Sentences with phrase «own fictional worlds»

Bench Accounting asked candidates who they would most like to befriend in the fictional world of Westeros.

These newest results boost the case of the those who argue that immersing yourself in a fictional world populated by layered, complex characters can't help but increase your understanding of how the human mind works and make your fellow humans a little less strange to you.

Previous games in the series applied the same open - world, first - person shooter formula to fictional worlds full of overblown stereotypes.

But many listeners and observers have found parallels between Amazon's fictional world and contemporary politics, and they're drawing up battle lines on Twitter.

Forty years after its first release, advertising legend Della Femina's memoir of life on Madison Avenue in the 1960s has become part of the Don Draper canon, helping guide the fictional world of the television series Mad Men.

Francis is also a voracious reader, spending most of his free time immersed on fictional worlds.

Assuming that to be true for the moment the reality remains not everyone (except perhaps in an imaginary, fictional world) is (or does) good without God.

I am a proud member of the first camp, seeing epic and eternal themes in the books as worthy of discussion and the violence as a part of the fictional world that tells the story.

For women and girls all over the world, the city of Wakanda represents a fictional world in which their intelligence, alongside their fierce beauty, is an accepted norm of society.

Such an experience is not uncommon in Updike's fictional world, stemming perhaps from the author's childhood: his family, Updike has said, was inclined «to examine everything for God's fingerprints» (quoted in «Can a Nice Novelist Finish First?

It is in the Old Testament's wisdom literature that Updike's fictional world finds its closest analogue in the Judeo - Christian tradition — in Job, Ecclesiastes and Proverbs.

«Dilly dilly» seems to be this fictional world's version of «cheers,» and it's generally connected to an actor giving someone some Bud Light.

As you probably know, he came up with the idea of Newspeak in this novel Nineteen Eighty - Four with the cult slogans «War is peace», «Freedom is slavery» and «Ignorance is strength» which were used in this fictional world to manipulate public opinion.

Good, okay let's try using some VR overlays at middle distance while walking...» The best concept art prompts you to make up stories and join in a fictional world.

In the fictional world Roddenberry created, a diverse crew work together to peacefully explore the Universe.

Cognitive neuroscientist Vittorio Gallese of the University of Parma in Italy, who is also exploring how the brain responds to works of art, finds the new link between real and fictional worlds exciting, but is skeptical of the distinction between literary and mainstream fiction.

Kidd and his adviser, social psychologist Emanuele Castano, suspected that the skills we use to navigate these ambiguous fictional worlds serve us well in real life.

Because the program's architecture allows users to contribute new objects, many community members have concocted add - ons that re-create fictional worlds from sci - fi lore: the planet Tatooine from Star Wars, for instance, and the space station from 2001: A Space Odyssey.

She was working long hours, and when she wasnâ $ ™ t immersed in the fictional worlds of Seattle Grace or Pope & Associates, she was with her daughters or her boyfriend.

I love to bring stories to life — real stories of the guests I interview on my podcast, the life experiences I write about, and the characters I create in my fictional worlds.

About Blog Historical and Character - Inspired Food from the fictional world of Diana Gabaldon by chef and food writer Theresa Carle - Sanders and also an author of the Official Outlander Companion Cookbook.

Keep it light and fun and ask about the fictional world your date would most want to explore.

I love to bring stories to life — real stories of the guests I interview on my podcast, the life experiences I write about, and the characters I create in my fictional worlds.

Sometime before dawn, Ms. Langman realized that while she was in the fictional world of Azeroth, she was also on a date.

Two vastly different worlds, very different games, with one thing in common: great co-op times to be had in the fictional worlds of long ago made new again.

However, releasing the urge of violence is an action only permitted in a fictional world.

Whilst undoubtedly a worthwhile addition to the fictional world of The Walking Dead, the first five - part episodic game was certainly not without its flaws.

Series creator Hideo Kojima has been making Metal Gear games with publisher Konami for close to 30 years, creating sequels and prequels that bounce back and forth between the future and the past of a labyrinthine fictional world of spies, cold wars and walking nuclear weapons bearing the series» name.

Also in the fictional world of Nocturnal Animals, Michael Shannon is once again explosive but with added humour, and Aaron Taylor - Johnson is just downright nasty, intimidating, and unlikable in all the right ways.

It boasts an amazing soundtrack, too, that really makes the fictional world feel textured.

As Dogtooth's carefully cultivated fictional world begins to unravel, the fallout accelerates too fast for anyone on screen to cope.

Despite a disappointing dearth of monkeys, they understand that the story of their characters is more important than the doubly fictional world they inhabit, and there is a legitimate sense of humour throughout the film.

Developed by Sega in partnership with Chinese publisher and developer Perfect World, Saint Seiya Online takes the player into the fictional world of the Japanese manga Saint Seiya.

«To restrict the action of mise en scène to the space - time of the fictional world is already a false move,» he argues near the end of the book, before paraphrasing the touchstone figure of Raymond Bellour:

With the exception of a couple of bumbling cops who never see any real action, we realize that in this fictional world, only the four main characters can solve the mess they've created, so suspension of disbelief is warranted to properly enjoy it.

Danny gives it a whirl, only to find that he is transported into the Jack Slater movie itself, living in the fictional world of action heroes and movie clichés.

Can an interesting fictional world — or even an uninteresting one!

We know, Marvel Studios had a couple of climactic battles to stage first, along with the end of a fictional world.

In this case its Intelligent Systems + Atlus so Fire Emblem and Shin Megami Tensei crossover this making it a company plus Nintendo crossover since the elemets from each of those fictional worlds will combine together.

Julian Fellowes, now the Conservative peer Lord Fellowes, left behind the fictional world of Gosford Park and Downton Abbey to give us this sumptuous tour of Blenheim Palace.

Dense plots can often muddy what is going on as a writer or director tries to set up a complex fictional world while also introducing characters.

Packed with epic fight scenes, a marvelous villain, stunning cinematography, and the type of mind - blowing special effects that make a fictional world feel real.

The Motherfucker keeps cheekily saying that he is the «first supervillain», thus mightily dissing all those supervillains who have come before him in their own fictional worlds, although he strikes a false note in claiming: «My superpower is that I am rich as shit,» when that has long been a very commonplace thing to say about Bruce Wayne.

Unfortunately, while the audience is offered glimpses into the various competitive levels of robot boxing, anyone hoping for a deeper mythology or robust explanation of this fictional world will probably be left somewhat underwhelmed.

Even Altman's practice of shooting much of his action with two cameras can be linked to Renoir's TV - inspired use of multiple cameras in the late 1950s, while his tendency to keep these cameras moving (resulting in a prowling effect that harks back to The Long Goodbye) adds to the Renoir - like feeling that more is going on in this fictional world than one could possibly encompass.

A sequel followed in 2014 which expanded Hiccup's fictional world, introducing more tribes, more dragons, and more fantastical locations.

Not only did the game feature rock solid stealth mechanics, it also gave us a compelling fictional world in which to revel in.

Set inside the mind of 11 - year - old Riley, where anthropomorphized emotions Joy, Sadness, Anger, Fear, and Disgust run the show and memories are downloaded to glowing orbs, the Pixar impresario has created a vivid fictional world that rivals WALL - E in its inventiveness and lush visual landscape.

«Black Panther» production designer Hannah Beachler helped imagine, design and build the fictional world of Wakanda.

In the fictional world of superheroes, death is rarely final, to the consternation of some fans, who complain that realization diminishes the stakes.