Hell, I feel I am closer to the Left For Dead characters, despite the complete
lack of character arcs in that game.
Not exact matches
Critic Consensus: Hoffman's performance is strong, but the
lack of character development and story
arc makes Love Liza unsatisfying.
Critics Consensus: Hoffman's performance is strong, but the
lack of character development and story
arc makes Love Liza unsatisfying.
If viewers don't feel connected to a
character because
of a
lack of development, it's difficult to have a response to emotional beats in their story
arc.
There's also a surprising
lack of character development compared to its predecessor, with McAvoy's Xavier the only one with any real
arc to speak
of.
It doesn't help that a
lack of side quests that could potentially flesh out their
character arcs makes the experience somewhat linear.
While highly charming and very funny, the film feels simultaneously stuffed due to the many
characters, and wispy due to the
lack of focus in dealing with their story
arcs.
«Rectify» may
lack the sizzle and explosiveness
of «Breaking Bad», but it is similarly high on human interest, arresting
arcs, and multi-faceted
characters you can't quickly form judgment on.
It seems like this movie was a favorite
of most everyone at this year's BNAT, and while I enjoyed it and will highly recommend it, but I still feel the film
lacks an interesting story
of arc for any
of its
characters.
The
lack of complete closure only works because Harvey is meticulous about closing out each
character's
arc in a satisfying way.
The
lack of Big Boss» downfall is especially frustrating considering every game starring him after Snake Eater, with the exception
of Ground Zeroes, simply repeated his
character arc from MGS3.