Sentences with phrase «focus on the characters instead»

It still has worthwhile humor, but chooses to focus on the characters instead of throwing in joke after joke.

One wishes the film had focused on her character instead.

It's shrewd, it's funny, the soundtrack is killer, it focuses on character instead of archetype and it made a star out of Chris Pratt.

Not exact matches

Instead, I shall be focusing on its character as a story.»

At the same time, modern attempts to construct a view of Jesus that omits any emphasis on the death, focusing instead on a message or practice Jesus taught without reference to his own fate — which are implausible as history and often lack distinctive Christian character.

For example, instead of focusing on DeShone Kizer needing more time, he would say, «He's a great character guy.

For one thing, it largely ignores the stars of the genome, the genes, and instead focuses on a dizzying cast of background characters known as

Where the most successful of the F13s hang their hat, creating a team of characters that are interesting and at least partially fleshed out, The New Blood instead focuses on developing a few smaller threads.

I really wish they focussed on improving all the things wrong with the previous games (AI, character movements etc) instead of just making the maps larger.

It focuses too much on the boring 2d characters, instead of its namesake.

While both characters get their fill of flashbacks, the filmmakers skimp on the details and instead stay focused on the concentration and loneliness the sport requires to earn that number one spot.

Predictability and limited character development make for a disappointing ride that focused more on the kaleidoscope portals and dimensions instead of who the heck was in them or conjuring them.

Instead the film focuses on the characters as they weave in and out of the spotlight, all for the betterment of their team.

This season, a rebuilding one for several characters, seems to be taking a less sudsy approach, focusing instead on the devilish details of how the system works (and doesn't) that can only make Brotherhood's realpolitik that much more real.

Too much nudity and graphic sex for my liking, perhaps they should have focused more on developing the storyline and characters instead of what position they can get them in next!

He keeps the daft plot with the usual mutant animal movie clichés: an evil organisation lose control of their experimental animals — and focuses instead on creating some characters worth spending time with.

In these instances, I found myself hoping that the songs would somehow be pushed away so we could instead focus on the development of the characters and their specific issues that they are facing.

According to Collider, the film will instead focus on Del Toro and Brolin's characters operating outside of the United States, without the constraining influence of Blunt's by - the - books chaperone.

The story is a vague, world is ending and we need to save it mess, and it does have that old time standard of characters involved in massive, life altering events who seem oblivious to the scope, instead focused on the mundane and adolescent interactions that most characters have.

Surprisingly, it doesn't come across as imperialistic and also manages to escape the evil European / savage dichotomy by focusing instead on the compelling lead characters.

Though to be fair, Sydney Pollack's «Out of Africa» (left) does all it can to avoid making any statement about the suffering of Africans under colonialism, placing focus instead on its white characters, played by Meryl Streep and Robert Redford, a pair of European settlers in Kenya.

Originally, the film was going to be a sequel with director Rupert Sanders returning but some real - life drama got in the way and they decided to focus on Chris Hemsworth's Huntsman character instead.

Co - writers / directors Jim Rash and Nat Faxon kept the focus on their lead character's growth in confidence instead of cementing his path to adulthood.

Allure sets itself up to be an erotic thriller, but is all the better for avoiding cheap bunny boiler tropes, and instead focusing on character.

Unfortunately, the story only skims many of these deeper themes, focusing instead on populating the film with numerous visually impressive characters.

Watching «The Amazing Spider - Man 2» made me long for a low - budget, indie version of the same movie — one that took out all the numbing action sequences and focused instead on the character's inner struggle.

It's not bogged down by extraneous characters or plot points, instead focusing on the burgeoning relationships of its three leads, interspersed with some brilliantly filmed boxing and training montages.

Not only is the salacious and sensationalist male gaze, which is often present in films of this nature, completely absent, but Shortland avoids going through the motions of delivering the obvious plot points to instead focus on the subjective experiences of the character.

Instead the story here was to focus on four characters from an unknown division who were on a mission to kill Hitler.

One of the things that San Andreas benefits from is that it only focuses on a few different characters instead of the usually large amount that populate these disaster films; spending more time with them makes it easier to root for the likable ones.

The film, starring Mark Wahlberg and Christian Bale, follows the life of two Boston boxer brothers, though the film focused on brother Micky (Mark Wahlberg), instead of Dicky, who Van Kooten deems the more intriguing character.

He (and editor Bob Ducsay) also knows when to pull away from the wide city - leveling shots and instead focus on the main characters.

Duncan matures a little in «The Way Way Back» and co - writers / directors, Jim Rash and Nat Faxon, keep the focus on the character's growth in confidence instead of cementing his path to adulthood.

Wonder avoids the Simon Birch tropes, instead pf focusing on one character dealing with a disability, it examines all the lives and characters effected by it.

While I agree the the movie dragged and instead of picking one character and focusing the plot on them, it seemed to drift aimlessly to and fro from one character to the next... I will say that I for one am happy that someone has decided to choose the follow a slightly more true to form version of the Snow White tale.

Instead of thinly recapping the film with some production tidbits thrown in, the featurette actually focuses more on character interpretation and the movie's origins / themes and its production.

Man of Steel is an unconventional superhero origins films as the focus is not on the discovery and mastery of super-powers, although those scenes are included, but the focus instead is on the character's psychological development.

It's a movie that focuses on character development instead of plot.

Should Zombie attempt to turn the exploits of the Firefly family into a trilogy, here's hoping the filmmaker drops the needless emphasis on humor and instead focuses on the inherently horrific aspects of these characters and their shenanigans.

In fact Geostorm is reminiscent of the classic disaster movies but fortunately does not dwell too much on insignificant characters in imminent danger but instead chooses to focus on it's stars.

Ricky Church reviews Doomsday Clock # 3... One of the best aspects of the original Watchmen series is that it is a slow burn, taking its time to advance the story or get to an action sequence and instead focusing on the characters» complexities as well as the deepening mystery.

The story of the fight for women's right to vote is definitely a cinematically rich one but Sarah Gavron's film focuses on the fictional character of Maud Watts (Carey Mulligan) instead of the real women on the dangerous frontline of the fight.

But despite the title and the general sense of a ubiquitous presence that his character has in the movie, Schwarzenegger is rarely onscreen in the film, which is instead focused on the hapless efforts of a team that has been assembled for the sole purpose of murdering Gunther in the name of occupational glory.

Valkryia Chronicles 4 takes place in the same timeframe as the original Valkyria Chronicles, but instead focuses on a brand new cast of characters:

Tekken 7 is mechanically perfect with stylish gameplay and combos that are a joy to execute, however the game lacks in character story content and gameplay modes instead opting to offer a short but highly detailed story mode that focuses on the rivalry between Heihachi and his son Kazuya.

The first teaser, just released, isn't really all that interested in our heroine, however, instead focusing on that other iconic «character» from the original — yes, the gorgeous and majestic enchanted castle.

It seems likely The CW series will downplay or completely disregard her involvement with the Teen Titans, focusing instead on the character's other - dimensional aspects,» writes Spinoff.

Jackson seems to shift his focus on him instead of Martin Freeman's titular character.

Instead, their reports focus on social skills and character.

Jerry Ackerman, a leading student speaker, helps students be responsible, develop character, and build a focus on others instead of just themselves.