Sentences with phrase «of subplots in»

One of the subplots in Thor: Ragnarok was the disturbance of the balance between the peaceful human Bruce Banner and his rage - filled alter ego, the Hulk.

The only two glimmers of subplots in the narrative are quickly forgotten, and I can't remember the last time I saw a film this unwaveringly focussed on a single hypothesis.

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Axelrod said Clinton initially turned down the offer, but after Obama continued asking her, she «relented, and the warm partnership they built would become one of the inspiring subplots of my time in the administration.»

They draw into themselves the great plot of God's redemption of mankind, reflecting the overall drama of the Bible in many small subplots.

While there are a number of subplots, the theme of faithfulness integrates the various issues Endō explores in the novel.

T.J. Yates in Houston is one of the coolest subplots in the NFL for that exact reason.

One of the subplots lost in the drama at Old Trafford is that of Henrikh Mkhitaryan.

KEVIN DURANT: One of the more interesting subplots of last season came in March when Durant missed more than a month with an MCL sprain and tibial bone bruise.

McGann was the main player in the week's principal subplot, which was an effort by some members of the press to relive history.

One subplot to how we approach the draft regarding the two lines is the evaluation of the guys we drafted last year (Ogbah, Nassib, Drango and Shon Coleman) and factor in that some guys coming back healthy in Bitonio, Des Bryant and Nate Orchard.

Even in comparison to just the past few seasons it was not the best played match, nor the most exciting, the subplots were minimal for a game of this magnitude (Barca and Messi in good form, Real and Ronaldo struggling), and it was absent the explosive flashpoints of the Mourinho era.

Match of the Round, Sunday 18:00 BST: Zenit St. Petersburg - Spartak Moscow By Martin Lowe (@PlasticPitch) This weekend's belter pits the two pre-season favourites for the Russian Premier League title, with plenty of subplots to ponder in the run up.

In the build - up to the match, much has been made of the various subplots surrounding this final set of fixtures.

While there are many, many compelling things about the film, I found myself gravitating toward a teeny - tiny subplot: when both Joel (Jim Carrey) and Clementine (Kate Winslet) accidentally hear the tapes each recorded of the other in their attempts to erase each other from their memory, they get a glimpse of what their former romantic partner was thinking of them at the time things went south.

11:25 - The Telegraph have picked up on an important subplot in this week's PMQs: the varying fortunes of the MP for Cambridge, Julian Huppert, a man who tends to get ruthlessly jeered whenever he pops up to ask questions.

Fishing is small fry, a tiny subplot of a huge negotiation in which those industries which bring in the most cash - like financial services or car manufacturing - will be prioritised.

The climax of the book comes in a passage about the Civil Rights Act of 1957, and the reader is pulled in by the chicanery and subplots.

A subplot to these endorsements has been Cuomo's reminder that he successfully pushed for the legalization of same - sex marriage in 2011, a development that spurred President Obama to change his mind publicly on the issue.

Others see a sexist subplot to the partnership between Republicans and the breakaway Democrats, one that has denied Andrea Stewart - Cousins, leader of the mainstream Senate Democrats, the title of Senate majority leader, and a role in the behind - the - scenes deal making now conducted by the so - called four men in a room.

The chancellor's speech will be interpreted primarily as a spin - off drama, a subplot to the main event of the EU referendum campaign, in which Osborne will seek to restore his political position relative to Boris Johnson.

The House of Representatives seemed poised to pass a bill to keep the government open until 16 February, after promising conservatives a vote on a major increase in defense spending, a hard - line immigration bill as well as other unnamed concessions that the conservative House Freedom Caucus leader Mark Meadows called «subplots» on Thursday night.

to the burgeoning relationship between Mary and Jim, a touch of Miracle on 34th Street to the George subplot, and the idea of a band of women taking a stand against oppressors has been rehearsed in the West End as recently as last year's short - lived musical staging of Made in Dagenham.

That's also true of the film as a whole, which is so elaborately plotted — crosscutting between past and future while keeping a good half - dozen subplots spinning in the air — as to seem more like a contraption than a movie.

::: SPOILER::: In a subplot, one of these manipulative girls» machinations causes such trauma for one of Zack's colleagues that he tops himself.

By the time the meta - movie and cute - dog subplots collide in the desert, this high - concept vehicle has run out of gas.

The M. Papin subplot is a striking few moments of energy and tension in the middle of all the tasteful, self - negating restraint.

As Anastasia and Christian argue back and forth with only minor variations over admittedly major points of contention — his possessive nature infringing on her charmed career, their disagreement over when to start a family, whether she should remove her bikini top on the beach or not — Leonard's lumpen script zeroes in on a tinny thriller subplot, centered on the violent, mysteriously vengeful stalking of Anastasia's smarmy ex-boss Hyde (Eric Johnson) as the main attraction.

and a vaudeville sequence involving an East European maid, a dominatrix and a guy duct - taped to a chair, and there's an amusing subplot in which Stifler and Finch compete for the attention of Cadence (January Jones), Michelle's adorable younger sister.

The main problem with this season that makes it slightly weaker in comparison to previous seasons is that the subplots of this season just aren't quite as intriguing.

Game Night's characters aren't exactly complex, and some of them — such as the husband - and - wife duo played by Lamorne Morris and Kylie Bunbury — are wasted in one - joke subplots.

The film's padded - out vibe is compounded by an assortment of oddly incongruous subplots, with the best and most apt example of this everything revolving around Dylan's Alzheimer's - afflicted father (Richard Jenkins, in an admittedly stirring performance).

The integration of the subplot involving Graham taking the paper public is weaved in to the main narrative nicely, providing the audience with layers to contemplate.

Padding comes in the shape of various subplots, none of which have the energy to resolve themselves: there's some drab stuff about the Greys buying a house and wrestling with the implications of parenthood, plus a feud with a voluptuous architect (Arielle Kebbel).

That makes a subplot tacked on to put Anastasia and others in peril — the seeds of which were planted in the last film — feel all the more strained and absurd.

And although the movie admittedly does grow more and more entertaining as Will makes his way to a posh, exclusive part of town, In Time is, in its second half, saddled with an increasingly stagnant vibe that's compounded by an emphasis on underwhelming subplots (eg the continuing exploits of several time thievesIn Time is, in its second half, saddled with an increasingly stagnant vibe that's compounded by an emphasis on underwhelming subplots (eg the continuing exploits of several time thievesin its second half, saddled with an increasingly stagnant vibe that's compounded by an emphasis on underwhelming subplots (eg the continuing exploits of several time thieves).

It has difficulty establishing momentum in its first few episodes, even with a smattering of intriguing subplots and story lines, and no one character exerts that intangible ability to make us keep watching.

By turns high - octane and slow - burn, it manages to hold the viewer's attention for its nearly 140 - minute running time, although there are instances when the narrative gets bogged down in subplots and there's a sense that some additional fleshing out of key relationships (something that could only have been accomplished in a mini-series format) might have resulted in a more satisfying ending.

Even as Snooki and «The Situation» are, in the context of the film, held at arm's length (figuring into a second - half subplot, they're often seen only on monitors and television sets), the Farrellys seem to be saying: «Yes, we even have room for these people.»

The talent speaks many a metaphor between Alexander and Achilles and Hercules, along with Achilles and his lover, Patroclus (AN: a subplot which was amended in this year's other sword and sandals epic, Troy, making the lovers «cousins» instead), represented in Alexander in the form of Hephaistion (Leto), Alexander's most trusted friend (lover?).

But the sprawling narrative, including flashbacks to terrorist training in Frankfurt and Yemen, and a misguided, metaphorical subplot of an Israeli dance troupe performing on stage, leaves little room to learn more about the rest of the Air France crew or even the hostages, who register as little more than extras in the drama.

(In case viewers aren't moved enough by this grievous episode, Amiel includes a wrenching subplot of an orangutan taken from the wild and confined in a European zooIn case viewers aren't moved enough by this grievous episode, Amiel includes a wrenching subplot of an orangutan taken from the wild and confined in a European zooin a European zoo.)

The busy camera work also occasionally gets in the way of the Paris - set final act, where the narrative sprouts a raft of subplots: a love triangle between Cosette, Marius and Éponine; Javert still chasing Valjean; and finally, the plucky little revolutionary urchin, Gavroche (Daniel Huttlestone), facing the military cannons to sing of hopes for the future.

In a truly kooky subplot, Kit is tormented for much of the film by a mockingbird that lives outside her window.

Additionally, the story has been fatally retooled into a good vs. evil morality play, resulting in the original's subplot of the doctor's skeptical wife charging in for a visit and disappearing in the bowels of the house being swapped with some nonsense about the souls of the children who expired in Crain's sweatshop manifesting themselves to Nell as wraiths under sheets and ornately carved wooden heads come to life.

The slim plot mainly involves Menashe's attempt to impress his brother - in - law and their rabbi by hosting a successful memorial dinner for his late wife, the preparations for which detour into a brief subplot about a pricey shipment of gefilte fish.

A subplot about Lincoln's oldest son's (Joseph Gordon - Levitt) determination to serve in the Army feels like a superfluous distraction, while attempts to address the president's complex relationship with his wife, Mary (Sally Field), never quite approach the thoughtful depth and detail of the political maneuvering.

(This is not to say that the latter half of Wish I Was Here is devoid of missteps, as Braff offers up a few underwhelming subplots that could and should have been excised (ie it's hard to see the value in most of the stuff involving Gad's prototypically off - kilter figure).)

More often than not, I felt suffocated by the gaseous sentimentality and lightheadedness of a story that drops in subplots that it can't begin to develop.

Most of the film's subplots are inconsequential in the big picture and really only involve stalling, the all - powerful villain is mishandled, and big problems seem to have simple solutions that come off as cop - outs.

Thor and Loki, meanwhile — along with the Hulk (Mark Ruffalo), last seen piloting a Quinjet to nowhere in particular at the end of Avengers: Age of Ultron — spend most of the film in what can charitably be called a subplot.