Zemeckis has apparently determined that audiences will no longer support the fiction that a group of foreign -
language characters all speak to each other in English, so he's forced to invent all sorts of pretexts for Petit to speak primarily in the language of Hollywood: he's going to New York so he must practice; Annie speaks good English, so she's happy to establish their relationship in that language.
Not exact matches
Maloney says it's also important to tailor content for various social networks — a 140 -
character tweet won't work so well on image - based Pinterest, for instance — and to
speak to fans in that network's
language.
The Japanese
characters are heard
speaking their native
language and Anderson does not rely on subtitles.
The principle is that in regard to the presentation of subjective aims, God has to «
speak» to each actual occasion in its own «
language,» that is, at its own level, in a manner harmonious with the
character of the sort of data which are in general operative in the aesthetic synthesis which is the concrescence of the actual occasion in question.
Such a miracle would involve the suspension of the laws of nature at the level of primitive actual occasions, but if we accept the principle that God «
speaks» to a given actual occasion in its own «
language,» and if the «
language» of primitive actual occasions in nature is such that the
character of the data available for aesthetic synthesis in the concrescence of such occasions admits only of absolutely miniscule contrasts with the givenness of the
character of the past, then God has no leverage via subjective aims to introduce shifts in the social structures conditioning the possibilities available for aesthetic synthesis in the concrescences of such primitive actual occasions.
On this particular weekend the Home Secretary, Mr. Henry Brooke, appeared on the scene to tell the Tories of Newcastle that Labor would lose the election, that Newcastle was a city of
character and history and that the people who lived along the Tyne had hearts of gold, proving once again that electioneering politicians
speak an international
language.
Imagine what browsing the web would be like if you had to type out addresses in
characters you don't recognise, from a
language you don't
speak.
Learning Chinese is one of the hardest things you could ever learn to do, not only is it because the
language is so different from our own, but there are new
characters, new intonations, and an entirely new way of
speaking to master.
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Besides, the site has an advanced search option that allows you to streamline or filter your search according to age, country, marital status, whether she has kids or not, nationality,
languages she
speaks, religion, profession, studies, income, her appearance,
character, activities, habits, and your preferences.
The swastika (as a
character 卐 or 卍) is an ancient religious icon used in the Indian subcontinent, East Asia and Southeast Asia, where it has been and Slavs are an Indo - European ethno - linguistic group, who
speak various Slavic
languages of the Balto - Slavic
language group.
Rendigs Attorneys at Law have big firm capability and small firm
character, we
speak your
language.
Hey everybody, Way back in 1972 I was sitting in my garage with a little Wurlitzer electric piano when this song popped out and Rendigs Attorneys at Law have big firm capability and small firm
character, we
speak your
language.
It echoes through the
characters» differences both in
spoken languages and verbal intentions, as well as myriad devices such as videophones and television sets that can tell us everything without revealing anything at all.
Full of ideas that are usually more clever than funny — e.g., the running joke satirizing lack of communication between men and women by having the
characters speak jibberish, generic phrases, or different
languages — but it should prove interesting and inventive enough to keep smart people watching to the end.
They're too busy taking turns posturing, cracking bad one - liners and hamming it up, playing that lazy screenwriter's favorite
character — the «ex-Special Forces» soldier, this time turned animal loving primatologist, and friend to a sign -
language speaking gorilla, George — and a government agent with a «Men in Black» suit accessorized with idiotic cowboy belt, boots, pearl - handled Colt and drawl.
After its basic premise had been set - up Pathfinder began to feel like a random collection of set - pieces as the
characters wandered aimlessly through the woods without any particular logical purpose, and they didn't do a lot of talking either - though that's probably a good thing as the dialogue, on the occasions it's used, is an awful mix of subtitled Viking posturing and native American mysticism (
spoken in English, though I suspect the native Americans of the era weren't fluent in the
language).
Written with a marvelous ear for
language and a sharp sense of
character, it makes full use of the no holds barred opportunities of cable with shocking violence, casual sex, and epithet laced gangster -
speak.
(There's a specific cinematic
language these films
speak; when you hear a certain kind of music cue, or see a shot framed in just such a way, or when a
character expresses anything approaching contentment, you'll know it's coming, so gird your loins.)
The Daily Show host is South African, and several
characters in Black Panther
speak Xhosa, one of his home country's official
languages.
I especially like Gamst's Herzog, who does not have many
speaking moments but still creates a memorable
character through his facial expressions and body
language.
Wrath of the Titans Film Review by Kam Williams 3D Sequel's Spectacular Showdown of the Gods Improves upon the Original Episode I wish somebody would help me understand why the
characters in movies set in ancient Greece invariably
speak with British accents, since the English
language didn't even come into existence until centuries later.
Juno is primarily about
language, but uneasily so, since its
characters, who are all sharply defined and mostly well - rounded, nevertheless all
speak with the same voice — the impossibly quick - witted and widely experienced voice of one clever writer.
An erudite, Jewish Ivy League graduate — and closeted gay man — who
spoke nine
languages and was a regular guest on a popular TV quiz show, Berg was an incredibly multifaceted
character far removed from Rudd's recent efforts that would allow him to stretch as an actor, as he worked with
language coaches and tried to tap into a man who wouldn't let himself be known.
The dialect in which the
characters speak (peppered with frequent profanity; this R - rated film has no nudity, no sexual depiction, no physical violence and is rated R solely on account of its
language, and possibly its themes) presents an arguably contemporary portrait of what would conventionally be called a bad alliance / marriage.
The Dead Lands is the first fiction feature made up entirely of
characters belonging to New Zealand's Māori population and
spoken wholly in their
language.
There are clearly defined Chinese
characters who are allowed to
speak in their own
language for once (I can't remember the last film of this scale with so many subtitles) and, in particular, Tian Jing makes a striking impression.
Best of all is the unique, offbeat
language spoken by all the
characters, each savoring the rhythm of their words.
It shoots for authenticity by having all
characters speak in their native
language while English subtitles are given.
Characters speak in the heightened
language of those who, for the sake of expounding characterization within the confines of a limited setting, must do so.
In a way, one can make the connection to the film itself, in which Tilda Swinton agreed to play the role of Marianne if her voice is never heard, giving her
character a throat surgery recovery angle that effectively makes her play the entire role with body
language, save for a few choice moments when she must
speak, albeit in a nearly inaudible whisper.
The English -
language screenplay, in which new dialogue by American voice - over actors had to painstakingly match the mouth movements of the animated
characters speaking Japanese, was written by Karey Kirkpatrick.
The dogs» barks have been «rendered» in English, as has Courtney B. Vance's booming, ominous narration, but all the human
characters speak in their native
languages, without subtitles.
In fact her function is borderline insulting, not simply to the few Japanese
characters who actually do get
speaking roles, but to those of us who are even decent at reading body
language and facial expressions.
At various points, he
speaks Japanese and everyone understands him, despite no suggestion that these other
characters are capable of
speaking the
language back.
(The version available on Netflix is an English -
language overdub, which I need to mention because the incongruity of the
character's mouths with the words being
spoken also considerably impacted my experience.)
Think of the
language and
speaking skills they develop as they work together to put words and sentences into the mouths of the comic
characters.
In addition to promoting citizenship and
character education, the activities reinforce
language arts (
speaking, listening, reading, and writing) and social studies curricular standards.
Are your readers experts in a field, or do they have useful insider knowledge regarding the setting for your book, or the
languages spoken by your
characters?
With a cast of
characters from such diverse backgrounds, the
languages they
speak are also varied, ranging from proper English to pidgin and patois, and the Chrestomathy in the appendix is helpful as a glossary for some of the words used, as well as expanding on Neel's story.
It's there for effect, something that the reader experiences with the
character as the
language spoken by a dark Fae creature.
As one of the
characters contemplates in this grief - stricken book, the three
languages spoken in Kenya are «English, Kiswahili and Silence.»
I'm giving that detail a pass because the
characters are
speaking in English, thus they are not altogether accustomed to the rhythm of their second
language.
Because each of us took the same prerequisite courses (Empowering
Character Emotions, Deep Editing, and Body
Language), we were on the same level in terms of how «Margie - ized» we were in the writing craft, and we
spoke the same «Margie
language.»
Perhaps your
character, true to his or her time and place,
speaks in stiff
language, which readers may find off - putting at first.
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If you choose japanese as the
language, when you play the game next time, the
characters will
speak with their japanese voices.
However, the
characters will
speak english, but the subtitles will be in the
language chosen.
In Ico, your
character speaks a different
language to Yorda, meaning that in order to beckon her over to you, the player must press a shout button over and over again.
You can specify the game, the game mode, the
language the party will be
speaking, how many people you need, rules like no trash talking or casual friendly, and any other in - game requirements like level, gear or
character type.