Sentences with phrase «great story plot»

Apart from great story plot, one of the striking things this blog shows is the exhibition of vivid and fan - favorite book covers.

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The writing is exceptional; the plot constantly twists; the dialog is crisp and clever and never fails to drive the story forward; Damian Lewis is, as always, great; Paul Giamatti is, well, he's Paul Giamatti; the moment Wags, played by David Costabile (the ill - fated Gale Boetticher on Breaking Bad), appears in a scene, you instantly smile with anticipation.

But, an actual encounter with Jesus changes the story from one of vengeance, to one of forgiveness in one of literature's great plot - twists.

I completely agree with you in that your statement, «Almost all great stories, novels, myths, and movies have as their core plot the idea of a person who sacrificially gives of himself for others, to rescue and deliver them from some calamity, and in so doing, suffers great personal loss, but ultimately rises into glory,» is no coincidence.

Have you ever noticed that nearly all great stories and movies have a common theme and common plot?

The essential plot of the story of the lie is repeated a second time of Abraham in chapter 20 where the scene is Gerar, not Egypt, and where, with a greater show of moral sensitivity, the story attempts to mitigate the patriarch's lie (v. 12) and maintain the sexual integrity of his wife (vv.

Such an encounter, he shows, is «the plot of some of the greatest stories and dramas that the human imagination has conceived».

I am a huge fan of the original Prince of Persia trilogy, and when I heard about this game I was a little worried that they would change to much of what made the original games great, and I was right, the gameplay has been completely destroyed, platforming is awkward do to too may actions being mapped to the same buttons, combat is tedious and unenjoyable, it's EXTREMELY repetitive, having to search around for light seeds just to advance the plot is stupid, and do to the fact that you can't really die the whole game just feels like trial and error, and the new Prince character is completely unlikeable, while they messed up most of the game it's got some good things going for it, the voice acting is solid, the graphics are beautiful, and the ending does have interested in seeing where the story goes from here, but I'm not sure if I want to pick up the next game they come out with, this was a huge disappointment and isn't worthy to bear the Prince of Persia name.

What makes The Great Gatsby such a great story is that it's a simple plot that is both poignant and dramatic, and these elements combine perfectly to create something quite wondeGreat Gatsby such a great story is that it's a simple plot that is both poignant and dramatic, and these elements combine perfectly to create something quite wondegreat story is that it's a simple plot that is both poignant and dramatic, and these elements combine perfectly to create something quite wonderful.

There's not a great deal of story to delve into here, with the plot merely used as a springboard to showcase a cast of character actors getting to do some kooky things along the way.

The plot is unintelligible and the repartee amongst a great cast lacks any impact or charm because it's not rooted in any meaningful story or character development.

Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth is a great JRPG with a nice plot, an enjoyable, old school turn - based battle system, beautiful art direction and a design that grants you the opportunity to catch many Digimons.

Impressive visuals and great production design are unfortunately overshadowed by a convoluted plot that struggles to depict its story - a narrative that starts strong but deteriorates as it attempts to balance too many emotional stakes for its own good while including one (or two) too many scenes that unintentionally call attention to itself.

With it's dark humour, violent action scenes, great acting and interesting story, Kill Me Three Times is an original movie that deserves to be well known.Sure, the movie is not perfect and has it's flaws like the fact that the scenario is not all that clever, there was some annoying plot holes and overall the movie is silly but it's still a great entertaining movie.

Ice age doesn't have unforgettable enough characters, but it has a good plot and a great story - telling and a pretty message family - friendly enjoyable for al viewers worldwide and it deserves a complete saga.

Surely, we assumed, they must have a great reason to come back: some incredible twist, some shocking plot development that made this fourth story (not counting Jeremy Renner in ropey spin - off The Bourne Legacy) indispensable.

This is a great super hero movie with no special plot, just another revenge story, the title of which shouldn't trick people into thinking that Kick Ass ends up being important.

Kill Me Three Times is a really a fun and interesting movie that does a great job intertwining multiple stories into one cohesive plot.

I'm sure I'll have much more intelligent things to say in later days and with more footage and a greater indication of the actual plot of the story (right now we've mostly just got lots of ass kicking and general badassery, which is just fine with me).

Jackman is of course great (and damn does he still look good in a tank top) and the story was surprisingly moving even if the plot got a little unwieldy.

One man's treasure is another man's trash, and for all of the admirable qualities, great character touches, and extensive looks into the lives of 19th Century seamen, more mainstream audiences will likely be bored by the perceived lackadaisical plotting and unnecessary side stories.

I have no problem forgiving it for it's slight plot issues in places because it more than made up for them with wonderful acting and a great heart to it's story.

In terms of plot and story, it isn't the greatest animation ever made, with its first half making much more sense than its second.

Mark Ruffalo is great as Banner, but every movie changes the story of Hulk's anger, resulting in some annoying plot holes.

Even if the plot points are predictable, The script as a whole does a great job of telling the story.

A Solid story, inventive gameplay mechanisms, both third and first person views, a slew of spy equipment, awesome weapons, unique emotional plot and stealth make MGS one of PlayStation's greatest games ever.

The movie shares all the great visual cues you want and love from a Square Enix Final Fantasy plot and story.

«Dawn» has a plot similar to a short story by Flannery called «A Good man is hard to find»... but nonetheless is a great short.

BotW was great, but it needed more development time to work on its pacing, plot structure, story, voice acting, reward system and to actually craft a world that rewarded exploration with lore, story and more.

Also, if you're looking to break into films, these classics are a great starter to learn story techniques, character development, weaving theme with plot and subplots... It's just an invaluable source of educational wealth.

I don't mind directors trying to do something new with the story (Oldboy's prison for hire is a great idea and I wouldn't mind someone forgetting the original movie and making a film about that concept with a totally new character), but when Spike Lee sticks so closely to the plot, he is setting himself up for failure.

Too much CGI; possible minor plot holes; unnecessary and rather unlikely love story subplot that barely had no time to develop... That aside, the acting was great and the film was very entertaining.

Running alongside the love story plot is Annie's relationship with Sitting Bull, the great Sioux Indian chief who was part of the Buffalo Bill show.

He'll chop plot out of his stories to serve a greater emotional or thematic need.

Wholesale municipal destruction looks great in 3 - D and even better in IMAX, and every movie needs those «trailer moments» regardless of story or plot.

In particular, the great cryptanalyst Joan Clarke's life is twisted into a series of plot devices that never quite ring true while her actual story should have been more than interesting enough.

«The Double» is often hilarious, when it's not being simply a joy to watch, and even as the plot gets knotty as the doubles attempt to outdo each other, the story remains clear and is always propelled by a great score by Andrew Hewitt.

I think it feels this way because it's so focused on its main plot at the beginning and in the end, but spends a great deal of its middle meandering around on vignettes while the main story sits on pause.

There is a great deal to relish about this spirited and keenly observed coming - of - age story that plots out its protagonist's changing fortunes with a mix of sensitivity and alacrity.

While Black Panther makes no great leap forward from the tried and true (or tired and true, depending on your threshold for repetition) superhero movie story arc, what this category of films lack in plot originality, Black Panther makes up for in casting, art direction, costume design, and writing (the sharp yet casual one - liners calling out colonialism, white privilege, and the American superiority complex both zing and sting — as they should).

Admittedly, The Avengers never offers a great plot or a strong story.

A couple of holes in the plot did not detract from the great acting and interesting story told here.

The writers who were brought on board — writers who have been responsible for Michael Clayton, Breach, The Bourne Ultimatum and Lions for Lambs, some of the greatest political thrillers of the past few decades — put together a simple, fluid and admirably neat screenplay which underplays every plot twist and allows the audience to be led by the story and enjoy the ride, rather than the expected Hollywood sucker punches.

Room is truly an amazing film.The story was really touching and Abrahamson did a great job in turning it into a movie and show beauty in such a dark plot.

The story line is deliberately, intensely claustrophobic, shot in the depths of catacomb - like rehearsal rooms and shadowy backstage corridors; it's almost unrelievedly plotted but for Paul Reiser as Andrew's well - meaning but hapless single parent, and one forlorn girlfriend, Nicole (Melissa Benoist) left by the wayside as our hero discards her on his way to becoming «one of the greats.»

Tweaks to the story add an alternate ending as well as more fleshed - out story around the Hero and Dhoulmagus, giving the game's plot greater depth.

Display pictures - Large A4 coloured pictures of things to do with bonfire night and the story of Guy Fawkes Colouring pictures - Large black and white pictures Display border - Each piece is decorated with pictures and can be printed as many times as you need for a display board of any size Songs and rhymes - Six decorated songs and rhyme cards related to Bonfire Night for the children to learn - 2 of these rhymes are number rhymes so would be great for your maths lessons A4 border - Individual A4 sized page with a border - great for adding work to ready for the display or for the children to use in the writing area Questions - Question cards each decorated with colour pictures Topic words - Words about Guy Fawkes and Bonfire Night each decorated with fireworks Fireworks - Colour photos of fireworks - great for discussion and displays Houses of Parliament - Colour photos of The Houses of Parliament Counting card - Rocket counting cards Dice game - Two different sheets with a black and white firework picture - roll the die and colour the correct part of the firework Literacy Worksheets - Various worksheets such as completing the sentences about fireworks, true and false worksheet about Guy Fawkes, describing fireworks, writing safety instructions Maths Worksheets - Make the rocket symmetrical, complete the addition and subtraction sums on the fireworks plus blank calculation sheets so you can differentiate the sums Ideas - An ideas sheet with lots of ideas to cover different areas of the curriculum when teaching about Bonfire Night and the Gunpowder Plot Cutting skills - Cut out the parts of the firework and assemble - there are two different sheets Safety Posters - Eight posters about firework safety for the children to colour Picture dominoes - A colour dominoes game Guy Fawkes pictures - Pictures from old documents about Guy Fawkes and the plot Draw the fireworks - A colour and a black and white worksheet Size worksheet - Cut out and order the rockets in size order - in colour and black and white Matching pairs game - Match the coloured Bonfire Night pictures Rhyme - «Remember, Remember the Fifth of November» - A decorated rhyme Plot Cutting skills - Cut out the parts of the firework and assemble - there are two different sheets Safety Posters - Eight posters about firework safety for the children to colour Picture dominoes - A colour dominoes game Guy Fawkes pictures - Pictures from old documents about Guy Fawkes and the plot Draw the fireworks - A colour and a black and white worksheet Size worksheet - Cut out and order the rockets in size order - in colour and black and white Matching pairs game - Match the coloured Bonfire Night pictures Rhyme - «Remember, Remember the Fifth of November» - A decorated rhyme plot Draw the fireworks - A colour and a black and white worksheet Size worksheet - Cut out and order the rockets in size order - in colour and black and white Matching pairs game - Match the coloured Bonfire Night pictures Rhyme - «Remember, Remember the Fifth of November» - A decorated rhyme card

The same basics should still be there: strong voice, great story, compelling characters, interesting plot that grabs readers, strong setting.

SUGGESTED READING Margaret Atwood, Oryx and Crake Anne Carson, Autobiography of Red Anton Chekhov, short stories «Ionytch,» «The House with an Attic,» and «A Boring Story» Charles Dickens, Great Expectations Anne Frank, Diary of a Young Girl Franz Kafka, The Burrow and The Metamorphosis Ian McEwan, Amsterdam Sister Helen Prejean, Dead Man Walking Philip Roth, The Plot Against America Mary Shelley, Frankenstein.

I knew it was a bit of a risky submission because of the unusual heroine and certain plot elements, but I've always believed it's a strong, interesting story with great characters.