Sentences with phrase «preachy story»

It could have been another inaccessible JRPG with a trite, ridiculously preachy story about a group of lovable misfits but it just doesn't make the same mistakes things like that have made.

posters, when we find teachers assigning preachy stories and principals telling students what to wear, it is important that we understand what is going on.

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That way they can borrow the ethical weight of the story without being accused of getting preachy.

And not preachy - the story gives a message but doesn't smack you in the face with it.

But it seems to strive so hard to be inspirational, rather than letting the inspiration come through the story, that it becomes preachy and self - conscious.

Based on a true story, the action keeps the film flowing smoothly without becoming preachy.

It is a bit preachy and a little full of itself in regards to its message and theme, but is still an important and memorable story worth watching.

Veteran TV director Jerry Jameson fails to think bigger than the small screen with this flat, preachy true story drama about a killer on the run (David Oyelowo) connecting with the recovering drug addict he takes hostage (Kate Mara).

But the execution is handled so well that the story never gets preachy and will likely bring many to tears by the end.

Naturally the effects look outstanding, but story wise it still looks as trite, cliched, melodramatic, heavy - handed, anachronistic, and preachy as it came across in the script treatment.

While the narrative format and lack of a truly compelling story development are liabilities that make this a very flawed and overly preachy way to spend 88 minutes, the acting is still superb all around, as is Carnahan's dialogue between people of depth.

Though the premise makes it sound like it could be preachy, this cute children's story is anything but.

Skillfully made, but preachy as all get - out, the film crosses four stories.

Don't worry, Sausage Party never gets overtly preachy because this thematic element is just used as the driving force for the story.

His story (co-written with his TANGERINE and STARLET collaborator Chris Bergoch) never feels condescending, preachy or romanticized.

By contrast, he filmed The Florida Project in 35 - millimeter, endowing the decrepit settings with a suggestion of cinematic beauty that adheres to the story's tone — never preachy but hyper aware.

Those quibbles aside, «Juno» is mostly just plain fun as it spins a sweet story and avoids being overly preachy about anything.

The film's creators have sought to create a distinct and illuminating order to the world of wildlife, a mood that worked in The Lion King as supporting the story, but never felt forced or preachy.

Whether you are a Christian or non-Christian, it is our goal, and my personal hope, that no matter what Pelican book you choose to read, you'll enjoy a wholesome story filled with themes that uplift you and brighten your day — without being too preachy, for sure.

We found the story about a missionary couple very interesting, without being «preachy.»

To explore issues like classism and racism without ever being sanctimonious or preachy, to show the story through the eyes of a child without ever getting cutesy or patronizing, to weave together all those separate little storylines without ever letting them feel sloppy or disjointed — it's a rare author who can manage even one of those, and Harper Lee makes them all look effortless.

It is not a preachy book about how the rights or wrongs about life, especially in high school, should be / not be lived by any individual, nor about how one should react to any individual and their lifestyle choice, it is simply a story about a girl, and how she must handle her choices made during her high school years and beyond.

Inspirational rather than preachy or sentimental, the book wields the emotional power to be expected from a story of family, dogs, justice and self - reliance.»

I like reading fiction where something about God or about how we relate to God is woven into the story (I don't like preachy fiction, where the author hits me over the head with his or her answers).

Monochroma «s plot is one of those rare blends where the story conveys an important moral lesson without being preachy or too didactic.

Constantly mired in endless cutscenes and cinematics, it almost felt like I was more of playing a mini-game during a very preachy, self - absorbed story line.

CC can provide a perfectly adequate backdrop for a story — there's some decent SF that happens to be set in a world stricken by runaway global warming — but if it's all about the message, then the tendency is towards something that's awkward, preachy, shrill, long - winded, unfunny (or unintentionally funny) or just plain dull.