Sentences with phrase «focus of this subplot»

The focus of this subplot is Malvolio, the proud, puritanical steward of the Countess Olivia.

Not exact matches

By focussing the story on Harry (a leaner and slightly meaner Daniel Radcliffe) and his exploits, Yates dispenses with many of the novel's subplots and is able to push the story forward, ominously foreshadowing the dark times to come.

Movie starts out well, with good mistery and situations but unfortunently looses a bit of his focus midway with unnecessary subplots and doesn't have a bagging end as it probably should've.

Part of the movie focuses on abuse and the cycles of violence it can create, but it's treated with the same clunkiness as the supposedly - comic romantic subplot that sees sidekick characters, played by Whannell and Angus Sampson, hitting on a couple of much younger women.

If Alfredson and his three - person team of screenwriters weren't so focused on a subplot involving a sleazy engineer (JK Simmons sporting a terrible accent) or flashbacks with a washed - up detective (Val Kilmer in his first theatrical film since MacGruber), we might care more about Harry.

The only two glimmers of subplots in the narrative are quickly forgotten, and I can't remember the last time I saw a film this unwaveringly focussed on a single hypothesis.

It wants to initially focus on Erik and his dream to become a great dancer like his father, but then, out of nowhere, it presents a completely unrelated subplot that makes the story a lot less fun.

This is a departure for director Paul Thomas Anderson, known for complex, layered stories with a myriad of characters and subplots (Magnolia, Boogie Nights), but he handles the tight focus on Daniel Plainview beautifully.

«Triple 9» is pulled in so many different directions that it's unable to provide the focus that each subplot deserves, and although that prevents the movie from reaching the heights of Michael Mann's «Heat,» it's still a fairly solid crime thriller thanks to some exhilarating set pieces and an excellent cast.

Surely this is an element of the overall feeling of detachment from the movie, and the lack of narrative focus drags the front - loaded first act (A subplot involving the identical, bumbling Inspectors Thompson (Simon Pegg and Nick Frost) and a pickpocket (Toby Jones) only provides some stilted comedy; something is off about the physics of this animated world).

The story begins to struggle as Valjean takes a backseat to accommodate the rise of subplots that involve love triangles and a French uprising that takes all the focus for a good chunk of time but lacks the emotion pull of Valjean's tale.

There's a shaky subplot with a kitchen worker played by Martin Compston and a much better one with Gillian Anderson's wealthy resort guest, but the primary focus of the picture remains on Simon and his relationship with his sister Louise.

God's Pocket wants to be from the same school of dark comedy that the likes of the Coen Brothers or Spike Jonze do so well but Slattery can't pinpoint a focus on a film that is filled with too many subplots and bit part players that just don't get enough to do in the picture.

While those characters all get their own subplots, the main focus is on how Tyler and Nora get along while planning a dance that involves the best of both their worlds.

Anderson's script comes across as being a little too busy at times, juggling so many different subplots that it lacks the focus of his other films.

Most of the film plays like your typical fish - out - of - water story before switching focus to the romantic subplot between Alan and Zahara in the final act, but while it's an interesting development that explores the difficulties of such a relationship in Saudi Arabia, it feels so rushed that Tykwer is unable to give it the attention it deserves.

Chastain's character was one of the elements that he felt needed to be removed, saying that her subplot took the focus away from the central conflict.

An unnecessary and lengthy subplot involving Billy's relationship with his girlfriend, Natalie (played by Cuban / American model turned actress Natalie Martinez) eats up some of the time that the film should have focused on ironing out key plot twists.

There are a lot of good actors wastes and a lot of subplots hastily shoved to the side in favor of putting all the focus on Depp, who still manages to slather himself in makeup and prosthetics and affectation even as he returns to less Disney - fied fare.

I know Spider - Man 3 has a lot of characters, multiple subplots, three villains, and a strange shift in tone smack - dab in the middle, but while some people say that like it's a bad thing, the whole affair is entirely focused on actually fleshing out Peter Parker (Tobey Maguire), the man behind the red - and - blue — and, in this installment, occasionally black — suit.

Focused on around one theater's production of Ruddigore, the central mystery was a good one and spawned several subplots all centered around the various actors, staff and theatre management.

While I usually write complex subplots, with this novella, I stripped those out to focus on the central story and theme,» blogged Perkins about the creation of her novella, Honor Code.

As a developmental editor, I focus a lot on the storytelling aspect of writing craft in my posts here: character arcs, plots and subplots, stakes and motivations, etc..

At some point, our digital love interests, which used to be mainly provided by major developers and relegated to subplots, became the focus of mainstream games.

Rather than a classic storytelling structure that reunites side characters and recalls subplots increasing the scale of the climax, Lost Odyssey cuts back on the complexity of the game, and focuses on family matters and a fifth immortal who betrayed the others.

There's also a subplot that stretches through each of the game's episodes to tie them together, but it didn't have the same impact on me compared to previous games in the series, which focused on a more personal story for Phoenix Wright.