Sentences with phrase «escapist fantasies of»

Swiss - Belhotel Bay View is a 4 star all - suite hotel and an escapist fantasy of what a truly luxurious resort should look and feel like.

Tiny homes offer the escapist fantasy of having less: less square footage, less responsibility, and less stuff.

Tiny homes offer the escapist fantasy of having less: less square footage, less responsibility, and less stuff.

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Some argue that the genre of «fantasy» is escapist, that spending your time reading that trash is a waste of time.

He found that even escapist fantasy games are embedded with one of the core principles of learning — students prosper when the subject matter challenges them right at the edge of their abilities.

And the fantasy sequences in The Secret Life of Walter Mitty — which stars Stiller as a Life magazine photo editor with escapist daydreams — yield some of its funniest moments.

Ignoring the absurd idea that somehow the Korean resistance to the Japanese was a key to the winning of the war (which the film explicitly states at one point), the creation of noble resistance heroes (even when sometimes compromised) versus the evil Japanese villain is pure escapist nonsense that passes itself off as realism instead of the Tarantino-esque fantasy it actually is.

Not only are «Get Out,» «The Shape of Water» and «Blade Runner 2049» some of the very best films of 2017, but from the no - budget indie realm («Prevenge,» «A Ghost Story,» «Transfiguration,» «Raw») to expensive studio epic scale («War for the Planet of the Apes,» «Kong: Skull Island») and newly blazed ground out of the predominantly formulaic superhero («Logan,» «Wonder Woman,» «LEGO Batman») and Star Wars («The Last Jedi») factory farms, fantasy filmmakers tried their hardest to be smart, visually adroit, sometimes startlingly innovative and — strangest of all for this escapist format — humanely, emotionally credible.

Escapist fantasy, opium - fueled hallucination, a bit of harmless fun?

Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium (G) Natalie Portman stars in this escapist fantasy as the insecure manager of a magical toy store who inherits the business from her 243 year - old boss (Dustin Hoffman) and then realizes that she has the right stuff to run the place with the help of his accountant (Jason Bateman) and a precocious kid (Zach Mills).

OPENING THIS WEEK Kam's Kapsules: Weekly Previews That Make Choosing a Film Fun by Kam Williams For movies opening November 23, 2007 BIG BUDGET FILMS August Rush (PG for slight violence, mild profanity and mature themes) Freddie Highmore stars as the title character in this escapist fantasy about a promising musical prodigy who runs away from an orphanage to New York City to find his parents (Keri Russell and Jonathan Rhys Myers) only to end up living with a Fagin - like wizard (Robin Williams) and lots of other kids in a makeshift shelter in an abandoned theater which was once the Fillmore East.

But who are they to quibble with such a popular escapist fantasy which never takes itself seriously, yet somehow still resonates perfectly with the overly - sentimental, puppy love inclinations of passionate, prepubescent females?

Designed with grade school students in mind, this kid - friendly cartoon eliminates the dangerous aspects of the accurate account in favor of spinning a magical escapist fantasy unconcerned with factual accuracy.

Ana Maria in Novela Land (Unrated) Escapist fantasy about a slacker having a really bad day (Edy Ganem) whose fortunes suddenly change when she magically switches places with the star of her favorite TV soap opera after a lightning strike.

Kermode praises the adaptation of Keith Waterhouse's escapist comedy for its playful and poignant fantasies and Tom Courtenay's mendacious charm.

I loved the way escapist fantasy tangoed with brute consequence in «The Shape of Water» and «The Florida Project,» two films that have nothing in common other than heroines desperate to keep faith with innocence in a fallen world.

Compared to that, Creed is a work of escapist fantasy.

Thus unfolds Youth, a surreal mix of heartfelt introspection and escapist fantasy reminiscent of Federico Fellini.

Guillermo del Toro's escapist fantasy - romance The Shape of Water was the biggest winner, the story of a young woman's love for a captured sea creature — with best picture and best director, setting the official seal of approval on what is, by any measure, a beautifully made movie to which audiences have responded with distinctively sensual delight.

It falls into the family of teen escapist fantasy that seemed to thrive in the 80s.

The Cobbler (PG - 13 for violence, profanity and partial nudity) Adam Sandler handles the title role in this escapist fantasy, set in NYC, as a shoe repairman who manages, metaphorically, to step into the lives of his customers.

In our first - look review from this year's Venice Film Festival, we called the film «an escapist fantasy far from the grim absurdities of Trump - era America.»

Thus unfolds youth, a surreal mix of heartfelt introspection and escapist fantasy reminiscent of Federico Fellini.

Who am I to quibble with a patently - preposterous, escapist fantasy which never takes itself seriously, yet somehow still resonates perfectly with the overly - sentimental, puppy love inclinations of passionate, prepubescent females?

Science fiction, fantasy, and other types of speculative fiction can be escapist, but this genre of literature can also take you into the heart of the matter relating to freedom and whether or not human civilization can exist without some form of tyranny.

It's an unsurprising fascination for the author of escapist fantasies that center on young boys of remarkable martial prowess, even less so for an author who has built a career... Read more»

«This is The Princess Diaries meets Twilight, and Hocking hits all the commercial high notes... Switched is escapist fantasy; it isn't the specificity of the world that matters here; it's the accessibility... What teenager hasn't felt like a freak, a changeling in his or her own family?

She loves the escapist aspect of books, and enjoys stories set in different worlds, whether it's historical fiction or sci fi / fantasy.

That makes Julie Cazzin's feature on snowbirds a practical guide to following the sun or at least an escapist fantasy for those resigned to another winter of putting on snow tires and shovelling driveways.

The superpowered characters all trying their hardest to look cool, the jutsus, peculiar, colorful clothes, the whole ninja faggotry and everything about the Naruto world fuels their escapist fantasies, while the pity - party character backgrounds, emphasis on revenge, and overall preachiness of the series make it fit just right with the mary - sueish drives of your average preteen and his sense of unwarranted self - importance towards the world.

The screams are prelude to the same thrill of victory that fuels so many of gaming's escapist fantasies.

To an outside observer or casual gamer, Dark Souls often defies what is «fun» about the hobby; these are not lightweight escapist fantasies or benign and mindless entertainments filled with beloved cartoon characters, but relentless tests of focus and skill.

«Post-racial» is increasingly treated as a dirty word of false promises, and the obvious artifice of the scene (each figure is collaged - in separately) seemed to suggest that the fantasy is indulgent and escapist.

The first object encountered in the installation is a large black cone rising up from a flat circular disc: a witch's hat blown up to the size of absurdity, referencing both lighthearted escapist fantasy as well as the historical trauma of persecution.