Sentences with phrase «complex stories set»

The movie, a complex story set against the war on drug cartels, was directed by Denis Villeneuve and shot by 12 - time Oscar nominee Roger Deakins.

Not exact matches

Unlike media darlings, who tend to interpret the future through an unwavering set of beliefs and to reduce complex issues to a simple, dramatic story, the more accurate forecasters tend to be less confident that they know how things will turn out.

Professions like medicine, nursing, and engineering are effectively given monopolies over fields of practice because (or so the story goes) their work is so complex, and requires such nuanced judgment, that only the members of the profession itself are qualified to set standards and to adjudicate violations.

What I realized in reading Jack and the Beanstalk to my son is that though the story was using magical elements and fantastic settings to introduce complex themes and ideas.

Their stories provide a paparazzi - sized lens through which we can interpret a complex set of social and legal regulations of pregnant women.

For Cars 2, set for release in late June, the minds behind such films as Toy Story, Up and WALL - E had to study the complex ways in which light reflects off cars.

The story takes place in a futuristic setting and gameplay can be compared to Shadow Complex.

A powerful epic - scale Western with a rich story full of nuances, following a complex character of dubious motivations in a search that stretches for many years - an anguishing journey set against the imposing vastness of the Monument Valley desert with stunning panoramic shots.

Good Morning (The Criterion Collection), set in a suburban Tokyo housing complex in the late 1950s, is one of director Yasujiro Ozu's lighter films, telling the story of how two schoolboys disrupt their entire neighborhood by going on a silence strike because their parents refuse to buy a television.

Cinematographer Seamus McGarvey sets up a number of low lit scenes that further sell this complex, personal story.

Meyer brings in strong character development, tie - ins with previous Star Trek films, gripping action, in - jokes, well - crafted sets and special effects, and a complex story that brings intelligence to the forefront.

The intense violence may set this movie apart from much of the summer's other fare, but Lawless stands out because of its great story and a cast of actors who shine in complex roles.

The characters are a bit more vivid, the set pieces a bit more complex and cinematic, and the feel of the game's story and world is somewhat unlike the rest of the series at times.

This had all the hallmarks of a great film — a story with two complex female characters, strong actors playing both (Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara), beautiful cinematography, costumes and set design — but it left me a bit cold.

Most stories use a set of standard elements that help convey complex ideas.

Creating brain movies can help students make sense of complex nonfiction subject matter and vividly see the characters, setting, and action in stories, thus bringing a text to life.

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

The dabbling poet and short story writer, who'd been raised in the same mining village as D H Lawrence, and who had made his living in the oil industry, broadcasting, banking, and as an international management consultant in fields ranging from parliaments to law enforcement, suddenly found himself struck by the idea that this fascinating country — in such a complex state of temporal and national limbo — would make an extraordinary setting for a crime thriller.

The vivid setting, complex characters, and original writing style result in a story with lasting impact.

Set in occupied France during World War II, Danger in the Darkest Hour, the first Magic Tree House Super Edition, provides the same reading level as the Merlin Missions (books 29 through 52) but with a longer story and more complex plot.

Deon Meyer's engrossing South African thriller pits Detective Benny Griessel against a mystery that unravels like the threads of a complex tapestry... Because the novel is set in contemporary South Africa, race relations and the legacy of apartheid are an inevitable topic, and Meyer works his social commentary into the story while remaining true to his characters... Thirteen Hours draws to a satisfying conclusion, with answers that prove surprising.

The palpably evoked heat and dust of rural Australia provide the setting for this Printz winner's complex story of boarding - school wars led by a teen who gradually uncovers the mysteries of her past.

A powerful story of betrayal: between father and daughter, between husband and wife, and between nations and people, set in the complex period between the two world wars.

Death colors (and narrates) this complex, devastating story set in Nazi Germany, in which orphaned Liesel befriends a Jew hidden by her guardians and finds solace in stolen books.

Some readers saw it as a novel told in stories; though Crummey originally had no intention of writing an entire book set in Black Rock, the collection became a patchwork quilt held together by place and the vocation of its characters, and bound by the author's preoccupations: complex relationships between siblings and parents, and love, «that impractical, infuriating, enduring thing that makes a family so impractical, infuriating and enduring».

A story bible is a notebook that contains your story concept, setting, location, and other complex details, including characters» names, nicknames, height and weight, etc..

Set in contemporary London, the story draws readers quickly and completely into a complex, seedy world of crime, madness and despair.»

Melaleuca Resort is beachfront 3 story walk up holiday unit complex across the road from beautiful Palm Cove beach and comprises of 24 one bedroom self - contained apartments set amongst lush award winning tropical gardens (the gardens are constantly nominated in the Cairns City Council Garden Awards).

The complex comprises four separate buildings from three to seven stories, set in tropical gardens with a Mediterranean influence.

Fifteen - story Convention Hotel set on 4 + acres within CNN Center Complex, adjacent to World Congress Center...

Beachfront 12 - story hotel set on 21 acres in Marina Vallarta Complex, overlooking the sparkling Banderas Bay...

This elegantly decorated apartment is set in a double story house and located in a quiet security complex on the beautiful Mossel Bay Golf Estate.

Hack your Way through the Cyber Complex in a unique story driven puzzle arcade hybrid in a 80s Style Sci - Fi setting.

With a captivating story, complex gameplay mechanics, and its charming setting, SCE Studio Japan has delivered a fresh platformer that is accessible to many, thus stealing the spotlight as an unique quirky addition to the ever evolving genre.

Instead, it offers a set of complex, harmonising stories about human creativity and flaws which bubble and fizz within their ascetic aesthetic.

The characters are a bit more vivid, the set pieces a bit more complex and cinematic, and the feel of the game's story and world is somewhat unlike the rest of the series at times.

It had a ridiculously creepy setting, dark and complex characters and some of the best stories known to the genre.

A set up like this basically sets the stage for what is one complex puzzle after another as Didi is maneuvered through her story.

In the smaller of the two rooms we see From the Commanding Heights... 2007, a film which intersperses a story set within the renowned South Korean Hyundai apartment complex with that of a rumoured affair between an actress and a dictator.

The publisher may well have set unrealistic expectations for the game's story, which features a villainous cult that clearly draws from the current and complex state of the political...

But there is a rich set of interrelated risk behaviors — the ones I listed above — that reflect a more complex story about cohabitation than what the average person could have taken away from the media coverage of Kuperberg's study.