In the late 1980s, influenced by his growing interest and travels in Thailand, his style took
a dramatic turn towards gestural abstraction incorporating calligraphic intricate lines on monochromatic panels — a nod to Asian characters and odes to nature.
It's worth noting, however, that the movie does lose some steam as it takes an expectedly
dramatic turn towards the end, as, despite what screenwriter Bert V. Royal clearly believes, the narrative simply isn't deep enough to withstand the increasingly pervasive emphasis on sentimental elements (and all the John Hughes references aren't really helping, either).
Not exact matches
The Decline and Fall of Borders Bookstore Chain is soap operaesque in its dawdling, sputtering, aimless meander
towards yet another
dramatic turn.
It even has a robust story mode, which may take a
turn or two
towards the
dramatic at times but which never stops being fun — unlike Suicide Squad and Dawn of Justice.