Sentences with phrase «first establishes the characters»

The first establishes the characters and their relationships and illustrates how Katja Sekerci (Diane Kruger) copes (or fails to cope) in the immediate aftermath of learning that her husband, Nuri (Numan Acar), and six - year old son are killed in a bombing.

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To establish a metaphysics which will allow him to do this, Leclerc first seeks to demolish the Neoplatonic notion that all relations are set up by the mind, with its unfortunate consequence that the minima or monads are not related to each other in a way that would allow for the formation of organic wholes which are not mere heaps, but have some character as wholes (PN 146 - 47).

Jeffery illustrates the history of MI6 with examples of some of the eccentric and louche characters who were either permanent or occasional members, but the real value of this history is to see the problem of how MI6 fitted into the established diplomatic and military hierarchies, the struggle to maintain a budget and the essential first and last principle of any secret service: that it is secret.

The Department for Education (DfE) has appealed a ruling by the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) which said that it must publish a list of all proposals to establish Free Schools as part of the first two «waves» (i.e. to open in 2011 or 2012), giving their religious character.

The cast of characters in his book includes William Jackson, who first established — by analyzing alley - cat feces for traces of rat — that cats are near useless as rat controllers.

This first photo is a great way to establish your personal style and character with your match.

Bagheera's runs, Kaa's falls from the treetops, the marching elephants, even Shere Khan's head tilts - all of them are established at the characters» first appearance and then repeated without even the slightest attempt to cover it up.

Established first as an object of scorn, the humorless Gary comes to be a sympathetic character whose amusing idiosyncrasies endear him to us and his neighbors.

It has difficulty establishing momentum in its first few episodes, even with a smattering of intriguing subplots and story lines, and no one character exerts that intangible ability to make us keep watching.

It's ultimately clear that The Finest Hours is at its best in its relatively propulsive first half, as director Craig Gillespie, working from a script by Scott Silver, Paul Tamasy, and Eric Johnson, does a nice job of establishing the the central characters and the dangerous circumstances in which they find themselves - with the screenplay, which also emphasizes the ongoing exploits of Bernie's girlfriend (Holliday Grainger's Miriam), generally juggling the various narrative threads to seamless effect.

Every pilot is burdened with establishing character, jump - starting the narrative and hooking the audience, but Under the Dome unnecessarily force - feeds us its first hour to its own detriment....

Most of the film's first hour is concerned with establishing Cruise's character.

A well - established West Coast character actress by 1959, Buzzi came to Broadway to appear in the short - lived revue Misguided Tour; it was here that she created the first of her many memorable «alter egos,» half - witted magician's assistant Shakuntula.

Clint Eastwood wisely chose a strong, simple thriller for his first film as a director (1971), and the project is remarkable in its self - effacing dedication to getting the craft right — to laying out the story, building the rhythm, putting the camera in the right place, and establishing small characters with a degree of conviction.

However, Not a Hero DLC where you get to play as the not so recognizable Chris Redfield is when I realized that the first - person perspective absolutely can not work for established Resident Evil characters.

The first several minutes of «In the Fade» are vital because they lay out the crime on which the plot hinges and also establish the film's lead character, Katja (Diane Kruger), as capable of joy.

Although most of the key players were established in the first trailer, released in June — or before that, in 2016's Captain America: Civil War — from star Chadwick Boseman as T'Challa to Letitia Wright as Princess Shuri to Michael B. Jordan as Erik Killmonger, the new footage reveals different facets of many of the film's characters, and of the nation at its heart.

After Doctor Strange's first appearances in the original Strange Tales comic, Stan Lee and Steve Ditko gave fans his definitive origin in issue # 115 published in December 1963, establishing hallmarks that have stayed with the character since.

The first challenge the film has is to establish characters.

While all of the other movies were trying to cram tons of high - energy action sequences and cool one - liners into just 30 seconds, the first trailer for Matthew Vaughn's X-Men prequel takes its time establishing a tone and a time period, putting drama and characters above flashy visual effects.

The first outing for Craig, when he was the brute, may not have been the Bond we've known, but at least we could see what the filmmakers were attempting with the shift from our established perspective of the character.

Then Twohy starts layering in flashbacks to fill in the back - stories, up to an extended black and white sequence that sorts out the loose ends and sets things up for the frantic, action - charged climax.The first half of the film builds the atmosphere perfectly, establishing the characters with economy thanks to a clever script and an especially strong cast.

That rhythm is established with the arrival of the title character, played — in her neverending quest for respectability — by Sharon Stone, who does fare well in this, her first major comic role.

Within the first couple minutes, a cartoon of the title character establishes the standard for the movie; toilet humor.

This mass of premise established, the film begins a zippy and entertaining first act, introducing us to eccentric characters like Cliff Curtis» scene - stealing «Shifter» (he can shapeshift objects) and Djimon Hounsou's sinister Pusher Carver, while Cassie and Nick band together and start seeking out allies.

The principal characters and premise of Raising Arizona is established in the first ten minutes with swift narrative efficiency.

Told ensemble style by writer - director Jerry LaMothe, Brooklyn bred himself, Blackout's cast of characters face mostly predictable fates and outcomes to their particular quandaries, most of which are established during the first half - hour of the film before the blackout kicks in.

One of the series» greatest perceived problems (that I too had an issue with at first) was the reliance on long - established characters from the Victorian literary canon.

It seems unnecessary to report that the script — written by old pro Lawrence Kasdan, whose credits span from «The Empire Strikes Back» to «Star Wars: The Force Awakens,» and his son Jonathan — shows us how Han first encounters the major people and items in the character's established lore.

It takes nearly an hour before the first attack occurs, but Bay uses that time to establish the characters, provide an overview of the geopolitical landscape and build tension, because once it kicks into action mode, Bay rarely lets his foot off the gas, pummeling the audience with one explosive firefight after the next.

You'll need to have a good bit of patience yourself in this nearly three - hour feature (the 70 mm roadshow presentation, now playing, features an overture showcasing legendary composer Ennio Morricone's terrific score and a roughly 15 - minute intermission), particularly since the first half or so is all about building tension, establishing characters and setting all the pieces in motion.

That the film gets too wrapped up in the consequences of time - travel and fortunate coincidences to maintain the momentum it generates in its first half is a shame, as the effort spent establishing character and setting deserves more than to be squandered in this way.

Mr. Serra's previous credits include Blood Diamond and Unbreakable which, while the first of many M. Night Shyamalan failures, utilized long takes and grey - green hues to establish the isolation felt by the principal characters.

The first act, which will strike action - hungry viewers as slow and uneventful, does an excellent job of compelling with the characters it builds and the atmosphere it establishes.

Rocky's lack of boxing - movie plot and false drama actually serves it well as a first movie; it establishes a lot of characters, from Adrian to Apollo Creed to Rocky's trainer Mickey (Burgess Meredith) and louse of a best friend (and prospective brother - in - law) Paulie (Burt Young), who will return to the series for years to come — characters who are so beloved by Stallone that even their absences from later sequels must be marked as plot points.

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I've worked with a wide range of clients, from established series romance authors, to epic fantasy writers with huge casts of characters and multiple plot lines, to new writers still figuring out their first stories.

«We built Madefire as a digital - first, storytelling platform, a place for creators and comic lovers to find established stories and characters as well as new and original material.

The first Dishonored established a player character, Corvo Attano, with specific skills working within the world Arkane Studios created.

As Toad was later established as one of Peach's loyal advisers, it is often assumed that he was one of the kidnapped «mushroom retainers,» although the character of Toad was not created until after Super Mario Bros. and its sequel, Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels, wherein the Toads fill the same role as the first game.

All in all, the first episode of Telltale's Batman series is a solid start that establishes several intriguing plot lines and offers some new takes on familiar characters.

Players can expect more cutscenes and a more developed story that showcases more characters and the overall universe established in the first Destiny.

The company's first set of characters are based on different Sony - exclusive franchises that established the brand as a future gaming powerhouse.

One such reason is that the Princess Peach Toadstool we all know today gained her first steps towards her current established look in that game, based off of the color scheme of the character she had replaced from Fuji Television.

Established sculptor and stone carver Michael Cooper presents his first major solo show in London which includes previously unseen characters from his truely wonderful, personal menagerie.

Those cases established that if the offence of outraging public decency was to be proved, it was necessary to prove two elements: first, that the act was of such a lewd character as to outrage public decency; that element constituted the nature of the act which had to be proved before the offence could be established.

Despite the amazing tale that's woven, the impossible not to like characters, and finely tuned gameplay that builds upon what has been firmly established in the first two installments.

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To determine which material will best create the mood and character of your room, first establish a desired look, says Toronto interior designer Anna Merotto.