Sentences with phrase «epic tale told»

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Based on the original novel Ben - Hur: A Tale of the Christ, the epic adventure set in the first century tells the story of a Jewish slave who becomes a charioteer while seeking revenge on behalf of his family.

The half hour animated film based on the much - loved children's picture book written by Julia Donaldson and illustrated by Axel Scheffler is a beautiful portrayal of the book telling the tale of the happy go lucky father's epic journey across the seasons to make it home in time for Christmas.

However, the surreal, epic - type film counterposes its superlative photography with a slim tale of working class protagonists, told with sparse dialogue and the jarring, quirky, drawling, and dispassionate, colloquial voice - over narration of a streetwise, but unschooled 13 year old girl (Manz).

Hostiles is set in a bleak, bigoted world but tells the tale of a man somehow shaking all of his prejudices loose; it's an epic that hints at subtler ambiguities but forgets to actually include them in the story.

The Quantic Dream games have always been divisive, some finding them epic narratives telling complex tales, others complaining that they would like some gameplay in their video games.

The Revenant — Drama, the setting is the American frontier in South Dakota in 1823 and tells the epic tale of an incredible legendary fur trapper, Hugh Glass, played by Leonardo DiCaprio.

With his adaptation of M. L. Stedman «s bestselling novel, writer - director Derek Cianfrance wanted to make The Light Between Oceans a cross between a John Cassavettes movie and a Dean Lean film, a personal tale told against an epic backdrop.

QUEENSLAND, Australia (February 17, 2015)-- Production has commenced on location in Australia on Disney and Jerry Bruckheimer Films» epic comedy adventure «Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales,» directed by Espen Sandberg & Joachim Rønning («Kon - Tiki»), the fifth entry in the blockbuster franchise inspired by the classic Disney Theme Parks attraction, which has reaped $ 3.7 billion in worldwide box office.

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And when you put it all together it's going to tell this epic tale of what's been going on.

«Almost Famous» (2000) Crowe's been consistently unafraid to draw from his own experiences, but his epic «Almost Famous» is certainly his most autobiographical work, telling the tale of how, as an underage high - schooler, he ended up working at Rolling Stone magazine (in this case, covering fictional band Stillwater), falling in love, and coming of age.

We haven't even mentioned the narrative device used to tell the story of «Moby Dick» s inception, as the author of that classic American epic, Herman Melville, is himself too a character in Howard's whale tale.

We look forward having it on FX for as long as Carlton, Guillermo and Chuck Hogan need to tell this epic tale.»

Disney has unveiled a brand new, extended Super Bowl TV spot for Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales, the latest epic Pirates sequel bringing back Captain Jack for another adventure.

In an epic tale that fully deserves every one of its one hundred eighty - eight minutes, «Margaret,» filmed in 2005, tells the story of an adolescent who is emotional to the point of neurosis, a neurosis that proceeds full flower when she observes the sudden, accidental death of a middle - aged woman.

The epic shoot will last four months, with the project «loosely based on «Tale of Tales» by Giambattista Basile» and centering on the «giant fresco of the baroque period, told through stories of three sovereigns ruling under different dynasties.»

It was also an extremely ambitious story focused open world game that told an epic tale of love and betrayal.

2 «Baby Driver» «Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie» «Ferdinand» «Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool» «Goodbye Christopher Robin» «Life» «Loving Vincent» «Molly's Game» «Murder on the Orient Express» «Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales» «Smurfs: The Lost Village» «Star Wars: The Last Jedi» «Wonder Woman» «Wonderstruck»

Peter Weir's latest film The Way Back tells the epic tale of prisoners who escape a Siberian gulag in 1940 and travel 4,000 miles to their freedom.

Obviously still hurting from the poor reception of his period epic, «Alexander,» the veteran director has decided to play it safe by telling the simple tale of two men trapped beneath the rubble at Ground Zero.

Along the way, the two young travelers encounter adventures and magical creatures (including an amazing dragon horse), and shy Pinmei is often called upon to be brave and to tell the stories she knows — tales that help unlock the mystery of their epic quest.

New York Times bestselling author Jodi Lynn Anderson's epic tale - told through three unforgettable points of view - is a masterful exploration of how love, determination, and hope can change a person's fate.

And when Owen meets Siobhan, their friendship becomes part of an epic saga, as Siobhan turns into Owen's bard and tells the tale of his adventures to help him change the future of dragon slaying forever.

An epic tale of one man's courage in the face of genocide and his granddaughter's quest to tell his story.

In shimmering, almost poetic language, author Rebecca Hahn tells an epic tale of love and death and life within the deceptively simple story of a forbidden friendship between a mortal teenage girl and the immortal life - weavers of Greek mythology.

Told in stirring first - person accounts, FATAL THRONE is at once provocative and heartbreaking, an epic tale that is also an intimate look at the royalty of the most perilous times in English history.

The 1,600 year - old manuscript only contains fragments of the epic, which tells the tale of the ancient hero Aeneas as he ventures from Troy to Italy and consists of 76 surviving pages, and 50 illustrations.

God of War tells an epic tale of growth, love, and acceptance.

The third game from the visionary development team behind Ico and Shadow of the Colossus comes an all new epic tale, told through the eyes of a young boy and his faithful...

Like the Mass Effect series, the anime film will «tell the tale of an epic science fiction adventure set in a vast universe filled with dangerous alien life and mysterious, uncharted planets»

For the uninformed, Jojo's Bizarre Adventure tells the tale of the Joestars, a family that through generations, has had epic battles against various forces of evil.

The game provides an abridged version of the tale told in the animated series, taking players through the main experience and covering the most important events and craziest battles in the epic series.

Both games feature exploration, hack and slash action, and epic plots that tell the tale of the same character.

At the start of the game, Lara tells the tale of an epic war that occurred two - thousand years ago in Central America and the lost mirror that was a result of it.

An epic trilogy that tells the tale of Angelo, once a talented god of Olympus, exiled to Earth for falling in love with a human woman, Princess Amara..

It tells one of the finest stories to grace our medium, delivering an epic tale of time - travel and loss, and culminating in over a dozen different possible endings.

There was nothing left to tell with Fenix at the helm, but the franchise was way too successful to just shut down, so Epic and Microsoft found a way to continue the tale without sacrificing any of the story that was already told.

The game will be coming out October 26, 2018, and much like its predecessor will tell «an epic tale of life in America's unforgiving heartland.»

These are the same people who probably survived the Blizzard of»77 and tell you epic tales of walking to and from school in ten feet of snow uphill, both ways.

How do you tell such an epic tale without losing the plot — or the attention of executive recruiters?