic and exciting.

While a sequence of events doesn't necessarily make a plot, this backdrop is more than enough to support what is, at heart, an engrossing character study.

Since that film is more a series of wild experiences than a strict narrative plot, Matsuya focuses on distinct background events, with art representing Robert Pattinson's character sprinting through it all, much like he does in the film.

There's not much of a story here, considering that the movie is more concerned with events than characters and that those events are leading to something of a preordained conclusion.

Procedural knowledge is much more cognitively complex than simply retelling the story, or identifying characters, setting, or events in the plot.

Taking advantage of the market conditions created by the Christmas event has enabled me to build a nest egg for my brand new character — and while building it, I've observed some other items that are more valuable than they seem at first glance.

The book is more about character and plot than issues, but as an added bonus, it will inspire you to get think hard about current events.

Also, a couple of times a character refers to very recent events with more of an historian's eye than is perhaps credible (but nevertheless is a convenient tool for the reader).

It might just be that in these special events that are Splatfests, the characters leading the Splatfests may come into contact with consciousness greater than their own!

- some Year One characters were pushed to Year Two - second year more than doubles the number of franchises - sixteen new properties are on the way - multiplayer battle arenas and improved adventure worlds - minimum number of events in each world is 25, in season one it was 21 - two exclusive Lego Dimensions figures, DC Comics stars Green Arrow and Supergirl - available as figurines only through special means, with Green Arrow given away at both E3 and Comic - Con - Green Arrow will be available digitally through the Hire - a-Hero feature - Lord Vortech was being considered, but isn't completed - could see new content related to Year One figurines / worlds - use the TARDIS to get to new areas in season two - there will be two DeLorean spots as well - access this content via a hub named the Shard, which will also link back to the year one hub

While players delving into the world of Ys for the first time may not think much of Adol, the last memory played in the game still manages to shine a light on Adol's overall character more accurately than the events of the rest of the game put together.

In terms of timeline, State of Decay 2 will take place fifteen months after the events of the first game, which means that characters are now more than familiar with the undead plague.

Things like «who the character looks at when speaking» and «if this character moves like this, than character B moves like this» involved the use of a huge chart for every single event.

Rather than dozens upon dozens of copy and paste events we've got actual side - quests with interesting characters.

- the eight protagonists won't have similar stories to each other because the team wants players to enjoy different experiences - the other six protagonists will have jobs different from Orberic (Swordsman) and Primrose (Dancer)- Orberic and Primrose were chosen for the demo because their starting points are closer to other party members - each protagonist will have different starting points, so there may be a gap in the progress difficulty - the team is trying to even things out, but they don't want every character to have the same difficulty, as that would be boring - the demo has surpassed 1 million downloads worldwide - a demo was released because they thought simply publishing screenshots and trailers wouldn't convey this game's fun factor - more than 80 % of the overseas player base found the game interesting - there was one player who won against a high - leveled NPC in a Duel, and another who defeated all bar customers - the team had expected the former, they didn't expect the latter - the music was received very well, which comes from composer Yasunori Nishiki - overseas players complained of hard - to - read text, because the UI was based on the Japanese version, which will be adjusted - the biggest complaints were about slow map movement, and the lack of fast - travel - both of these features have been implemented, with faster movement and fast - travel between cities - players also found the screen too dark, so devs are adding waypoints for paths and also bigger roads - there will be an Event Skip feature, as well as the ability to freely watch events that have been already seen.