Sentences with phrase «much point in the story»

It's possible to skip over all the story cinematics if all you really want to do is race, but there's not much point in the Story mode if you do, as you can just opt to race online or create custom matches to run through by yourself or with a friend.

Not exact matches

Much like the first Star Wars standalone film, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, released in 2016, Solo has had some production issues — to the point when Lucasfilm fired the film's original directors, Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, for «creative differences.»

I only raise it to point out that there is much more to the story than the growth of demand, and the role that monetary policy plays in it.

But the point is that IN THAT CONTEXT Calvinist theology was a much - needed pastoral and communal approach that helped people to break from the shackles of long - established systems of spiritual abuse by offering a different story to live by and a different kind of community to live iIN THAT CONTEXT Calvinist theology was a much - needed pastoral and communal approach that helped people to break from the shackles of long - established systems of spiritual abuse by offering a different story to live by and a different kind of community to live inin.

To Ken Margo: I am totally agree with you about this evil thing going around the earth... this evil minded people is there everywhere regardless of faith... that was not what i was trying to say... my point was to be able to recognize the One True God who is Unseen and who has no partners as He is not in need of any partners but we the creation is in need of Him... thats all... I wish I could do something to stop all these taking place around the earth... I think we human fear the fed laws more than we fear the laws of our Creator, for example not to associate any partner with Him, taking the life of others, drug dealing, human trafficking, believing in hereafter and so on... I remember a story that I was talking with one of my friends... I was telling him look we all obey the law of the land so much like for example when we drive and no one moves even an inch when there is a school bus stop to pick / drop kids as it is a fed laws but when it comes to the laws of our Creator, we don't care... like having physical relationship outside of marriage and many more... then he said something nice... he said that its because we see the consequence of breaking the law of the land but we do not see the punishment of hereafter even though it is mentioned very details in Quran, it even gives pictures of hereafter....

This often shapes the conversation in a much better way, because it allows for a personal story someone can take ownership of — and that provides them with a much more genuine feeling than just arguing theological points.

Babylonia also has its flood story, which, in some points of detail, is much closer to the Biblical account than the creation story.

Turnovers told much of the story for the Lakers as they committed 17, resulting in 20 points for the Thunder.

If Wenger thinks that the squad us adequate then he's in for a big surprise cos I don't see cech making much difference when Walcott and group are leading the line mark my words neither will be adequate and it'll be the same old story, plus Coguellin will get clattered at some point and be out for a month.

It's hard to believe that a player would be buying a house before having agreed a move though unfortunately, but seeing as the story was «revealed» in The Sun, we can pretty much rule out any truth in the story, with a slim possibility that some of the family may have been in London at some point.

The film itself is a bit scattered — in trying to cover so much ground, it sometimes feels as though the story itself is all over the place, and some of the points it makes (like the societal pressure on men to eat meat as a reflection of their manhood) are much stronger than others.

And to the developers who plan to build the first significant — and much needed — retail development in the Far North Side neighborhood, the six - story, Art Deco building owned by Pivot Point is in the way.

At some point in the future I hope people look back at us now and feel as much revulsion as I feel when I read those stories of how x-rays were used.

I did enjoy the film to a point I would hardly call it ground breaking though its two or three other films put together but it is done well.The problem I have with the film is the end story it just seems rushed and not much thought put in to just left me feeling a bit let down.

Owens carried much of the film's story and drama, which were told in flashback from her character's point - of - view.

The effects are seamless enough, but pretty much beside the point in a story that feels not just reheated but terminally lukewarm.

However, I just wish that this message had been distilled into a much more pointed, witty, and honed film than what Blair ends up delivering, as it feel like good ideas still in search of a good story by the end.

As fascinating as Kitsch is to watch as Koresh (and he is truly outstanding), and as stellar as Waco's entire cast is, there is an uncomfortable feeling of being fed a story that lionizes a cult leader in a way that doesn't feel like it's exploring truth so much as providing a particular point of view.

The new episodes don't represent another radical leap forward in style or quality the way season two was, but whatever's lost from the shock of the new (nothing here is quite as weird or surprising as the cavewoman prologue or «International Assassin,» though a joke in the second episode and a party sequence in the fifth come close) is gained in how much more we know all the characters at this point, and how aware they are of their proximity to their story's end.

In conclusion, there are melodramatic spells, as well as some focal unevenness, spawned from hurrying past certain plot aspects that really aren't all that needed in the first place, being not much more than supplements to the rather repetitious bloating that makes this overambitious effort too overblown for its own good, though not to the point of completely dismissing its engagement value, as there is enough sharpness to the production designs, cinematography and score work to provide striking style, as well as enough story value, brought to life by inspired writing, direction and acting, - particularly by leading lady Halle Berry - to make «Alex Haley's Queen» a rewarding near - epic study on the struggles faced by the mulattoes who struggled to fit into a post-slavery society that was rich with racial tension and plenty of other life challengeIn conclusion, there are melodramatic spells, as well as some focal unevenness, spawned from hurrying past certain plot aspects that really aren't all that needed in the first place, being not much more than supplements to the rather repetitious bloating that makes this overambitious effort too overblown for its own good, though not to the point of completely dismissing its engagement value, as there is enough sharpness to the production designs, cinematography and score work to provide striking style, as well as enough story value, brought to life by inspired writing, direction and acting, - particularly by leading lady Halle Berry - to make «Alex Haley's Queen» a rewarding near - epic study on the struggles faced by the mulattoes who struggled to fit into a post-slavery society that was rich with racial tension and plenty of other life challengein the first place, being not much more than supplements to the rather repetitious bloating that makes this overambitious effort too overblown for its own good, though not to the point of completely dismissing its engagement value, as there is enough sharpness to the production designs, cinematography and score work to provide striking style, as well as enough story value, brought to life by inspired writing, direction and acting, - particularly by leading lady Halle Berry - to make «Alex Haley's Queen» a rewarding near - epic study on the struggles faced by the mulattoes who struggled to fit into a post-slavery society that was rich with racial tension and plenty of other life challenges.

I don't think they would EVER give away that much in a trailer to the point of ruining the story.

Unlike the Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm series which is more and more a mess of technical, balance and gameplay issues these days, Brave Soldiers delivers what is a nice, franchise - based fighting game, at first, i was expecting a simple fighting game with some button mashing, however, the game proved me wrong and i fell in love, the combo system, while easy, is a lot more deep than the one in the Naruto games, with all of the characters having two special attacks, two «burst attacks», a knock - away and a launcher respectively, a throw and an ultimate attack (called a «Big Bang Attack»), every character also has an universal dodge - action that sends them behind their enemies while spending one cosmo bar, making bar management that much precious and shielding you from a half - a-hour combo, unlike in the NUNS series, the fighting and the characters are nicely balanced, with every character being fun to play and viable at the same time, the game runs smoothly without frame - rate issues and the cell - shaded graphics, character models, arenas and effects alike are nice to the eye, battles are divided into rounds, with all the tiny nice stuff like character introductions and outros being intact (fun fact: the characters will even comment on their score after the battle), the game also features an awakening system, called the «Seventh Sense» awakening, unlike the NUNS awakening system which became severely unbalanced in the later game, every character simply gains a damage / defense boost, with the conditions being the same for all characters, eliminating situations when one character can use awakening at almost any point in the battle, or one awakening being drastically stronger than the other, the game has a story mode with three story arcs used to unlock characters, a collection mode, tournament modes, a survival mode, a series of special versus modes and online battle modes.

I didn't feel that much really happened in the film though, there was no moment where I felt a definite climax and I sat through it waiting for a point to the story.

What's surprising is that this cliche - filled narrative takes a turn at a certain point and begins to barrel towards much more exciting and immediately engaging events — but like what feels like everything in Xenoblade Chronicles 2 it takes a while to get to that point even if you ignore side quests and attack the main story specifically.

In much the same way that Gus Van Sant's «Elephant» used Columbine as a starting point to tell its own story, «Dark Night» uses the Aurora movie theater shootings to craft a narrative about suburban ennui and the environment that produces violence.

It's not until much later in the story, when another young woman named Éponine (Samantha Barks, by far the best singer in the cast) sings of her own vision of fulfilling what is in reality an unrequited love, that the film reaches the emotional peak of the scenes with Fantine (A montage of preparation at the midway point is rousing, though).

That isn't a story a man could tell — it is very much from the point of view of a young woman finding her way in a culture really built for men to soar, not women.

DreDD 3D is a much simpler story on the outside, but Garland seems to have found the subtext and exploited it very subtly, which is kind of the point of sci - fi in general.

Zathura is predictable to a certain point, and the home invasion sequence by the reptilian Zorgons drags on much longer than necessary, but just when you think that the story's ideas have petered out and the movie is going to go into coast mode to the finish, a new story wrinkle emerges to keep us reeled in again.

He's very much the everyday guy next door at this point in the story.

The only minor nit is that some of the book's final scenes pick up on story threads from much earlier in the series — like from books 3 and 4 — and if (like me) you haven't read those volumes in 15 or so years, the resolution of these dimly - remembered plot points lack the narrative punch they might have had.

Michael Bay just crammed in too much - the film could have easily been divided into two fast - paced 90 - minute films at the point in the story where the action shifts from the U.S. to China.

There's not a recognizable human being to care about, the story line is thin to the point of anorexia and much of the off - the - cuff comedy falls flat in the absurdist setting.

In fact the film never makes up its mind about Peter's destiny, as so much seems chance, but it feels like at one point this was way more of a Joseph Campbell / Hero's Journey - type story than it ended up.

Much more than just a cop movie spoof, Hot Fuzz does excellent things in toying with audience expectations while scoring points as a murder mystery, a detective drama, a slasher film, a small - town sitcom, and a fish out of water story.

My theory is that people don't read his books for the rather rudimentary, step - by - step, point - to - point thriller elements that form the backbone of the story so much as for learning a little bits of history, philosophy, and even fantasy elements that reside above the surface, many of them expounded upon at length in between the plot points.

Perhaps that's intentional, but regardless, the film spends too much time in flashback mode, and although there is a twist to the story at some point, most viewers will be well aware of what's going on long before all the cards are revealed.

So much concentration comes to the look of the film and in immaculately dressing up the quality actors, it's a disappointment that the same passion hadn't been applied toward the story itself, which touches on plot points without stopping for moments of reflection before we're given another.

The critical problems of parental involvement and choice became joined at the hip — one dragging the other forward — but at this point in the story, not much was really said about the details of choice.

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Additionally, I also found it curious that in another recent post by Howey regarding a new short story he published for 99 cents, he expressed so much guilt concerning the size of the work versus the price point that he advised stealing the story somewhere if the reader, or potential thief, felt the story was not worth 99 cents.

Other articles have pointed out that the free content doesn't enhanced the reading experience, so much as provide third - party background information, unlike what users are anticipating from the ebook release of Rowling's Harry Potter series in which the author herself will be providing her writing notes and unpublished back story.

She's telling you her life story in that funny voice she has, the one that never feels insulting when she points out that your butt does not look good in those pants no matter how much you love them.

An article in the New York Times points to Dr. Watson having played rugby for a specific team in his youth, a fact that Conan Doyle did not have the character share until a much later story.

Long story short: Prices are pretty much the same as they were a few weeks ago, but there have been tiny declines in the percentage of books at the price points to which Apple, the Apple 5 publishers, and the agency model were supposedly driving ebook prices:

Without giving too much away, Flash and Skip come together briefly at a couple of critical points in the story to teach lessons in mercy and relationships, and restore hope and faith in goodness and humanity.

In this WMG Writer's Guide, Dean addresses the major challenges that lead to bad sales copy — including using passive voice and too much plot — and offers 32 examples from his own stories to illustrate his points.