Sentences with phrase «tangential characters»

I had a little trouble remembering the names and connections of tangential characters.

Palacio's bold move is to leave Auggie's first - person story to follow these increasingly tangential characters.

Not exact matches

Suicide Squad is the third official film in the DC Extended Universe, a bit tangential to what's come before, save for a couple of Superman / Aquaman references, as well as the appearance of Bruce Wayne / Batman (Affleck, Gone Girl) and a cameo by The Flash to remind us there's more going on in the world than just what's surrounding this new cast of super-powered characters.

Your ability to relate is greatly dependent on how much of your own self you see in it, but with characters this kooky and one - dimensional, it's hard to imagine anyone relating to this except on completely tangential levels.

Plenty of films have dealt with Bulger, including Martin Scorsese's The Departed, which uses his life in a tangential way to infuse Jack Nicholson's character Frank Costello with a certain degree of authenticity.

While MI: 3 is, of course, a continuation of situations and characters introduced in the first two films and, to a more tangential extent, the original television series, Abrams» style is much more reminiscent of James Cameron in his approach to giving us early moments of character development, channeling that into the unfolding upturn of tension, and then finally, letting things rip in the action scenes with relentless intensity.

The earliest version of the story focused on Lily's mother, now a tangential figure in the movie, but Finley found himself more and more drawn to expanding the character of her daughter.

The connection to the television series is so tangential that those drawn in by the recognizable title, to say nothing of the show's die - hard loyalists, will feel cheated; the occasional name - check of characters and the occasional nose twitch are hardly satisfying.

Jacob, The Unbearable Lightness of Being uses a first person narrative voice that provides continuing tangential analysis and commentary, while at the same time creating memorable characters in a story that's dramatic almost in spite of itself.

Most of these characters have tangential links to the main plot but all have their part to play, and Cloud and Sephiroth take centre stage in one of the first games best sidequests.

Along the way, the two come into contact with a smattering of historical characters — ranging from Alexander Graham Bell (who gives the game's best items) to Charles Dickens and Karl Marx — making the Fryes tangential and sometimes integral to the great successes these individuals achieved.

Immerse into a brand - new storyline that new comers to the Castlevania franchise will relish, while existing fans will appreciate on a deeper level with the introduction of characters and tangential side stories that pay homage to what has come before.