Sentences with phrase «old tropes»

And adult fantasy editors are still mostly stuck on the same old tropes they've been working with for fifty years.

Some of it is a matter of old tropes given new emotional depth: the old, old story of the monster and the girl.

Unfortunately, Bravo relies on old tropes of «good» and «bad» guys and contrived awkward sexual interactions.

Do not concern yourself with the tired old trope about jump - shooting teams in the playoffs.

Cameron was clearly evasive and relied on old tropes such as the union attack, which is anyway of questionable value.

British thriller Beast takes a fistful of tired old tropes — like a hunt for a serial killer, and the «ol Joe Eszterhas - style is - he - or - isn't - he - a-baddie tease — and manages to fashion something fresh, fierce and quite striking from them.

UnReal is simultaneously a very dark satire of reality TV and a soap opera that breathes new life into old tropes by placing them in this very familiar, modern setting.

Again, it mixes age - old tropes in with lashings of warmth and heart, but also subvert my expectations of an animated sequel in several ways, to the point where the entire second half of the film was largely beyond my predication, which felt wonderful.

- Rooted in Reality - Filmmakers and cast reveal how they broke away from old tropes and traditions to create a dynamic and realistic 21st century monster movie.

In order to re-organize the reality that serves us unsavory images of ourselves Mutu creatively dismantles old tropes and intricately pieces together new ones.

In the end, Extermination was a Survival Horror game that was so full of potential, but just ended up using old tropes to add in a need for the new innovations that the genre was about to see.

I still enjoyed the first movie more, but that's only because it introduced me to the world and the characters so brilliantly, engaging me in the quirky relationship between boy and dragon, mixing age - old tropes with oodles of heart.

Despite the fact that there is a lot of very deserved complaining about how Hollywood is out of ideas, recycling old tropes, rebooting everything in sight, etc., The Looney Tunes remain so beloved and timeless that almost any announcement of them getting another shot gets people excited.

As I watched I found myself wishing, practically reaching out with my hands toward the screen, for the movie to do something different and subvert old tropes — any tropes!

If director Bruce McDonald proved anything with acclaimed genre darling Pontypool, it's that he's not afraid to think way outside of the box when it comes to deconstructing old tropes.

-- but it's shot through with an infectious exuberance and attention to detail that reinvigorates old tropes.»

Harry Potter became a global phenomenon because she reimagined old tropes into a world readers and viewers had never seen before.

When approaching a mid-generation Pokemon title, Game Freak usually tries to find balance by falling back on an age old trope: releasing a slightly improved copy of the existing two games and calling it a day.

We talk about one of video games oldest tropes and its revelvance...

Wizards, dragons and political intrigue are all old hat for the fantasy genre, but few series make old tropes feel as fresh as «Dragon Age: Inquisition.»

Nothing, though, mitigates the challenge of transiting from the mind - spaces fronting Stella's three - decade evolution of heated investigation and strong technique to the jumble of cold works in the final two rooms that wrestle old tropes out of steel, plastic and computers.

Insofar as the new abstract painters employ old tropes and methods with a certain insouciant abandon, one might call them the new casualists.

But then he also drags out old tropes about excessive test preparation and the ethical issues posed by such practices.

However, I would like to read more of Gaiman's work because I love the spins he puts on old tropes.

The world would be a much happier place if we moved beyond that tired old trope.

From the mind of UK - based indie developer Lawrie Games Ltd., comes a brand new adventure that may be orchestrating itself around that tired - old trope of recovering / regaining what one...

Some are defending or waving this away, with the same old tropes they've used throughout this campaign.»

In order to reorganize the reality that serves us unsavory images of ourselves, Mutu creatively dismantles old tropes and intricately pieces together new ones.

I'm pretty sure this old trope about letting your baby pacify at the breast will teach them to overeat is false and not based on any actual evidence.

The far left are fond of the old trope that renationalising the railways is very popular with the public.

In his article on the multiverse, Robert Adler repeats the old trope that there is a universe in which I...

And first on the chopping block should be that tired old trope that you, working mama, can have it all.

What first comes to mind as I write about this issue is the old trope about yin and yang, or the expression that opposes attract.

What surprises and delights here is that the old trope of cat and mouse, Spy v Spy is given a 360 degree turn and works so well that Killing Eve becomes your new obsession!

The film starts off gloriously enough with a brilliantly filmed action piece set in Mexico City's Day of the Dead parade, but Mendes and crew soon settle into a muddled, anti-climactic mishmash of old tropes and familiar ideas.

But hey, this is 2018, and it's time to shake off the old tropes, and that's exactly what you're getting in Cargo.

Though the «sex equals death» rule isn't as prominent in modern horror movies that defy those decades - old tropes, «It Follows» is very much a retro homage to «70s and «80s genre classics, from the «Halloween» - esque synth score, to the striking similarities to «Nightmare on Elm Street,» both in Jay's perpetual helplessness and the film's dreamlike atmosphere.

Whether appearing as the female leader of the Dark Army or the male Chinese Minister of State Security, he was always absolutely mesmerizing to watch, offering glimmers of insight but never full access to the character's agenda and putting a slyly subversive spin on the old trope of the «inscrutable Oriental.»

From the moment the desperately eager Viago (Taika Waititi) rouses Vladislav upstairs, only to find a hairy Jemaine Clement surrounded by naked ladies halfway up the wall, it's clear this Kiwi comedy is taking its vampiric lore seriously... The result is a creative mix of old tropes and new ideas; a revitalising bite to the neck for a genre that has become all too familiar in recent years.»

It uses all the old tropes and fails to create a fresh horror experience.»

«Thou shalt not play God» is one of the oldest tropes in drama.

(In a clever subversion of an old trope, this film offers a small - town diner where a table full of gossipy old men — with Bruce Dern as their ringleader — pass judgment on everyone's comings and goings.)

Bransford says he doesn't believe the old trope that students must master a battery of content - specific facts before they can have a prayer of learning higher - order skills.

There's still plenty to appreciate in the SQ5's chassis however, including a surprising degree of balance across both axles (like other recent Audis, the SQ5 seems to be moving away from the old tropes of nose - heaviness), strong levels of grip, and a pliant ride quality (with the usual caveat that we're yet to test the car on rougher UK tarmac).

I wish you'd think before repeating this old trope.

Certainly, the old tropes of historic publishing remain — the feel and smell of a book, the pleasure of holding it, the sense of tradition you get sitting by a fire with a novel.

I read a lot of fantasy, so it's great to see amusing, self - aware twists on the old tropes — everything like dwarves to Evil Ones to old - fashioned dungeons crawls like in an RPG.

It's such an old trope that to suggest self - published means inferior only marks you as out of the loop.

We Are Africa's vision is to unlock Africa from these tired old tropes, projecting a more modern and dynamic image outwards and bringing a plethora of new business in.