Sentences with phrase «on character depth»

I've taught classes on character depth, story structure, character arcs and more.

Still, if it skimps on character depth and somewhat dawdles during its first two acts, in which a pair of taut centerpieces helps prop up dramatic filler (including a subplot involving Olivia Wilde's single mom), The Next Three Days refuses to puff up its action with message - movie sermonizing.

For all of his obvious skills and uncommon talent as a visual storyteller, Kosinski's first two films were short on character depth and emotional engagement, but whether a function of Kosinski's innate preferences for spectacle over substance or simply script - related issues, Kosinski's feature - film output made him an odd, left - of - field choice to direct a film about American firefighters and the Yarnell Hill Fire of 2013 that resulted in the greatest loss of firefighters since 9 - 11 more than a decade earlier.

Not exact matches

As a fascinating and in - depth recent profile of several ultramarathoners by Katherine Ellen Foley on Quartz reveals, success over these extreme distances takes a particular type of character.

This notion of nondominant living strands may also throw light on Whitehead's view of how mental originality is «canalized»: «By this transmission the mental originality of the living occasions receives a character and a depth.

Human life touches on absoluteness in virtue of its dialogical character, for in spite of his uniqueness man can never find, when he plunges to the depth of his life, a being that is whole in itself and as such touches on the absolute....

Some of the specific stimuli of my sober reflections have been the histories of the fiendishly diverse injustices, cruelties, tyrannies and butcheries human beings have inflicted on one another — in particular the long, appalling story of Jewish suffering at the hands of Christian Europe with its insane climax under the Nazis; Camus's searing reflections on our blood - soaked century; accounts of the horrors of plagues and epidemics at whose complete mercy human beings for so long existed; and insights of depth psychology into the character and influence of the unconscious, childhood and repression in our behavior.

Especially the theme of God's word and promise, but also those of exodus, redemption, covenant, justice, wisdom, of the Logos made flesh, of the Spirit poured out on the face of creation, of the compassion, paternity and maternity of God, and especially the Trinitarian character of God — all of the indispensable elements in a Christian theology — communicate their depth only when they are united with the theme of divine self - abnegation which, at least to Christian faith, comes to its most explicit expression in the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus?

He has established a recognisable house style which allows the quality of the fruit to shine through the depth of character that comes with ageing on lees.

Also I'd like to say the dog has zero character concerns, but it'll take an in - depth interview with coworkers to determine if the dog has ever pooped on a rug or something.

We can add depth to characters on the fly,» says lead designer Stephane Bura.

For as much depth and character as it can provide a couple's story, history also keeps us hanging on to relationships way past their expiration date.

It was light enough to be enjoyable while sitting on my porch or by the pool but had depth and detail in the story to keep me rooting for the characters.

The story itself has very little depth, and next to no impact on the character or player.

Didn't like the characters (the lead boy and girl), the flat 2D cinematography was nauseating (every shot is either side on, front on, top down, no angles, no depth), and the story was just a little too quirky for me, although I appreciate

Based on a novel by William Chamberlain, Imitation General has a bit more story depth and character development than the average WWII service comedy.

The writers have given a certain amount of depth to the characters which the writers do not focus on these days.

The characters aren't allowed any depth, simply because their dialogue is so literal and on the nose.

He takes on women in a new way in this film, all the characters have a natural and profound depth.

The characters don't have much depth, the plots twists are at times laughable (no, I really did laugh out loud on several occasions) and, in season 1, you could see some plot developments coming from a mile away.

Delivers on giving favorite characters more depth and more to do.

Consequently, the early episodes lag until enough plot points have gone by that the intrigue starts to really payoff, yet it's hard to really connect with any of the characters (Except maybe Joan, who Ross gives a great deal of depth to as the episodes wear on).

Warren Beatty's shapely 1981 epic, based on the life of radical journalist John Reed, is a stunningly successful application of a novelistic aesthetic — a film that makes full and thoughtful use of its three - and - a-half-hour length to develop characters, ideas, and motifs with a depth seldom seen in movies.

Where «Roots» and «Roots: The Next Generations» were extensive studies on, not one character, but a series of members in a bloodline that spans about a century or so, this series centers around one character, thus the unevenness that plagued this series» sisters has been thinned out tremendously, though unfortunately still not quite to the point of dissipation, because as generally comfortable as this story's flow is, Halle Berry's titular Queen Jackson character extensively faces several dynamic events and characters, yet still doesn't take the time that it should to meditate upon the full exposition and depth of this story's range, thus leaving certain key story aspects to come off as unnecessary and, of course, supplementary to focal inconsistency.

One wishes for a bit more depth regarding Jessica's professional struggles: Though the character expresses her passion for playwriting on multiple occasions, Strouse never bothers to give us a sense of what drew her to theater.

Sure, «everyone» said I would miss out on so much depth and I wouldn't be able to understand all the connections to various characters.

Geoffrey Rush, too, excels in his reprisal of Walsingham, finding great depth in a character wounded by the Babbington plot, and coming to realise that his own powers are on the wane.

The director's verbal digressions (he's as much a motormouth as his characters are) usually serve purely to establish character depth, most notably in the gratuity debate in Reservoir Dogs (in his next life, Mr. Pink was reincarnated as a mediocre waiter) and the foot massage debate in Pulp Fiction which concludes with the meta - aside, «C'm on, let's get into character.»

I found that to be a bad idea on Huston's part because from the beginning you're expecting to follow Ishmael on his journey, but then you're spontaneously introduced to many different characters with much more depth and then thrown into the madness of Captain Ahab.

While it's not as zany, if you love crazy fun ski movies like Hot Dog or Ski Patrol, Force Majeure is a brilliant modern take on that kind of ski movie comedy, but with added depth to the characters.

The narrative is equally split between Williams, Plummer and the younger Plummer (Lean on Pete), giving us an overview of the situation, but never fully exploring either character in depth.

One that reduced the depth of the film's characters and ultimately took Chastain out of the best part of the film — the thrilling raid on Osama Bin Laden's compound.

Despite the spectacular visual effects and enthralling music, «The Greatest Showman» feels rushed, failing to engage the viewer on an emotional level, creating characters without depth or personality.

Utterly preposterous as this premise goes — not to mention how Brian seems hopeless and instantly way out of his depth the second he comes within inches of Arielle — this fanciful movie goes on hoping you'll bury your incredulity for this narrative, much like the main character, who has his head in the obliviously romantic clouds.

The film opens on the island of Themyscira, a paradise island created by the god Zeus and hidden from the real world by a protective shield, and the film stays there for a while as we follow Diana from curious little girl to fully trained warrior princess but once Steve Trevor's fighter plane crashes there and Diana realises there is a war being fought in world she does not know of that is not too far away then we swiftly get brought into London in 1918 and this shift from fantasy into a «real world» scenario gives the film a greater sense of depth, and when combined with characters that you actually care about then Wonder Woman is head and shoulders above all of the other DCEU movies on the strength of that alone.

The story line is too slight, opting for depth of event coverage over depth of character, but thanks to a, um, showstopping performance by Chadwick Boseman, «Get on Up» is quite entertaining despite its flaws.

Winstead has had a bit of an odd trajectory in her career, going from thin supporting parts in big dumb studio movies to a huge indie breakout with her magnificent performance in Smashed a few years ago that she unfortunately didn't really capitalize on afterwards, but here she gets the best of both worlds by developing a kickass character we can root for in a thrilling genre piece that also has some depth to her.

The gameplay has some much needed sprucing up after the ambitious but poorly executed Sticker Star on the 3DS, but the paper - thin story lacks the depth and resonance of some of Paper Mario's earlier games, causing it to feel as two dimensional as its main character.

This film is pretty much a very pared - down version of the lengthy saga that appeared in the comics, stripping away many characters, side plots, and all sense of depth that were explored on the printed page.

The key problem is the decidedly dull script, which throws up a handful of decent ideas, but fails to do anything interesting with them — one of the characters is obviously meant to represent the misogynistic attitudes behind the Gamergate controversy, but the film is content just to push that to its extreme and turn him into a full - on murderous scumbag, rather than explore it in any depth.

While Stewart was on the list last month, those who have read the book and screenplay note that her character might not have the depth and arc needed for a nomination.

Brolin initially seems like a grating and throwaway character (I knew little about this event), but is revealed to have a little bit more depth as things move on.

You start off with a very in depth character creation process which allows you to do a ton of work on both your players personal characteristics and his / her playing style.

On paper, it could seem that the emotions coming from the characters aren't very authentic, but the way Caine pulls off his performance in this scene allows the scene to work wonders and adds quite the amount of depth to his character.

Whilst all the characters had depth, there were no real emotional peaks and valleys to enjoy here, just an impressed bemusement at the thespian antics on display.

Though it creates intensely compelling portraits on the surface, it shies away from examining the characters, especially du Pont, in real depth (once the triangle grows strained, Mark is essentially sidelined) and avoids any probing of du Pont's interior life or motive for a cold - blooded killing.

Even when Tarantino is telling straightforward stories of revenge and justice, he's sprinkling ideas throughout, adding depth in his characters» motivations, and keeping his audience always on their toes.

An ensemble of characters popping in and out despite focusing more attention on the characters of Sarah and Brad, it's one of the more in - depth studies of human behavior and their foibles in a gated community.

Perhaps best known for the developing the depth and richness of his characters, Mike Leigh concentrates primarily on Leslie Manville's wistful, if exaggerated role.

Having said that, Moretz is game for all the physical and psychological mayhem that come her character's way, and she clearly aims to add depth to this person which might not have existed on the page.