Sentences with phrase «of simple narrative»

But there are two necessary dimensions to achieving effective strategic communications: crafting emotive, resonant messages that speak to the immediate concerns of voters and — just as necessary — positioning your campaign so as to have ownership of the simple narrative.

There are finely sensitive, deeply suggestive qualities of the simple narrative which we must not miss.

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This time Mark's narrative is the shortest and simplest of the three.

There are, of course, simple linear narratives in which only one event takes place at a time.

Yet I agree with Professor Lampe profoundly in thinking that no simple treatment of the Resurrection narratives is possible.

I suggest that the whole biblical narrative, including Jesus, as well as all subsequent theology, is one vast story illustrating the simple fact that, in the end, we are all one, connected to each other and to our common Ground of Being.

It contains no narrative of any kind and consists entirely of synoptic - type teaching material, i.e. sayings and parables with very simple introductions.

Older critical attempts to illustrate the relevance of the past by means of historical analogy require too much recasting of the narrative and simple speculation, and may presume too great a curiosity about these matters to begin with.

It is implicit in the promulgation of the creation narrative to the masses themselves, in the relationship for instance between God and Man before the disobedience of sin - the «walking with God in the afternoon air», a simple beautiful intimation of affection and mutual communion.

The simple act of translation destroys the beauty of the narrative.

Weaving a selection of facts into a simple story that builds into a grand moral narrative that speaks to his greater vision.

Night terrors, on the other hand, have no narrative — they are an experience of fear, pure and simple.

Conversely, the review of student writing showed the young authors adhering more to «conventional writing practices» and a trend toward less play with genre, more mundane narratives and simpler language over the two decades studied.

Movies or television shows don't start out with simple dialogue or narrative structures and steadily build in complexity depending on the aptitude of individual viewers.

A simple example of how the brain's running narrative can interfere with perception is the children's game «spot the difference» (below).

Nevertheless, the book provides a highly readable and interesting narrative of many exciting problems related to the development of simple and complex life.

Dubus's subject matter can be rough around the edges — so don't read «Killings» for a sensation of peace — but instead try a quiet, simple narrative like «A Father's Story» and «Miranda Over the Valley.»

Adapted all too freely from Max Brooks» book of the same name, it attempts to coalesce the diverse oral histories that make up the novel into a simple narrative and fails.

But the last third of Under The Skin serves a purpose, beyond providing the simple satisfaction of a narrative and an ending.

It will astound you with its visuals, narrative, gigantic final bosses... But under all that shinning beauty, lies a game with a simple mechanics and ideas, that in some levels seems to be a little bit empty in terms of content.

The trick for a movie of this type, at least one that is aspiring to be more than just a simple - minded exploitation film (such as the original Charles Bronson «Death Wish,» a far more complicated work than usually given credit for, especially in comparison to its tacky sequels), is to create a narrative that somehow justifies such actions without completely overdoing it.

«Perhaps recognizing that the premiere might have been a little confusing to some viewers, the writers of «Las Vegas» keep it remarkably simple, dividing their narrative into two alternating plotlines, one in each timeframe... the focus allows for what's always been the strength of this show: Liev Schreiber.

But unlike the rigorous skepticism of films like Blood Simple, Fargo, and Burn After Reading, I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore uses its allegorical narrative to further a simplistic political message meant to give it an aura of timely social commentary.

The main narrative of «The Breadwinner» has been drawn in a simple, shallow, frieze - like style.

A disastrous film that wants to be more complex than it should be, coming up with more and more unnecessary details at the expense of simple concision, and so the obvious, predictable narrative gets lost amid contrivances, implausible scenes and plot holes the size of Africa.

Only Russell, the star, is allowed to move through a range of moral positions — though the simple arc of his development precludes ambiguity, which might impede the momentum of the narrative.

Contemplating their take on the historic «Battle of the Sexes» — the famous 1973 tennis match between Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs — some writers might be inclined to trot out simple displays of athleticism, emphasizing the tug and pull and sheer physicality of the match itself over a more complicated narrative.

The way the game manages to weave simple RPG mechanics on top of the narrative works surprisingly well, even if, ultimately, it all feels like a curious throwback to the days when even the most basic graphics were something of a luxury.

Offering at least 35 hours of gameplay, Dark Souls II is a challenging experience with a wonderfully subjective narrative that can be simple or in depth depending on your desire to explore it fully; whilst the difficulty may deter some players, those that stick it out will find a satisfyingly in depth game that rewards perseverance and intelligent tactics

The narrative structure may be rather simple, but the layers of unreality can be quite confusing at first.

Where so many docs are content to fit into simple categories, often attempting to mimic the narrative formulas of fiction films, Stories We Tell embraces the form and then reaches beyond its usual confines.

The game's narrative is very simple with minimal dialogue, and the simplicity of the story is arguably what helped to make the game such a powerful experience.

Not many people have seen the original 1921 cut, which includes 15 minutes of additional footage, but it seems strange that Chaplin would remove so much from an already short movie when the one thing that «The Kid» is lacking is a richer narrative; it's almost too simple for its own good.

Most of the puzzles are simple enough to allow you to continue progressing through the narrative, but are also tricky enough for you to enjoy a satisfying «Ah - ha!»

Giving nothing for the audience to grasp onto or connect with is always a risky strategy especially in a film with such a simple narrative and although our protagonist has one redeemable quality, being a loving family man, it is only when Kuklinski's world starts to collapse around him that we are shown little pieces of reason, logic and humanity as he becomes emotional, desperate, abusive, and even panicky.

It is presented as a fairy tale told to children, so it makes some amount of sense that its narrative would be relatively simple, but even considering that, the script of

Director Ariel Vromen has given us is a simple A to B gangster movie that moves forward in a straight narrative without any grandiose objectives like that of The Godfather or Goodfellas.

The narrative of the game is quite simple, though story is obviously not the main component of the Monster Hunter franchise.

Refn's style and aesthetic become part of the narrative, which is simple enough to encapsulate in one sentence.

Bresson's films are frequently based on literary texts; Hanoun, by way of contrast, begins Une simple histoire with a title card that signals his concern with narrative film's documentary possibilities:

It seems like a fairly simple plot, but Cave Story packs a lot of emotion and thought into its relatively short narrative.

For the 130 - minute «Ichi the Killer,» there's no justification for it at all because the plot is rather simple, though told in a rather convoluted way with several superfluous characters (another pair of big issues with the narrative).

As for the plot movement of the film, Aloha is fairly simple in terms of its narrative gait although the emotional beats are perpetually complex.

Its narrative, while simple, manages to build an interesting world's lore, and is plentiful of charm.

Elegant in its swift execution, this is a «simple survival of the fittest narrative» — but one that actually accomplishes what it sets out to do with potency to spare.

A spinoff, Monster Hunter Stories, stepped off the beaten track by introducing a simple yet satisfying narrative, and now Monster Hunter World solidifies that step by using the building blocks of previous narrative concepts to deliver a well - paced experience that spends more time focusing on the bigger picture.

The Lord of the Rings trilogy benefited greatly from characters being dropped from the story because they didn't fit the narrative arc of the project but in this case Jackson and his screenwriters raided Tolkien's notes and appendices from other stories to pad out what is essentially a very simple tale into a sprawling epic.

There was some situation about the review with Double Fine saying no early reviews during the backer release period, but later changed their minds after quite a lot of disagreement with that stance.We reviewed Broken Age Act 1 two weeks ago and awarded it an 8/10, stating that the game contained an excellent pair of narratives, but was a bit let down by how simple many of the puzzles where.

What Davies has managed to do — and which he's been doing in film since the 1970s — is create such an evocative and dense portrait of mood, feeling and emotion that the simple narrative impetus are thrown away and we're left with something close to the fading imprint of a memory etched onto the screen with delicate care.

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