Bottle lacks the gratuitous violence, ceaseless profanity, and dark,
ironic tone of Tarantino's work.
The assured,
ironic tone of the presentation cements the comedic approach, with the laughs flowing from the deadpan introductory sequence.
Not exact matches
Glover's memo contained the same
ironic tone that has resulted in skyrocketing viewership on Funny Or Die's own website, its YouTube channel and a handful
of productions for traditional TV networks, including HBO and TBS.
If you can read Galatians with the idea that Paul was writing with a somewhat sarcastic, or
ironic,
tone of voice, the letter will make a whole lot more sense to you.
In truth, if he could speak to us today as clearly as he did to earlier generations, it would not be in the amiable
tones of someone familiar to us but in a distant, almost prophetic voice, full
of ironic moral reproach.
Students veer into other disciplines, and our culture as a whole adopts an
ironic tone, a defense mechanism we may regret but which is entirely understandable in an intellectual environment
of unmasking and critique.
This coat is one
of the nicest plaid coats I've ever owned, it's on sale too, and while being «blue» in winter is kind
of ironic, this
tone mix actually makes me quite happy.
An eight - part fantasy epic with a dead - serious
tone — and the unusual goal in these facetious movie days
of being iconic, not
ironic — the Harry Potter films
of course had the benefit
of a bedrock constituency: the tens
of millions
of worldwide fans
of J.K. Rowling's wizardly septology.
Hirsch, his eyes darting wildly as he shuffles with a nervous tic, throws himself into the role
of cartoon villain — but he's second fiddle to Plaza, whose typical eye - rolling antics sync with the
ironic tone.
Perkins outlines the key components
of the cycle, namely:
ironic detachment, a blank and apathetic
tone, an episodic structure (as opposed to traditional act - based structure), strong musicality, wry sarcasm, economy
of storytelling and an overwhelming focus on the abstract idea
of family.
Changing the look and
tone of the film entirely, the finale is either optimistic or
ironic — a typical Hollywood ending or a jab at the typical Hollywood ending.
Shyamalan's laughably wooden — and just plain laughable — fantasy epic is a melange
of bad acting, terrible effects and a
tone - deaf script that never even has the guts to play its ludicrousness for
ironic purposes, so goodness knows how Newton Howard must have responded when seeing the rushes for the first time.
Where a lot
of films
of this type feel like a comedy sketch drawn out long past being funny, «Talladega Nights» keeps working all the way up the end without dropping its
ironic and absurdist
tone, and ends up being not just a good comedy but a fairly satisfying sports film as well, neither
of which is that easy to do.
Like the works
of Voltaire, a contemporary
of the times the film is set, and to whom the film pays constant homage, the
tone is one
of a comedy
of madness, so grim and uncanny at times that it transcends misery to the point where one can only view some
of the events as dastardly
ironic and bleakly humorous.
Beneath the
ironic language and edgy
tone of Eggers» account
of raising his brother after his parents» deaths is a genuine story
of family love.
The first graphic novel ever nominated for the National Book Award and winner
of the 2007 Printz Award, its twisting narrative,
ironic tone, classical page composition, and deep, human insights stand alone but could also make an excellent contrast for the straight narrative, epic sweep, experimental art, and deep, human insights
of another graphic novel that explores themes
of immigration, Shaun Tan's The Arrival (2007).
Rockstar has managed to capture some core elements
of modern American society with its video games while also using an
ironic tone when it comes to storytelling and world building.
Born in Tucson, Arizona, the artist has been a chronicler
of his country's heterogenous identity through an equally complex visual and textual narrative, merging text and imagery under an
ironic and humorous
tone.
Rather, the disparate elements
of his practice each offer an opportunity for Messina to articulate his recognizable
tone and perspective, marked in equal measures by
ironic wit, humour and earnest observation.
I find this
ironic given that you are presumably on the same side
of the argument as Dan Kahan who is quoted as saying [T] here's good reason to believe that the self - righteous and contemptuous
tone with which the «scientific consensus» point is typically advanced («assault on reason,» «the debate is over» etc.) deepens polarization.
This post used a number
of stylistic writing techniques to achieve an informal
tone: a casual, long parenthetical aside in the middle
of a sentence; the use
of «we» for the blogger's voice; contractions;
ironic asides; and a mix
of grammatically correct sentences and an intentional sentence fragment for emphasis.
The
tone of all the judgements is tough and direct... It is
ironic that a leading case should have such contentious and divided judgments.