Sentences with phrase «includes subplots»

The book includes subplots of love stories and conspiracies, along with interludes of a peasant life marked by a spiritual wisdom and uncomplicated human decency that the sophisticated have discarded with contempt.

While written in reaction to accusations against Bill O'Reilly and Roger Ailes, season two of Master of None included a subplot about a renowned chef and TV host (played by Bobby Cannavale) who partners with Dev on a new TV series and is later accused of sexual harassment.

Still, if it skimps on character depth and somewhat dawdles during its first two acts, in which a pair of taut centerpieces helps prop up dramatic filler (including a subplot involving Olivia Wilde's single mom), The Next Three Days refuses to puff up its action with message - movie sermonizing.

While it takes a few too many dramatic detours, including a subplot involving a local pedophilia ring that distracts from the appeal of this central coupling, the movie retains an elevated sense of awe around the nature of Tina and Vore's relationship.

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The thrilling story mode in TEKKEN 7 contains several hours of gameplay (including subplots that are unlocked as the game progresses).

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But the sprawling narrative, including flashbacks to terrorist training in Frankfurt and Yemen, and a misguided, metaphorical subplot of an Israeli dance troupe performing on stage, leaves little room to learn more about the rest of the Air France crew or even the hostages, who register as little more than extras in the drama.

(In case viewers aren't moved enough by this grievous episode, Amiel includes a wrenching subplot of an orangutan taken from the wild and confined in a European zoo.)

Previous film versions of Moby Dick insisted upon including such imbecilities as romantic subplots and happy endings.

But this time out, Gore Verbinski «s last go - round, it seemed the only way they could cram in more Sparrow was to include a hallucination subplot in which we get multiple Sparrows talking to each other — the film abandoning even the pretense of interest in the bland, chemistry - free romance between Keira Knightley and Orlando Bloom.

Though the movie has more than its share of memorable scenes (from the brainwashing flashbacks, to Frank Sinatra doing karate, to Angela Lansbury's third - act soliloquy), there's too much dead space in between, including a superfluous subplot with Janet Leigh (who curiously gets third billing) that could have been cut entirely.

That's a pretty big strike against the movie from the start, and although Blitz tries his best to mold the story into a sort of adult «Breakfast Club,» the characters are paper - thin and none of the subplots pay off, including a potential romance between Eloise and a hunky wedding crasher (Thomas Cocquerel) that goes nowhere.

It's actually somewhat enjoyable when following around the documentary crew (which includes Walsh's filmmaker and Callies» meteorologist), but the movie comes to a screeching halt every time it cuts away to one of the other subplots.

Kent has subplots that go nowhere, including a dull romance with Lois Lane (Amy Adams); their highlight is a sensual, albeit pointless bath tub scene that makes Kent look like a horny jackass than a loving boyfriend.

It's to former music video director Liz Friedlander's credit that, despite the schmaltz and the non-sequiturs, the dance sequences generate so much energy and goodwill that the wider shortcomings (including a lame subplot showing the perils of criminal activity) hardly seem to matter.You may even tap your feet.

The new material includes never - before - seen subplots, extended fight sequences and even the deletion of a few scenes from the theatrical release.

There are entire branches of government that could have been cut for time, including a redundant subplot involving the Vice President on Air Force One, a quaintly 90s hacker stereotype played by Jimmi Simpson (as much as I love watching him on screen) and the constant cutaways to John's ex-wife camped out outside the White House.

But despite the number of subplots going on that include parallels to a particular commander - in - chief, amnesia, and betrayal to name a few, Vaughn and Jane Goldman manage to tell a story that gels just enough to avoid becoming incomprehensible.

There's a big subplot involving Amy and the relationship she has with her family including her «perfect» sister played by Brie Larson and her dad who is suffering from MS.. It adds more depth to her character but could use some trimming.

Granted, this isn't likely to cause the same stir in media circles as «House of Cards,» and not everything works, including a clunky subplot that has Louis in particular fretting over a planned trip to Afghanistan.

We've got much more piss your pants one liners and forth wall breaking tomfoolery from Wade, it's sweet sensitive and extremely emotional in parts (not since the finale of T2 have I sobbed so much), the OTT action and gore makes a hatchet fight in a Butcher shop look clean in comparison with moments to make hardcore Gore - Geeks give a huge hooray, the cringe worthy «oh no he didn't» moments are rife, there's a touching subplot about what it really means to be Family and also we are treated to an array of colorful supporting characters including an excellent turn from Josh Brolin as futuristic super soldier «Cable», a wonderful performance from upcoming young talented star Julian Dennison (hunt for the wilder people), the obligatory Hugh Jackman cameo and a mega hard Super Villain who makes his previous onscreen incarnation seem like Vinny Jones in a giant penis suit... Oh wait!

Under special features, find ten imminently disposable deleted scenes, including an alternate opening that introduces an elided subplot revolving around a group of art dealers who scope out David Wark on Madeleine's behalf.

The Blu - ray looks superb, as a digital production of this magnitude should, and presents the R - rated «Ultimate Edition» features 30 minutes of additional footage not included in the original theatrical version and the extra scenes fill in subplots and supporting characters cut from the two - and - a-half hour theatrical version.

Of course, because none of the subplots and multiple characters carry any weight, this also means that most of the serviceable acting performances (Affleck has rounded up an impressive cast of names including Zoe Saldana, Chris Cooper, Sienna Miller, Bredan Gleeson etc) go to waste.

Unlikely scenarios (including the central love story) are established just to be rebuked in matinee idol moments (and the scene in which Watson finally dumps cad Bill (Dominic West) is an inexplicable graft from Dying Young), and by the end of Mona Lisa Smile the only thing curious is how the picture manages to cast all men as either philandering jerks or ciphers with dicks, while all subplots (one of them concerning philandering Giselle) are summarily dropped just as they threaten to provide the piece with something like depth and humanity.

However, I give director Stephen Hopkins credit for including an interesting subplot involving famed German director Leni Riefenstahl, who was commissioned by the Nazis to film the entire Olympics for a documentary that was supposed to become a propaganda film for the Nazi movement, but instead became a showcase for Owens.

However, they also inject standard movie clichés, including a mostly unnecessary, and unconvincing, romance subplot.

The charisma of the various actors generally compensates, and it doesn't hurt that Welch has included a few genuinely entertaining subplots (eg Lloyd's ongoing and elaborate efforts at asking someone out).

The ongoing emphasis on charming musical numbers and oddball (yet funny) subplots effectively keeps things interesting, and yet it's worth noting that Trolls does begin to peter out once it passes the one - hour mark - with the movie eventually (and inevitably) progressing into a spinning - its - wheels third act that's rife with time - wasting elements (including an eye - rollingly ineffective melodramatic stretch).

Like the typical Shakespearean tragedy, there are subplots and complications within the principal action — the latter including Lisa's seduction of her math teacher, Aaron Caije (Matt Damon) and of fellow student Paul Hirsch (Kieran Culkin).

Yet, the script by Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely (veterans of four previous Marvel movies, including all three Captain America entries) manages to keep everything fairly well balanced, juggling all of the superheroes and their subplots while also giving significant screen time to Brolin's Thanos, who, as noted earlier, is not your typical super-villain even though he certainly looks and, at times, acts like one.

In a shoot that stretched on for months, he hired and fired entire crews, recast leading roles, reshot scenes in different sets, and added and deleted subplots (including one in which his character had a flying car), but never succeeded in learning the dialogue he'd written for himself.

It's clear that the movie is at its best within its deliberately - paced first half, as Carpenter does a superb job of cultivating an atmosphere of palpable suspense - with this vibe heightened by a series of tense subplots and digressions (including the now - notorious fate of a little girl looking for an ice cream cone).

Scripters Simon Boyes and Adam Mason attempt to liven things up by sprinkling the proceedings with distinctly oddball subplots, including an assassin dying of a terminal illness, but, like everything else contained in this mess of a screenplay, such digressions wind up going absolutely nowhere (ie there's no satisfactory payoff for anything here).

The film also features a surprising number of intriguing subplots, including a love triangle involving Nat, Joanna and Cotton; Ayyash and his mother's (Natasha Gordon) becoming homeless, Nat's neglected granddaughter (Melanie Freeman) craving quality time with her grampa, and Ayyash's antagonizing a vengeful drug dealer (Ian Hart).

There are a few subplots that work (including a mild revelation about an hour in), but otherwise, the episodic narrative is monotonous.

Several subplots are chopped down including a romance between Lisa's mother and a Colombian businessman (Jean Reno).

After cutting away most of the subplots (including much of his own character's), Russell mapped out the production schedule and met with Cosmatos every evening to discuss the next day's scenes.

Using a studio «clean - up man» played by Josh Brolin as a throughline, the Coens bounce around various subplots, including a cowboy (the naturally talented Alden Ehrenreich) in need of a makeover and a pregnant mermaid (Scarlett Johannson).

As well, a subplot follows a strained romantic relationship that includes implied sexual activity (a man and woman begin undressing each other), along with some sexual references and innuendo.

Those «feelings» she refers to includes the dangling romantic subplot between Black Widow and Bruce Banner (last seen in Avengers: Age of Ultron and referenced most recently in Thor: Ragnarok), as well as Cap and Widow's ongoing conflict with Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) since Civil War.

Meanwhile, subplots play out within Westworld — including two new guests (Jimmi Simpson & Ben Barnes) at odds with each other, the Man in Black's journey to find the ultimate game within the game, and Madam Maeve Millay's (Thandie Newton) discovery that everything may not be what it seems.

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I replied above, but just wanted to add that I really appreciate what you have to say about male writers being able to include romantic subplots without being classes as romance writers.

For fiction, this includes discrepancies and inconsistencies in description of characters, settings and or props; incomplete or broken plots, subplots and or «threads»; as well as character (in) actions that are inadequately motivated.

And its last season included a prominent subplot about Keenan Feldspar, a Palmer Luckey stand - in whose much - hyped virtual reality technology literally blows up in its users» faces.