Sentences with phrase «functions as a genre»

Not exact matches

I do not argue that the reflexes of abstraction and generalization have no function at all, but we need to be more honest about their derivative quality and about the normalness of narrative or hortatory genres as good theology.

In his study of Goethe's epic Hermann und Dorothea Humboldt discusses the function of art as idealization by means of the imagination, the concept of artistic objectivity and artistic truth, the difference between classical and modern poetry, and finally, the epic as the genre of humanitas (Humanität).

It does not designate one of the literary genres discussed in the first part of my presentation, but rather the totality of these genres inasmuch as they exercise a referential function that differs from the descriptive referential function of ordinary language and above all of scientific discourse.

There are so many ways in which this movie qualifies as like nothing we've ever seen before in the genre (and outside it, too), all of which are functions of the widening of perspective it represents, but this is a really important one: it ponders questions of responsibility on a collective cultural level, not just an individual one.

The Shape of Water is an excellent film because it functions as both a parable and a delightful genre work that's by turns rollicking fun and soaringly emotional.

That it simultaneously spawned a genre of crap in a devolution chart from its already low bar to the bonding - over-cannibalism flick Fried Green Tomatoes to the bonding - over-coprophagia flick The Help functions as a cautionary tale about what happens when you, Titanic - like, find a new field to strip - mine.

What they find in there is both easy to figure out (stuff is mutating), beautiful and scary and weird (stuff is mutating) and inexplicable (most of the why and a bunch of other side mysteries), explored in a mostly unsatisfactory blend of arthouse stillness and genre thriller scares, part of a burgeoning subgenre of sci - fi films that I suppose function as a counterweight to the more populist nonsense of superhero sc - fi.

The Shape — otherwise known as Michael Myers — is a terrifying movie monster not because his motives for killing are unknown, but because he performs the cardinal function of the horror genre and imbues the film with a distinct lack of closure.

The film follows a group of friends who discover an alien invasion during a pub crawl, though the genre aspects of the movie, as in the earlier films, function as a framework to explore deeper topics like nostalgia, addiction and male friendship.

These films take a subtle approach, burying their ideas in stories that often mix hallmarks of the horror genre with characters belonging to dysfunctional families that function as metaphors for the global mood.

Instead, the film is seemingly content to function as a demonstration of Cronenberg's proficiency and expertise, as he masters the guidelines that the genre imposes upon any director.

A bold new leap in Persian - language cinema, UNDER THE SHADOW repurposes the conventions of genre storytelling into frightening new form, delivering an emotionally pulverizing experience in fear that also functions as gripping sociopolitical commentary.

Both are genre pieces that function as racial revenge fantasies: the war movie Inglourious Basterds shows Jewish - American soldiers slaughtering Nazis in occupied France, and the western Django Unchained follows a freed slave in the antebellum south as he guns down hillbillies, plantation owners, and Klansmen.

This wouldn't really matter of course if the movie still functioned properly regardless of what genre it was operating under, but let's just say there's a reason Whiskey Tango Foxtrot was marketed as a comedy; it unfortunately fails at everything else.

I don't have any sympathy for people who refuse to use the already available tools (all the retailers have search function and filters with which you can single out publishers by name and then filter the books by genre) and prefer to waste their time by whining «The slush pile is indeed my problem as well as it is for any discerning reader» and stating: «published» author and literary scholar have become as diminished as today's Mercedes Benz automobile — cheapened and mass marketed so that everyone can own one.»

Old school romance and bodice rippers function as giant you - have - been - warned signs for readers venturing down the backlist of the genre.

It's true that in certain genres publishers give a lot of weight to book length as a function of their marketing plans.

It also lacks some of the genre's staples which may annoy hardcore players such as a patrol function or the ability to sell buildings.

It was as basic as the genre could come, with simple turn - based combat, and a story that more served the function of transporting you around towards fantastical places rather than propelling you into conflict with the cardboard - cutout villain, or exploring any social or philosophical themes.

Plus, there's plenty of specific modes to help you up your game, like a Dark Boost function that helps you target baddies sitting in the darkness, and unique setups to optimise a range of specific game genres such as shooters.

«It was my go - to idea about how a game would function... But taking genre conventions as your starting point is kinda boring.»

Title: Metrico Version Tested: PlayStation 4 Available On: PlayStation 4, PC Developer: Digital Dreams Publisher: Digital Dreams Genre: Puzzle, Platformer Official Site: http://metrico-game.com/ Release Date: August 23, 2016 Where to Buy: Steam, PlayStation Marketplace Metrico could be described as the epitome of «form over function.»

Borrowing subjects from traditional photographic genre, Kydd's storefronts, urban landscapes and studio - based images function as still lifes which propagate the familiarity and generality of photographs while allowing them to hover in a temporally enigmatic zone.

Before entering the eighteenth century, it's worth emphasizing that the real distinction between landscape as ornament and landscape as an automous genre, is not the presence of absence of human figures, but rather their size and function.

Designed as a sort of hybrid, the Hampden ($ 400) have both the form and function to cross genres, bearing an understated vintage design, as well as digital, wireless, and analog connection options to cover a host of applications.