Sentences with phrase «other story genres»

Events that in other story genres have sacred significance in irony have a natural explanation.

Not exact matches

The horror genre in all its forms gives audiences an experience that is shocking yet conventional, tense yet forgettable, and with characters and stories that are interchangeable and instantly recognizable even if the viewers have never seen any of a director's other work.
The funding for this style of theological reflection is, then, from the imaginative genres of Scripture (parables, stories, confessions, prayers, and so on) rather than from philosophical concepts, the other major source for Western theology.
There will come a day when the mythological stories are supplanted by some other genre that possibly some young filmmaker is just thinking about discovering for all of us.»
The failure to appreciate that genre calibration is responsible for much of the tension in the evolution discussion... To observe the similarities between the creation and flood stories and the literature of the ancient Near East, and to insist that all of those other writings are clearly a-historical while Genesis is somehow presenting history — this is not a strong position of faith, but rather a weak one, where Scripture must conform to one's expectations.»
My range of gaming varies though fps is preferred but I dabble in other game types / genres for the simple fact that some have a great story line that you can immerse yourself in and get creative, and a partner in crime makes it all the better in experience and fun.
The game works like most other dating simulations, a genre that's been around for over 30 years, but doesn't often get mainstream coverage — usually, you follow a story, meet potential partners, chat to them, date them and see if you can end up with the nicest.
The level of information about the characters and the story is incredible and is a great case study for anyone wanting to study this and other movies of this genre in general.
The Last Story is not the last classic japanese RPG, as it diverges deeply from the tradition of the genre, lacking some of its core elements and borrowing something from others.
Critic Consensus: Though this ambitious noir crime - drama captures the atmosphere of its era, it suffers from subpar performances, a convoluted story, and the inevitable comparisons to other, more successful films of its genre.
Much like Gladiator and countless other stories in a variety of genres, this rags - to - riches tale can't hide its formula, even though it's easy to get lost in the film's formidable scope.
As David, the son of Korean immigrants, navigates his nascent desire, the film rests not on eroticism per se, but on the connective tissue it weaves among sexual and other identities: Spa Night recombines elements of the emigrant saga and the coming - of - age story into a searching, fresh - faced portrait, highlighting in the process the genres» keen correspondences.
From A Trip to the Moon (1902) to Arrival (2016), science fiction cinema has produced a body of classics with a broader range of styles, stories, and subject matter than perhaps any other film genre.
It still lacks a lot to make it genuinely compelling, though, as it feels to heavily influenced by other stories in its genre.
But besides the above quote, a few other things tempted me to go for it: — > its title (Evil Angels)-- > that it's based on true story — > its IMDb Rating — > its genre — > somewhere while browsing its IMDb page, I read «miscarriage of justice,» which apparently is my area of interest — > that it stars Meryl Streep While a couple is on a vacation with their 3 children at Ayers Rock, their 10 weeks old baby disappears one night.
One of the many reasons why this movie works so well and sets it apart from others in this genre is the very realistic approach and feel it has to telling this story.
Like most other movies in this genre, this story takes a bit to kick off as it sets the tone, but it doesn't drag too long, and builds up the tension quite well once the action arcs up.
We're going to be seeing films of all kinds and genres within this shared universe, and more so than any of the other MCU films, Black Panther feels like an invitation for everyone to take part — to tell stories from unique perspectives and world views, and to bring cultural, ideological, and social ideals to these comic book heroes.
More than most other genres, if an adventure's core narrative foundations aren't solid enough to carry the rest of game, everything else is meaningless — and Yesterday's is a story built on matchsticks and marbles.
Finally, he's hosting AMC Visionaries: James Cameron's Story Of Science Fiction, where he speaks with other great names in genre cinema like Ridley Scott and George Lucas.
An exercise in gratuitousness that's fitful by design, Paul Schrader's Dog Eat Dog avoids any relationship between character psychology and visual style; they jab against each other, angrily vying for attention, as a nihilistic commentary on crime movies and genre stories.
Language: English Genre: Crime / Action MPAA rating: R Director: Robert Rodriguez Actors: Clive Owen, Mickey Rourke, Jessica Alba Plot: Four stories that interweave between each other told through the voices of characters involved.
The story sticks closely to that which you'd expect from any other film within the genre, and the decision to include Ryan's spouse Cathy (Keira Knightley) sees the film take a turn into TRUE LIES territory.
Rather, his motivations stemmed from a desire to explore «the mystery of faith» which created a story that sought greater underlying meaning than other films lumped into the genre.
The gameplay story is also lot more engaging as compare to other games of the same genre.
Fans of the genre have seen this story played out several times over the last few years («The Others,» «Dark Water»), and Sergio Sánchez» script doesn't take any steps in improving upon the classic formula.
12 STRONG Director: Nicolai Fuglsig Starring: Chris Hemsworth, Michael Shannon, Michael Peña, Navid Negahban, Trevante Rhodes, Austin Stowell, William Fichtner, Rob Riggle Chris Hemsworth has proven with a variety of comedic roles that he can successfully transition out of his work as Thor into other genres and stories.
Good Morning, Vietnam hasn't held up as well as other films which may supplement comedy with another genre or a more captivating story.
THE MISSION injects much needed life in the Hong Kong gangster genre, and one can only hope the other directors in the field stop trying to make 90 minutes of ugly images mixed with over-the-top stunts and start making interesting stories with engaging characters again.
The other neat thing Windborne is bringing to the creation genre, something I've lamented for a while, is a story mode with a clear end goal.
If nothing else, their involvement provides hope that the movie will be entertaining as a pulpy genre flick, but unless there's more to the story than the trailer hints at, chances are that «No Good Deed» will be as forgettable as the hundreds of other likeminded thrillers just like it.
Nichols likes to play with genre — «Shotgun Stories» was a sideways take on a revenge saga, while «Take Shelter,» in other hands, could have been a flat - out horror film or psycho - thriller.
However, like any porn film, the movie takes a dip in interest whenever they get back into story mode, with a clichéd plot that mixes several other genres of movie, including the outsider in a new school, the family underworld gangster bit, and the underdog upshot competing in a competition for the interest of the bad guy's best girl.
Feige talks about Doctor Strange's origin story, how the movie will be different from the comics, rooting crazy concepts in real science, does Steven Strange know about The Avengers, how the film is more respectful to other cultures than the original source material may have been, how this movie was inspired by The Oath, which characters might connect with the Runaways, Mads Mikkelsen «s character Kaecilius, multiple dimensions, the trouble with writing magic action, how Mordo is different in the movie, Rachel McAdams «character Christine Palmer, is the eye of agamotto an infinity stone, the genre of the film, how this film will defy expectations, Steven Strange's role in the larger MCU, will we see cameos from the other Marvel characters, and much more.
There are entire genres of story - driven digital games that are part of a new media landscape, and, like the graphic novels and other new media that have come before, they should be brought into classrooms.
This resource encourages children to comment on how effective the opening of The Others is as an example of the ghost story genre.
What other books would you compare this story to within your genre?
Worse for me (as far as giving feedback) was that the story's structure might have fit a couple of other genres I was even less familiar with.
I have only written one self published romantic suspense, and I am working on others in the same genre (a short story and a novel).
Please feel free to query us about stories in other genres, because the list of what we would like to see is far too long to include here.
Twilight Times Books will present the works of those writers whose stories blend genres, are too literary for other publishers or seem too mainstream or «quirky» in tone.
Not only will our tool tell you how many pages your book is, it will also compare your book to others in your genre as well as whether your book classifies as a Short Story, Novella, or Novel etc..
Identity as a sexual being — blended with genre, setting and jadedness vs. optimism — may be what makes some 14 - year - olds» stories YA and others middle grade.
For our other guests, please use the Book Plugs category in the navigation menu to the right to find story samples in whatever genre you like.
While they might be perfect for your character, keep in mind that having a model that is the same on 100 other book covers (many in the same genre as you) may do more for your personal visual of the story than helping bring in potential readers.
Title: Trigun: Multiple Bullets Author: Yasuhiro Nightow, and others Publisher: Dark Horse (with DMP) Volume: One - shot, $ 13.99 Vintage: 2012 by Shonengahosha, March 2013 by Dark Horse Genre: Action, short story collection This...
My guess is, certain genres (like erotica) won't mind paying 99cents or even 2.99 for a short read, but other types of genres won't do so well (business books expect more meat, scifi / fantasy readers expect more story — they might buy a short from a famous writer, but maybe not a writer they don't recognize).
For me, writing those other stories kept me busy while I was trying the query route, and my plan was that I would try to fight the «dead genre» issue only until I'd finished the third novel.
On the other hand, in other genres (for example, literary fiction, non-fiction, etc.), short stories, novellas, and single essays are often priced $ 2.99, while full - length works are priced $ 4.99 — $ 9.99.
The following is offered to explain what might make my stories different from some other in the Thriller / Suspense genre, but certainly not as a criticism of the other.
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