Sentences with phrase «than character development»

First - person shooters don't tend to be known for their storytelling, with games in the genre tending to focus more on gameplay and multiplayer options than character development and a compelling narrative.

Even without having read Dan Brown's bestselling novel, it seems safe to assume based on both this film and Da Vinci that the author is more at ease with plot technicalities than character development.

But it's also a weakness, as the show focuses almost entirely on its sprawling plot rather than character development.

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In this construct, success is measured more by the development of a person's character, rather than status, position or money earned.

New friendships tend to be shallow, focused on sharing superficial pastimes rather than on the mutual development of character.

The generic character of John XXIII's original intentions for the Council, of course, was essentially responsible for much of the subsequent struggle between the Council Fathers and the Roman curia, the latter being accustomed to dealing with «live issues» rather than with general goals of development.

The director guides the discussion along the lines of sound personality and character development — with no less an underlying thesis than the Golden Rule.

No development in Hebrew Faith proved more key, more determinative of Jewish character and religious outlook than the promise of the Messiah.

Now there is the possibility of a different philosophical attitude, one that takes with utmost seriousness the evolutionary and processive character of the world indicated by science, but at the same time affirms the reality of God as the supreme excellence and perfect goodness in and above (or more than) the world — in it, because such excellence and goodness is ceaselessly operative to further the world's development of potentialities; above it (or more than it), because such excellence and goodness is inexhaustible, more than merely creaturely, indefatigable, faithful, unfailing.

Kirsteen Campbell, master blender for The Famous Grouse explains: «Within two years we see significant colour and character development, with a sherry cask having a greater impact than a Bourbon barrel, as sherry casks provide a higher level of flavour compounds to be extracted by the maturing grain whisky.

Character Development Curriculum: Soccer is much more than just kicking a ball.

Our objective is to develop each player to his fullest potential and to teach the fundamentals of his position that are reinforced with hundreds of repetitions at each practice along with emphasizing character development and leadership.Since 1965, the Quarterback & Receiver Camp has been teaching the fundamentals of football to more than 37,500 junior high and high school players.

While it does spend much of its time looking at the «character» traits that help children succeed, it is broader focused than just character development, with many portions dwelling on evaluation of a variety of educa

In addition to a «do - no - harm» ethic, geotourism seeks to enhance prospects for sustainable development based on the specific character of a given place rather than on standardized international branding, generic architecture and food, etc..

Character development is admittedly spotty, with some individuals getting little more than token screen time, but there is enough here for us to care about the core group of mutants.

Based on a novel by William Chamberlain, Imitation General has a bit more story depth and character development than the average WWII service comedy.

What this film seriously lacks in a coherent and discernable plot and character development, it more than makes up for it with tons of style, great cinematography, and well - placed tension.

There is no clearer distillation of Ford's visual style, thematic concerns, manner of storytelling, and development of character than My Darling Clementine.

as a kid i grew up with transformers for toys, but didn't watch the actual show (aside from beast wars) until last year, so i wouldn't consider myself a fan boy, but when a tv show based around toys from the 80's has better dialog, humor, character development, and plot than a high budget Hollywood film, you know something is wrong with the film industry.

Ultimately, if you love your CGI more than a decent storyline or character development please feel free to check out this otherwise decent feature film.

As in season 1, the emphasis is on character development rather than cracking up viewers, though Doug Benson, Artie Lange, and Bill Burr inspire chuckles by playing versions of themselves.

More than anything, Blair is under the presumption that the semblance of utter randomness in the characters and developments will produce comedy (tidbits like «cat meat makes a person invisible», a deadly snake confrontation, and other such kooky events), and while occasionally diverting, wittier laughs are sparse.

Roaring through 160 minutes of action, humor, character development, epic evil and moving nobility, it is darker and edgier, yet lighter and more stirring than anything offered in another superhero franchise.

In regards to the characters, alot of the Mass Effect 2 squad mates are basically reduced to cameos and the returning characters other than maybe Liara (Bioware's golden girl), Garrus and Tali suffer from a lack of decent screentime and proper handling that affects their development at the core.

As always, stylish and meticulously crafted, but this one is slower paced and chattier than most of his other films, giving more time to character development then usual.

There's no doubt he prefers to concentrate on visuals rather than character interactions and plot development,...

On a more negative note, the film is designed and crafted in such a way that you take one side, with a certain perspective more prominently presented than the other, while the fact we're dealing with an ensemble feature does mean there's a lack of emotionality attached, as with so many characters to explore, we drift between them without ever feeling as though we've truly got to the bottom of their respective character developments.

Before Victor turns into «Doom» the only character development that we got from his character is that he thinks he's smarter than ever one else and he just hates people... WHAT?!

But more than that, the character apparently has some deep emotional and psychological development that Jordan also had to prepare for.

The Marvel X-Men spinoff was stuck in development hell for years, following the character's less - than - well received debut in 2009's X-Men Origins: Wolverine.

Final Verdict: Poor character development, an uneven script, but at the end of the day, this is more fun than I expected.

Infinity War is more a feat of traffic management than storytelling, so busy herding heroes here and there that there's no time for plot twists or character development.

Deep down, we all know that modern superhero movies are operating with even lower dramatic stakes than Star Wars or James Bond movies: beloved characters rarely stay dead after they've been killed, and no plot development, no matter how grave, is irreversible, so there's no possible way that what seems to be happening on the screen could really be happening.

Written and directed by Dee Rees from a labyrinthine novel by Hillary Jordan, it's the kind of movie they rarely make any more — heavy on plot and character development and more literary than cinematic — but so skillfully directed, photographed and acted that it sucks you into its powerful emotional storyline from the start and holds interest to the finish.

Vast world, pretty graphics, nice music, quite interesting story, character development system better than Morrowind and Oblivion.

Director McMurray may have taken a more studious approach than did Spike Lee in «School Daze,» a social satire set on an African American campus, but he and co-writer Christine Berg have internalized Z's journey at the expense of deeper character development and creating any mounting tension.

Certainly not for even the slightest modicum of character development or dimension, as a talented cast led by Jennifer Lawrence and Javier Bardem is criminally underserved by a script that treats their characters as props rather than actual people with inner lives who the audience are supposed to care for.

While Ted 2 never reaches the turgid lows of A Million Ways to Die in the West, the writer / director's misguided western spoof from last year, it also demonstrates yet again that his brand of comedy is far more suited for the half - hour television format of his series like Family Guy and American Dad than it is for a two - hour picture that requires more narrative heft and character development.

Director Jonathan Levine (50/50) and his team of writers (including Evan Goldberg, natch) dip a toe in schmaltz rather than investing at all in actual character development, preferring to string together episodes of goofball fun.

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire may be easier to follow in its plot than previous entries, but it is still a convoluted story crammed to the max with special effects smorgasbords in place of where character development and plot segues should properly be.

The characters definitely speak a little more fluently than you might expect given their early development level, but with that cast providing the voices, it feels like it'll be a lot of fun.

Thor hasn't played a significant role in any of the teasers released thus far for Avengers: Infinity War other than interacting with the Guardians of the Galaxy, so it will be interesting to see how the Russos are going to further the development of his character following the cataclysmic events of Thor: Ragnarok.

These are the avenues that could make Bleed more than just a standard boxing movie, but writer / director Ben Younger (Boiler Room) doesn't seem interested in real character development.

Yee's pacing is a hair faster than deliberate; he doles out information and character development in a fairly smooth manner.

And indeed, many of the most memorable scenes in Bava's films are more concerned with ambiance and mood than with psychological complexity or character development.

Colorful and kinetic seriocomedy... Wes Anderson breaks no new ground thematically, picture comes closer to «The Royal Tenenbaums» than «The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou,» but without achieving the poignance of «Rushmore»... Here, as in his two prior outings, Anderson's arch, highly artificial style gets in the way of character and emotional development, rendering picture piquant rather than profound... Full Review

I just think they needed a little more character development and suspense build up than we got.

Though the narrative shares some obvious similarities with the three - act structure of the first movie, «Catching Fire» is superior in just about every way, including stronger, emotionally - charged performances from Lawrence and Hutcherson and better character development for the other tributes, who are more than just numbers and faces this time around.

Garland does not spend much time on character development beyond the mere acknowledgment that Capra has a family and Searle and Kaneda's fixation on the sun, the latter having more relevance to thematic development and mood than their actual characters.

What it's lacking in story and character development, it more than makes up for in strategy based gameplay.