Sentences with phrase «of apocalyptic stories»

The most striking instance of the concrete new taken into an apocalyptic story so that it becomes the peripety or surprise in the plot would be the adaptation of the apocalyptic story by the early Christians to the new which they saw in Christ.

Most of the script suits the mood of an apocalyptic story, but there are a few places in the script that could definitely do with a rewrite, as they feel decidedly out of place or rush the story forward without a plausible explanation.

Not exact matches

We tend to have a basic knowledge of history and know that there is nothing magical or special about the supposed history of the Jews, gospels, letters, apocalyptic story (Revelations) and other materials that found their way into the Bible, in that they are largely indistinguishable from the other mythology and religious writings of the Greco - Roman Mediterranean.

We could illustrate from stories like Walker Percy's Love in the Ruins that are apocalyptic in the narrow sense; these would raise the question, as old as Hebrew prophecy, of the paradoxical tension between threat of inevitable destruction and summons to new, creative action.

This book is more than a collection of apocalyptic horror stories; it is in the authors» characterization a «can - do» book: a book about what you [meaning all of us] tan do to help restore the work ethic.»

Both early Christian apocalyptic and Zealot apocalyptic drew on the openness of this form of world - vision to the new, to make possible a meaningful participation of the believer in the «big story» to which he found that he was contributing as it moved forward to its end.

They reversed the trend of apocalyptic narrative: instead of thrusting the decisive change out of the plot into the consummation, they brought the symbols of the end into the midst of the crisis of the story by applying them to Jesus.

Another way of getting at what is at issue is to say that apocalyptic narrative is instructive for us because it shows the difficulty of working both God and man into the same story.

Thus the apocalyptic story, with its vision of an all - encompassing end, tends to shift the new from being a surprise in the plot to being a final cessation of new occurrence at all.

Some attention to the story form in apocalyptic can show us some of the reasons why the narrative form is in trouble, while process theology has some fundamentally useful hints about how we may re-imagine the story, or grasp a new narrative vision of the world, which will enable us to set the new into a meaningful framework and respond to it with hope.

We tend to have a basic knowledge of history and know that there is nothing magical or special about the supposed history of the Jews, gospels, letters, apocalyptic story

Note that the mighty events recorded in the New Testament are often given musical settings, as in the Christmas stories and in the apocalyptic visions of the Revelation of John.

It is a combination of historical story, with the scene laid in the time of King Nebuchadnezzar, and a new type of writing, the apocalyptic literature.

The special materials of Matthew, then, and his own religious interpretation of the story of Jesus point in the direction of an apocalyptic - minded Christianity emerging from Judaism in the direction of a universalizing Catholicism.

The apocalyptic literature should be regarded as the story of politically oppressed people about the dominating powers.

The story of Creation (Genesis 1 and 2), the Vision of the Messianic Reign (Isaiah 11, Rev. 21 and 22) and other apocalyptic visions belong to the same category.

Sylvia Fleener, 53, of Union, W.Va., claims that The Omega Code, the 1999 apocalyptic movie, was originally her story.

A site full of bad date stories, sketchy emails, peculiar profiles, and apocalyptic breakup tales.

Six hours left to a matter - of - fact end of the world, but don't expect apocalyptic activity in Last Night, a surreal, elegantly melancholy, and yet witty ensemble story — the snazzy feature directorial debut of Canadian writer - actor Don McKellar (The Red Violin) and the antidote to Y2K baloney.

There is virtually no precedent for this film, with past Christian movies looking to inspire, move, or awaken with sentimental family drama, Biblical stories, and apocalyptic tales of the Rapture.

His struggles with inadequacy and fear have been a major part of the story arc of Marvel's movies, and from the apocalyptic look of the Soul World - colored parts of the trailer, it could be that Thanos has used the Soul Stone to create a personal version of hell for Stark.

The ship's great look, the decent (though very dark, which fits the situation but means a lack of detail to appreciate) special effects, and Garland's threadbare moral quandary within the story's impending apocalyptic setting keep things slightly intriguing until the story proper kicks in.

The story told here by Garland — whose screenwriting credits also include 28 Days Later, Dredd, Sunshine, and Never Let Me Go — contains elements familiar from his past works: apocalyptic events, authority figures or scientists faced with ethical dilemmas, the exploration of the issues of gender, identity, and creation.

We look forward to working with them and David Mackenzie to bring this haunting apocalyptic story of the world gone wrong to American audiences.»

For those of you unaware Cloud Atlas is a story that jumps from century to century from the 1800s all the way up to our post apocalyptic future.

The series, with the exception of the final two episodes, functioned as narratively complete short stories with a definite Zane Grey - cum - Edgar Rice Burroughs - cum - Philip K. Dick feeling (pulp as masticated by an apocalyptic culture, the only one that has experienced an atomic weapon attack)-- building as it progressed a bebop quintet of characters with hero Spike, mentor Jet, buxom femme Faye, spirit guide Ed, and animal sidekick Ein.

An apocalyptic story set in the furthest reaches of our planet, in a stark desert landscape where humanity is broken, and almost everyone is crazed fighting for the necessities of life.

Some of you may have seen his first two features — the teen - drama / time - travel film The Girl Who Leapt Through Time and the techno - apocalyptic dysfunctional family dramedy Summer Wars — but the director tops himself with his third and latest film Wolf Children, a stunningly beautiful, unabashedly sentimental, and surprisingly complex story that works as both a coming - of - age film and a study of the trials of being a single mother.

Shannon is one of the few actors who can express those emotions at length without seeming to relish it a little too much, in part because it seems possible that his efforts will cost him his mind and in part because (apocalyptic outburst notwithstanding) Nichols doesn't gravitate toward that kind of melodrama, even when his story seems to call for it.

For his fifth film, writer / director Jeff Nichols eschewed aliens, apocalyptic visions, and bounty hunters in favour of a period love story that...

A series of intersecting stories form the backbone of Anderson's magnum opus, which blends brilliant ensemble performances, heartbreaking musical sequences and a bewilderingly apocalyptic plague of frogs.

It also influenced a lot of modern day post apocalyptic stories and pretty much revolutionized if not created the genre.

As directed by Zak Hilditch (whose 2013 debut «These Final Hours» was an expressionistic apocalyptic tale), «1922» has the merits of a solid «Tales From the Crypt» or «Masters of Horror» episode, with a straightforward story that folds the delicate visual language of a rural Terrence Malick drama into the mold of existential horror.

Though the operatic dissonant relationship between Jean Valjean and Russell Crowe's Javert does prove to be compelling opera as it weaves throughout the rest of the story, the film's second act focus on the story of rich pretty boy Marius (Eddie Redmayne, whose singing voice is 45 percent Kermit the Frog) falling for Cosette (Amanda Seyfried) at first sight doesn't register nearly the same amount of urgency, feeling like a silly problem that doesn't fit into the story's near - apocalyptic presentation of revolutionary France.

The Black Ghiandola is a story about a young man risking his life to save a young girl he has grown to love, after his family has been killed in the Apocalyptic world of Zombies.

No doubt parallels abound between Boccaccio's plague - ridden Renaissance and our own apocalyptic present, so surely the time is ripe for this adaptation of a story from The Decameron, about vulgar nuns fighting the patriarchy the only way they can: sex, alcohol and witchcraft.

I don't read Apocalyptic Horror where the hero might feel a bit of fondness for the heroine by the end of the story.

Mixing a trauma reckoning with dark, apocalyptic fantasy and notes of psychological horror, this commandeering novel's multiplicity is elusively complex yet never complicated: although the many gut - quivering story elements are not clearly defined, they always speak to each other, and Smith wisely leaves much up to the reader.

Set in the shattered subway of a post apocalyptic Moscow, Metro 2033, by Russian author Dmitry Glukhovsky is a story of intensive underground survival.

A meteor sets off a chain of horrific events in this apocalyptic story filled with honest characters and emotions.

A former Simon & Schuster editor imagines what might happen if the Earth's rotation suddenly started to slow, setting a sensitive coming - of - age story against an apocalyptic backdrop.

One of their most successful is a property entitled «Dreadtime Stories,» a collection of original horror stories, and a series of apocalyptic zombie sStories,» a collection of original horror stories, and a series of apocalyptic zombie sstories, and a series of apocalyptic zombie storiesstories.

It is a twisted, apocalyptic story oozing from the insane mind of Jack Stark, from his soon to be released short story collection, «Tales from a Dying Planet».

«The Prophet» — END OF DAYS: AN APOCALYPTIC ANTHOLOGY VOLUME 2, 2009 Read: Print Smashwords Kindle / iPhone / iPod Apple iTunes Nook Kobo Sony Reader This story reminded me why I used to thrive on short stories.

The story continues that of the apocalyptic orphan Clementine battling elements of the ever terrifying zombie infested planet, and as always, your decisions affect the outcome of the game.

You play the character of Senua, a Celtic warrior set in the time of myths and legends of Viking invasions and apocalyptic stories.

The Walking Dead: A New Frontier is the fourth instalment of the popular Telltale series based on the Walking Dead graphic novels and is the third season in the story that follows Clementine on her path to surviving the apocalyptic world filled with infected walkers while scavenging the limited resources and secure shelter.

So Mad Max (an apocalyptic and brutal wasteland), Danganronpa (a series about kids being forced to kill each other) and Metal Gear Solid V (the story of a war hero turned criminal) are childish?

We've added lots of little details that tell various apocalyptic stories if you look closely, and placed rewarding secrets for the most inquisitive» - reveals producer Tymon Smektała.

Even as the game falls further and further into its apocalyptic abyss, the key personalities of the story remain engaging, keeping you transfixed on their tale, even as the circumstances become more and more ominous.