Sentences with phrase «of mysterious narrative»

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His old cop colleagues come calling for his help on a mysterious case, which may be related to the strange goings - on next door, in this insidiously - constructed narrative that braids plot twists on top of plot twists and shock on top of shock.

The narrative follows Dakota Johnson's Anastasia Steele as she and Jamie Dornan's Christian Grey attempt to start over after their breakup, with the pair's happiness together ultimately threatened by a variety of outside forces (including a mysterious figure from Christian's past).

In fact, the narrative completely takes for granted the Mackie and Clifton Collins Jr. characters, the mysterious wild cards in a powder keg of masculine grandstanding.

An atmospheric narrative - platformer about a service robot stranded on a mysterious planet, Planet of the Eyes features a stunning visual mix of puzzle and platforming challenges, an original musical score, and fully voiced audio logs left by another survivor.

Directed by Brad Peyton, who has wreaked cinematic havoc around Johnson in «San Andreas» and «Journey 2: The Mysterious Island,» «Rampage» expands the narrative of the retro game, which involved a giant gorilla, wolf and crocodile crunching skyscrapers into dust.

Mission evaluation goals crop up as you play, and each campaign builds in narrative thrust around a selection of mysteries - mysteries that aren't fundamentally that mysterious, if we're all being honest, because you know they're coming from the off.

Yes, Mater, who is neither amusing in his bumbling incompetence nor charming in his dimwitted nature, quickly takes the reins of the narrative when McMissile and his partner Holley Shiftwell (voice of Emily Mortimer) mistake the blundering tow truck for an American spy with photographic evidence that points to the identity of the mysterious criminal with a group of lemon henchmen.

But to the sure relief of armchair aviators everywhere, director Mark Osborne's «The Little Prince» turns out to be a respectful, lovingly reimagined take on Antoine de Saint - Exupery's classic 1943 tale, which adds all manner of narrative bells and whistles to the author's slender, lyrical story of friendship between a pilot and a mysterious extraterrestrial voyager, but stays true to its timeless depiction of childhood wonderment at odds with grown - up disillusionment.

by Bryant Frazer Before Krzysztof Kieslowski became the standard - bearer for the latter - day European art film with ravishing portraits of unspeakably beautiful women living their lives under unutterably mysterious circumstances, he was a gruff but adventurous chronicler, in both documentary and narrative films, of lives lived in the rather more drab surroundings of communist Poland.

What director Julius Onah does in The Cloverfield Paradox is provide the building blocks for the universe, and piece together a narrative for how humanity came under attack from mysterious creatures, all spawning from this vision of the Cloverfield Space Station.

It's quite an ambitious project for Ford in only his second film but he's able to keep command of all the narratives and manages to combine a reflective drama with a mysterious, psychological thriller while bringing it all together to make a complete and coherent whole.

Fans of point - and - click games, pixel art, compelling characters and mysterious narratives won't want to miss out.

Add into the mix a subplot involving Hans» cancer striken wife and a mysterious masked killer who is going around taking down underworld figures, and «Seven Psychopaths» has a lot of narrative balls to juggle, and doesn't always handle them satisfactorily.

The real hampering element to the movie's tension - building and payoffs is a narrative that switches between a Kafkaesque tale of wrongful imprisonment, the mysterious and ever - evolving history of the incestuous occupants of the castle that stood where the sanitarium is now, the uncomfortable relationship between Lockhart and a fellow patient named Hannah (Mia Goth) whose mental and actual age are in question, and scenes of nightmarish horror that may or may not be the result of Lockhart's diminishing mental state.

Its hilariously knotty narrative involves the mysterious disappearance of Doc's ex-lover Shasta Fay Hepworth (Katherine Waterson) and her current lover, a high - profile real estate developer (Eric Roberts).

It's also a movie that has serious daddy issues, featuring parallel father / daughter stories — from Scott's attempt to regain visitation rights with Cassie (the adorable Abby Ryder Fortston), to Hank's fractured relationship with his estranged daughter, Hope (Evangeline Lilly), who blames him for the mysterious death of her mother — that drive the overall narrative.

Even as a mysterious benefactor helps to shape Pip's life into one of fortune, success, and self - discovery, the unspeakable secrets of his unrequited love continue to haunt him — and promise to change his life once again.With its indelible cast of characters, immersive epic narrative, and startling dramatic twists, Charles Dickens's powerful classic continues to enthrall generations of new readers.Revised edition: Previously published as Great Expectations, this edition of Great Expectations (AmazonClassics Edition) includes editorial revisions...

But the narrative thread that vaulted the book to the front of the publication queue has to do with Philip Hadi, a somewhat mysterious and very wealthy New York money manager who owns a summer place in Dee's fictional Berkshires town of Howland.

This mysterious fusion of a sports - centric RPG is a welcome addition to Supergiant's narrative realms, and I can not wait to hear the music that they've paired with the experience.

Like before the cases themselves all stand as separate tales of murder and intrigue, but running through them is a main narrative involving Sherlock's daughter Kate and a mysterious woman by the name of Alice who has moved into Baker Street.

OVERVIEWUPRISE is an atmospheric puzzle adventure in 3D inspired by the Rubik \'s Cube.Lots of mind twisting challenges, a thrilling narrative and a mysterious soundtrack.The game is a student showcase developed and optimized specifically for the Nexus 9 tablet.STORYWhen Vega, a second generation Hybrid, receives a...

The chapter - based game is draped around a narrative skeleton that involves the mysterious Bounty Hunter, a man of renown and many a fascinating anecdote, who finds himself back in his hometown's saloon, telling tales of his (mis) adventures to those who care to maybe buy him a fifth of something sharp and strong.

It may sound like something from the movie Underworld but the narrative goes even deeper, with human engineering being extremely advanced for its time (by our historical standards anyway) and a mysterious liquid called Black Water, harnessed by warriors to increase the longevity of humans.

We want the player to feel the wonder of a mysterious world and to enjoy the satisfaction of piecing narrative clues together and solving puzzles through logic.

With the exception of one late - game sequence, you're never a minute or two away from more arresting action, but this game is equally as entertaining in its mysterious presentation and narrative framing as it is with its violence.

Players on Proteus's forums mention a couple of surreal, well - hidden secrets, but my experience each time was largely identical, and I found no deeper meaning or binding narrative to the island's mysterious landmarks.

Game Features; — Compelling Adventure: A narrative adventure through love, life, and loss, following the explorations of orphans Scarlett and Finn — Emotional Journey: A striking psychological adventure that is part coming of age story, part personification of the tightly - wound forces of sibling bonds, and part exploration of the deeply - rooted effects of sorrow and loss — Puzzle Exploration: Context - driven puzzles engage the intellect while the story captivates emotions — Gorgeous Visuals: Scarlett's journey comes alive in every scene with lush scenery, vivid effects, unique characters, and a lovingly hand - crafted feel — Strong Pedigree: Created by veterans of Disney Black Rock Studio & the writer of The Room — Game as Art: Mysterious & surreal elements emerge, with interpretation left to the player

Combining an historical visual novel narrative with a card - driven RPG, Shadowhand's story spans 22 chapters of atmospheric locations including stormy coastlines, mysterious woods and gloomy manors.

Atelier Sophie: The Alchemist of the Mysterious Book is the beginning of a new narrative arc and as such, it comes with some features that have been improved in the following game.

After a slew of mysterious voice messages, and not much direction as to what was truly going on or if there was even a narrative to follow; Hotline Miami took away the mindless, disturbing and guilty pleasure of destroying pixelated people and turned it into a nerve - wracking moment.

Spinning a narrative that revolves around a group of hackers who find themselves embroiled in the world of Digimon and a mysterious detective agency, Cyber Sleuth is an RPG that seems as interesting as it is nostalgia inducing.

There's no item gathering or conversation trees, or any of the standard mechanics you'd find in other titles of the genre, just you, a mysterious island, and a unique narrative to explore.

Featuring minimal puzzles and a constantly adapting narrative, the game follows a truck driver named Conway as he tries to make a delivery via a secret and mysterious highway located deep in the heart of Kentucky...

Ironically, the up and coming Fallout 4 DLC expansions look far more inventive and interesting than the main game's narrative; the more whimsical and entertaining themes of Fallout 4: Automatron, and the mysterious locale of Far Harbour almost make the main game seem a little bland.

This narrative style adventure allows you to react to the mundane in a variety of ways and Firewatch being a mysterious indie adventure is a game that I myself have been itching to play.

This narrative adventure game has been heavily inspired by Hideo Kojima's 90's cult - classic Snatcher and puts players in the role of a downtrodden reporter who joins forces with a sentient robot named Turing in order to investigate the mysterious disappearance of Turing's creator.

Given the narrative and mysterious, slow - burn style of the first - person game Gone Home, we expect a similar adventure of discover and clue - finding in Tacoma.

Conflicts with the Wilkersons, the nature of a mysterious downed jumbo jet, and various other dangling narrative threads will remain dangling.

Considered one of the leading figurative artists today, Rego draws inspiration from many sources including literature and fairy tales to create mysterious and narrative works.

Anne Marie Kornachak, the only artist featured who will not be exhibiting when this show moves to Jacksonville, Florida, paints highly mysterious tableaus of an ambiguous narrative, emphasizing voluminous folds of fabric and small hints of human figuration to illustrate emotion as products of internal and highly private dynamics.

Existing as layered wall - hung canvases, oversized propped cushions or delicately amended pieces of clothing, Papadopoulos's objects suggest riotous narratives where fact and fiction are uncertain, and where protagonists remain mysterious and motives unclear.

These paintings and sculptures are psychologically charged vestiges of personal narratives and painting tricks that create a visceral empathy where the tension between object, narrative, and illusion come together in a cohesive, yet mysterious experience for Streetʼs audience.

The placing of a solitary figure or a mysterious group in the landscape provides a focal point and adds a narrative aspect to the work.

Jocelyn Hobbie's lush, delicate and sensuous paintings depict psychologically charged portraits of imaginary women who are seemingly frozen within provocatively mysterious narratives.

At times, figures, fragments of architecture, or mysterious machines seem to emerge from the mix, conjuring an enigmatic narrative or elusive memory.

The Real Guerrilla Girls, four mysterious photographs that hang dramatically under spotlights in a room of their own among the group show Narrative / Collaborative, are the first four iterations of a long - term project by Petah Coyne and Kathy Grove, which seeks to gather and commemorate the women behind the first fifteen years of the Guerrilla Girls movement.

Posed before a violent tableaux (a picture within the picture that pays homage to the sweeping compositions of classical history painting), the scene appears as a suspended moment in a mysterious narrative.

The significance of these hybrid compositions remains mysterious, prompting the viewer to find their own narratives within them.

Her subject matter is often familiar to the point of mundane, includes houses, statues, and strangely recognizable landscapes, all of which invite the viewer to consider their mysterious narrative.

«Malte Bruns, Patrizio Di Massimo, and Jamie Fitzpatrick weave visual narratives of power, desire, and dread through their artworks, often evoking an uncannily mysterious, playful, and yet serious atmosphere.