Sentences with phrase «simpler tale told»

«Dunkirk» represents a step back from the ironclad narrative style Nolan has long been perfecting — it's a simpler tale told in a more straightforward manner.

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Moreover, none of the four Gospels tells the story of the Passion in such a way as to make it a simple tale of injustice done by the bad Sanhedrin to the good Christians.

The idea behind a vaccine is simple: by exposing the immune system to a tell - tale piece of pathogen, the immune system is alerted to danger and mounts a specific attack against invaders that have this trait.

«Shall We Danse» offers a small peak into the rigidity of Japanese society telling a simple and heartwarming tale devoid of overt sexual themes or even full blown romance.

Working with an exceedingly simple story, Megamind tells the tale of good vs. evil in Metro City.

Stanley's attempts at visual stylishness are so relentless they preclude the simple act of telling a good tale.

A simple story told with abundant gentleness, Yomeddine looks at a group of outcasts with such compassion and generosity that it has the good manners not to artificially inflate their tale with phony uplift.

Directed and starring Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Jack Goes Boating tells an interesting tale of love found and lost - using the parallel tales of Jack (Hoffman), a rather simple minded guy who is courting a damaged woman (terrific portrayal by Amy Ryan), and the couple who play matchmakers, while their own marriage dissolves, due to infidelities real and perceived.

Even though it tells a simple tale, has only two main characters and features several scenes that are mostly silent, it is more moving, more memorable, and just so much BETTER in every way possible than 95 % of the films I see each year.

It is presented as a fairy tale told to children, so it makes some amount of sense that its narrative would be relatively simple, but even considering that, the script of

Sometimes, even in his most brilliant moments, he can be almost a little too clever by half, with a screenplay that weaves its story threads into such perfectly constructed knots that unwrapping the whole can be tiresome for those who just want a simple tale well told.

The Grey is a simple tale, stretched out from an original short story, with a horror movie backbone, but succeeds in drawing out suspense and the semblance of depth thanks to director Joe Carnahan's (Smokin» Aces, Narc) existential and psychologically motivated telling.

Obviously still hurting from the poor reception of his period epic, «Alexander,» the veteran director has decided to play it safe by telling the simple tale of two men trapped beneath the rubble at Ground Zero.

But «Dead Men Tell No Tales» clutters this simple and effective premise with lots of conflicting nonsense.

Their experience enables them to tell a fairly simple tale of love through local mythologies and taboos in a quite unique and un-patronising tone.

The Snapper *** 1/2 (Palo Alto Square) This delightful comedy of manners from director Stephen Frears tells a simple tale with grace and humor.

These popular fairy tales are told in simple and symbol supported language with blank spaces above for children to draw their own pictures or use the clip art included to cut and paste to create scenes.

Too often, it seems a simple story based on the overall results is told in the news media and not a more complex tale considering major changes in the demography of the student test - takers.

A rich yet simple tale of love, madness and spirit, told by the three women in a family on the verge of mental illness.

Daddy's Girls is a rich yet simple tale of love, madness and spirit, told by the three women in a family on the verge of mental illness.

In shimmering, almost poetic language, author Rebecca Hahn tells an epic tale of love and death and life within the deceptively simple story of a forbidden friendship between a mortal teenage girl and the immortal life - weavers of Greek mythology.

Stroll the streets of the cosmopolitan Notting Hill where Hugh Grant and Julia Roberts filmed the classic Richard Curtis film, Notting Hill — which tells the tale of a simple bookshop owner whose worlds changes when he meets the famous and beautiful film star, Anna Scott.

These graphics are used to tell a simple tale of a cop whose wife leaves him due to his commitment to the job.

Stardew Valley tells a very simple tale of a customizable person who inherits a farm from their dead grandfather.

Familiarity is a pivotal dimension of fairy tale because it is in the act of telling and re-telling that we dig into these apparently simple tales and derive meaning.

There is a strong emphasis on story - telling in Survive, I really appreciate that codec screen is back and it has a simple tale to tell but its lacking the panache of the previous games.

By drawing and patterning on the surface of simple vessels, this workshop offers students opportunities to tell tales, truth or fancy.

Going further into simple models like this one, the authors point out other tell - tale warnings, such as a slowdown in the response to perturbations as a tipping point is approached.

Consider the following two charts, which tell a complex tale in a simple manner that, while not ideal, does serve to highlight the main point — U.S. emissions, cumulated over time, are greater than China's, but at the same time the U.S. is pledging to smaller cuts.

Kalman also does a monthly column in the New York Times called «And the Pursuit of Happiness,» where she tells a simple tale with drawn text and lovely illustrations.

All of which gave rise to a simple question: Do we take this chance to tell more of the tale?