Sentences with phrase «plot elements into»

A riveting performance from Tom Hardy makes this pseudo-thriller utterly riveting, turning even the most contrived plot elements into punchy drama.

This ambitious film weaves three plot elements into an overall narrative about colonialism and greed...

Not exact matches

Finally, narrative knits together all these elements — setting, character, and plot — into a storied whole.

Maybe that shouldn't be surprising, given that the computers which fired out the initial ideas had first been fed reams of data on the plot elements, time periods, settings and character types which go into the creation of a successful musical.

The plot is deep if you like to read the scannings and the gameplay is far more better than any other first person shooter I have ever played, this game changes the elements of a basic first person shooter and turned it into a masterpiece.

Hirst cleverly weaves a mystical element into the plot, which pays off with each episode.

By stressing the universal elements of Stevenson's story, Renoir eradicates the creakiness of the plot, spinning the tale into something that still feels relevant.

I don't want to reveal much about the so - called plot, but Solondz is a master at throwing dark, satirical elements into a narrative, humorously revealing the dark underside of things.

The folks at DreamWorks Animation are obviously counting on the audience bringing good feelings about Po and company into the theater with them, so they've taken the risk of lowering the comedy quotient and emphasizing new characters and plot elements.

Here's the idiotic plot: a former car thief is called out of retirement to save his brother's life, because it seems the knucklehead has gotten into debt with the criminal element.

While the trailer was light (and rightfully so) on actual plot points, we did manage to piece together some tidbits regarding how the storyline will fall into place, especially when it comes to the shattered elements Captain America: Civil War left us with.

While it is not unlike «Sin City,» «Streets of Fire,» or even «Dick Tracy,» the film's overall style mixes in elements of paper mache, cardboard cutouts, comic books, communist propaganda posters, and puppet shows into a plot that feels like Walter Hill «s wet dream.

What's so satisfying here is the obvious amount of thought that has gone into every element of the film, from the dazzling visual designs to the cleverly reverse - engineered plot, and everything in between.

With its slick, split screen compositions and puzzle box plotting, Detour is superficially compelling in bursts, but the elements never coalesce into anything of substance.

At this point, Park cuts loose and takes these selected plot elements on a no - return ride into the crazed depths of Park Chan - wook territory.

The English Patient was such a cultural phenomenon when it was released that Seinfeld built it into an episode of the same name during its 8th season (joining Schindler's List as Best Picture winner which serviced elements of the sitcom's plot).

Most notable among these is the gently playful shoehorning of genre elements into a whispery character study: 40 - odd minutes in, the film casually yawns, stretches and takes up an shaggy - dog mystery plot born of the director's love for detective fiction.

Following the plot is fairly simple, but getting to deep into its details gives away prime elements to it.

Putting the terror into The Comedy of Terrors is relatively simple when you have a cast that features Price, Lorre, Karloff and Rathbone all together in a plot that involves an undertaker, a debt and murder, but the comedy element is the more difficult sell.

Before getting into how spectacular the action sequences truly are (and trust me, they save the blockbuster from plundering to the bottom of the ocean), it must be said that Oscar - nominated Kon - Tiki directors Joachim Ronning and Espen Sandberg have no idea whose story the movie should actually belong to, starting out as Henry Turner's (Brenton Thwaites) quest to free his cursed father at sea Will Turner (Orlando Bloom in a glorified cameo along with Keira Knightley as his partner Elizabeth Swann) to locate the Trident of Poseidon subsequently lifting that curse, and while the ultimate goal of the movie for all characters is finding said artifact for different reasons, by the end it's hard to fault the audience if they have forgotten all about that plot element and are just living in the moment of Jack Sparrow and company battling an army of decomposing, undead ghost pirates led by Captain Salazar.

In typical Sayles fashion, the plot begins as an examination of small - town Alaska life, territory rarely mined in feature films, but soon transforms into something completely different, a suspense tale of man's survival among the elements.

The supernatural element introduced into the plot, that of the cursed but curative properties of eating human flesh, are handled with clever edits that dance around any expensive and time - consuming effects: when a mortally wounded Boyd caves and takes a few bites, for example, the image immediately leaps from his spoon - wielding hand to a close - up of his previously bloody face fully restored.

The ridiculous plot blighted the book and, despite Levinson's efforts to phase out some of the novel's excesses, he still struggles whenever he incorporates some of the the screwball elements into the plot.

Often times the most frightening elements of a horror film are things taken from the real world and injected into a truly bizarre plot.

While the plot is fairly far - fetched, certain elements of the film are reminiscent of Guillermo del Toro's Pan's Labyrinth: A girl retreats from a harsh world into a more fantastical space, and darkness is always close at hand.

It wasn't the first game of its kind, with Tactics Ogre having already laid the groundwork before it, but the addition of Final Fantasy elements and an incredibly intricate plot of politics and misshapen history turned it into a classic that people still yearn for more of.

Educators also learn how to divide stories into elements, many of them getting a first - time understanding about the value of characterization, plot and climax, she said.

Each chapter brings another element into the plot with expansive, even rambling description that does nothing to move the story along.

There's a mention of supernatural elements, but they never play into the plot - such as it is (e

I do have to admit, though, that although I enjoyed reading the book very much, there were a couple of plot elements I thought were introduced in an overly contrived manner, causing a disconnect rather than drawing me deeper into the novel.

With the help of Brad Miller and Keith Evans, Dana uncovers a plot by a rogue element in the American intelligence community involving the president's nominee to the Supreme Court, and soon the trio is thrown back into the grips of a deadly, executive danger.

The plot, setting and characters are all unusual and captivating, and the author's ability to forge these diverse elements into a compelling story is nothing short of stunning.

The plots and subplots sweep you into a whirlwind tale filled with heroes, villains, war, greed, manipulation, deceit, betrayal, fear, laughter, separation, and hope - just to name a few of its many elements.

Elements of history are tightly woven into the plot of The Hourglass Factory with minor characters drawn from real life.

The elements in the plot which terrify Jonah become so real, that one is drawn into a state of panic oneself.

I'm looking for original writing - related posts — these could be on anything from specific elements of the writing craft (character development, POV tips, plot pacing, writing a terrific antagonist) to a post covering your personal writing process, how you organize a manuscript, how you fit writing into your day, or tips for promoting a book.

Author Ellie Alexander leads us through her unique process of creating The Bakeshop Mysteries series that includes not only writing the story but creating the menu as a layer of the plot, Learn how she cultivates a unique book launch with elements of the story while bringing the community into the mix.

It's neat when these nested plot elements finally hatch, recalling things that may have slipped your mind up until the very moment that they make their way back into the story.

The new elements follow fan - favourite Alucard, in an all - new story that segues into the plot of the full game.

These in game moments provide context for what you're doing, and there is even an element of «moral choice» sprinkled into the plot, but none of the narrative hooks held my interest long.

Into Darkness stole too many plot elements from Wrath of Khan!

Make a quick visit to any MGS dedicated online forum or message board and you'll find gamers, students, writers, and critics who devote their free time in deconstructing many of the intricate story and plot elements in the MGS universe in hopes of yielding valuable insight into the world that Kojima crafts with each installments.

Remastered from the 2011 PSP game, the Nintendo 3DS rendition of Corpse Party will feature redrawn, high - resolution character sprites, newly arranged music tracks, and 3D art stills, as well as four new Extra Chapters exclusive to this version that provide insight into lesser - shown characters and plot elements previously left unexplained.

Story has never been the strongest element of the Senran Kagura franchise, but those who've invested into the previous games may find the plot in Estival Versus to be weakest of the core series.

Furthering their notion of «sculptural theaters» — installations built as containers for specific movies, whose architectural, audiovisual, and sculptural elements expand onscreen content into environmental panoramas — the artists have transformed Andrea Rosen Gallery into a network of halls and chambers that plot a path for visitors through a sequence of new movies and ambient spaces.

The interiors are reconsidered through Toebbe's extensive drawing, plotting, cutting and pasting of various elements synthesized into a cohesive whole.

The combination of single - player elements and open - world environments makes for a game that invites you to explore its outer reaches as you settle into the role of Talion, with surprising plot twists and a meaty endgame that begs you to keep playing even when you think your journey has come to an «official» end.