Sentences with phrase «escapism on»

«Rococo to Revolution» captures neither escapism on the one hand nor a seamless march of history on the other.

They may be from the PS2 era and may be around a decade old now, but they're still hugely playable to this day and perfect for a bit of grandiose escapism on longer journeys.

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Most radicals are not educated on religion, they have secular educations and start as moderates (they become radical as a means of political escapism).

Karl Jaspers has labeled as escapism a great deal of the current interest in Oriental religion and philosophy, especially on the part of young people.

Ministry has taken on the models of advocacy, nurture, and escapism.

It is possible to discover, beneath the inevitable layers of childish wishing and escapism that may at times form the upper crust of symbolic consciousness, a long and continuous straining after mystery on the part of the human race.

I think spiritual escapism happens when we stop looking to God and instead start looking for his «benefits», like the latest book on the latest prayer trend by the latest guru that will fix our lives, or the bucket of money that will fall from the sky as we sing (Man, stories like that one you just told make my skin crawl!)

People who visit crafty pages on Facebook have things going on in their lives too — try to see your page as escapism for them, rather than a sounding board or soapbox for you.

This kind of femininity is always an act, whether one tries it on for a night or wears it for a lifetime, and it can function simultaneously as escapism and armor.

For me it is sort of escapism and treasure hunting combined, I can spend hours navigating through it and every time I will find an absolutely unique, super interesting item that in most cases I'm not going to find on other retailer's site.

Sometimes playing tourist on your own doorstep can make you feel like you're on holiday, and the hour and a half of escapism was different and entertaining.

«My theory is that people are fed up of hearing about the recession, and they're saying: «To hell with it, I'm going to get out there and share what's going on in my life...» It's a healthy escapism.»

The comic enabled dignified, empowered, positive representations of blackness deployed on a global level: Black visual pleasure and desire for escapism through fantasy cinema recognized and served.

It appears that for the faithful followers, this wildly popular saga is harmless escapism, a chance to gush over the exposed pecs on screen.

That's not to knock these films on quality or suggest that anything with name actors is merely mindless escapism: Fox Searchlight's thriller The East efficiently mines suspense out of Brit Marling infiltrating Alexander Skarsgaard and Ellen Page's eco-terrorist group (at least until it goes south in its last third) and the Paul Rudd - Emile Hirsch two - hander Prince Avalanche makes the most of its pastoral settings and gently bro - centric chattiness, to name just two.

Forget the human subplots that writers have managed to weave into the extraordinary tales of recent years — there are no debates on the concept of power or how it should be used, no treatises on the nature of fear — this is pure and unrefined escapism.

Everything from breaking up the movie into chapters (titles rendered in trendy fonts) to faux - New Wave montages, to doubling - up on visual information with unnecessary voice - over (for instance, as Hawkins and Considine leave a restaurant together and enter his crystal - covered van, Oliver announces to the viewer: â $ œIt seems dear Mom is having an affair.â $), all provide escapism, not for the audience into the movie, but for the movie away from itself.

In this sense it seems fitting that Moonlight — made on a budget of $ 5m — will go head to head with the inspired escapism of La La Land when it comes to the Oscars.

On the surface, it looks like ideal summer escapism.

Whether turning the spotlight on Jon's porn, his girlfriend's storybook romances, his dad's rabid sports fanaticism, or his sister's pervasive cell phone obsession, Don Jon is a witty, and surprisingly poignant, indictment on the addictive and often obstructive nature of seemingly harmless escapism.

The superhero craze has been about escapism since 2002, when Spider - Man, New York's superhero, debuted on the big screen to charm an America that had been ravaged by the events of September 11, less than a year before.

He discusses his appreciation of The Wire, how he approached «the best worst movie ever made,» telling the universal story about dreamers on the outside, the soul of The Room's Tommy Wiseau, choosing to honour other artists, Basquiat, Pollock, the addiction and pitfalls of public persona, relieving ego to find happiness, recognizing workaholic and escapism tendencies to find happiness and what's on his work - out playlist (Jonathan Richman, Jamie XX, Mura Masa, A$ AP Rocky).

A classic example of escapism for the broad - minded, producer Jerry Bruckheimer recalls his early impressions of Harold Faltermeyer, who had been Giorgio Moroder's arranger and mixer on Flashdance.

No, Joy Ride's fatal flaw is very simply that it banks on audience desperation for escapism.

Once that classic theme starts up during the first major action sequence, you'll know you spent your money on some fun and adventurous escapism.

For this reason, this is strictly for viewers that watch nearly every B - movie suspense film on the rental shelves, straight - to - video or otherwise, offering sensational escapism in place of plausibility, pressing the titillation button in our psyches whenever possible.

Escapism hasn't really been done as on the nose as it has been with the Harry Potter stories.

As a form of pure escapism, it might be worth a look on a rainy day with nothing else to watch, but for your hard - earned money and valuable time, there must be something better one can do than see this silly, superfluous remake.

Leaving aside the humorous cultural escapism of the early aughts, «The Next Cut» faces the racial and political issues of 2016 head on.

And there's finer post-apocalyptic escapism in Bong Joon - ho's «Snowpiercer,» which is playing around the country and arriving on VOD platforms this Friday.

It wasn't a complex film, but it did touch on deeper issues of trauma and compatibility, all while wrapped up in a genre love letter to sci - fi escapism.

Such is Herbert Ross» Pennies from Heaven (1981), a film that is both deeply jaded and yet incredibly frank about its emotions, essentially becoming a commentary on escapism and the painful compromise between reality and fantasy.

Solid acting and spot - on set designs provide that elusive escapism feeling.

Director Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck, who made a critical splash with his very tense Oscar - winning The Lives of Others, creates this armchair tourist concoction, based on a little seen French film from 2005 called Anthony Zimmer, utilizing without abandon the ample eye candy he has, which is really all he has, framing everything to lull audiences into a sense of picturesque escapism.

At first an interesting metaphor for bigotry, the show has gradually moved further away from any significant resonance beyond escapism as it layered on werewolves, shape - shifters, faeries and witches, creating a teeming roster of «supernaturals» in its small - town environs.

London Has Fallen doesn't exactly break any new boundaries but Butler is on top form and if you're looking for a cheesy, action - packed explosive hour or so of escapism, then this will definitely be your bag, baby.

At the end of the day, even though I find it troubling how the film advocates escapism instead of confronting problems of the real - world head on, I would be lying if I denied the amount of crowd - pleasing fun the film delivers.

Young people in the United States today, she says, are suffering because of «school stress, the college admissions process, high - stakes testing, cutthroat competition, the emphasis on stardom rather than on enjoyment of activities, sleep deprivation, parental pressure, the push for perfectionism, the need for escapism, the Age of Comparison, [and] the loss of leisure and childhood...» Among her favorite culprits for this state of affairs are testing in general, the SAT in particular, the «Nation at Risk» report, and the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB), which she believes turned elementary schools and junior high schools into testing factories.

Automotive.com says it's the perfect way to hold on to all the brand's virtues while providing a little escapism and looking good, too.

When you haven't got any trips on the horizon and you're reading posts about recent trips to, say, Barcelona, you'll seek out any means of escapism.

Skinaria Beach is one of the most pristine beaches, with the clearest waters imaginable, while the pretty and quiet bay of Micro Amoudi will exercise all the romance and escapism of a getaway on the island of Crete.

On bigger days surfers who fail to make the first section will find themselves in all manner of trouble as the cross currents turn a speedy exit from the impact zone into a major feat of escapism.

This private island is pure escapism and luxury; for those wanting a secluded isle to have fun and unique experiences... a private walkway with a beach on one side and then on to a large open cabaña where most visitors enjoy there down time...

Then along comes Chris, half of whose college essays were on the deeper aspects of video games - story and theme and psychology — and a whole new world is opened up in which to explore the marriage of escapism and analytical thought.

While the first two gave me escapism, adventures on the high seas and prettiest beaches the GameCube could handle, Animal Crossing gave me a cozy, much - needed taste of home.

In a year filled with the promise of ever more elaborate experiences on all the shiny new hardware, that Bayonetta 2 - a homage to classic game design and escapism - should be the most fun I've had playing a game all year is unexpected,» wrote Gamespot which scored the game as a perfect 10 over 10.

In a year filled with the promise of ever more elaborate experiences on all the shiny new hardware, that Bayonetta 2 — a homage to classic game design and escapism — should be the most fun I've had playing a game all year is unexpected.

Baring down on enemies and then pile driving them in to oblivion is the type of escapism that beat»em up games were made for.

Job Simulator is a clever joke on Virtual Reality escapism and indirectly poses some questions about futurism, bullshit jobs and the post-work society we should be moving toward.

Fantasy Life is a people simulation that meets Japanese RPG in this fun and entertaining game on the Nintendo 3DS that really hits the spot for escapism!