Sentences with phrase «time establishing its characters»

It's easy enough to follow, and the film wastes no time establishing these characters» backgrounds in order to get the ball rolling, the problem is, it's the same tired structure that's plagued comic superhero blockbusters for the better part of almost a decade.

Here's something of a feat, then: Suicide Squad spends more than half of its running time establishing these characters, only to turn them into personality - deprived pawns when they actually have to do something.

Not exact matches

Disney and Marvel obviously know what they're doing with superhero movies — they've brought some of the biggest franchises to screen — however, at the same time, making every single film need to fit inside the already established franchise starts to limit the amount of creative license any one director can have on future characters as Marvel's Cinematic Universe only grows larger.

It was a long struggle, and at many a time uncertain of outcome except for the stubborn and independent character of the people concerned, before finally constitutional rights were fully established.

By the time Stiller's character engages in a slapping fight with a pair of monkeys, Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian has incontrovertibly established itself as an endeavor designed to appeal solely to small children - which is undoubtedly a shame, given the strength of the cast and the promise of the movie's early scenes.

Early on, you try to establish character while still being funny, but it's a lot of work, then you shed characters and concentrate on what the audience seems to respond to - and hopefully at this time, the audience is still there.

By the time the shocking (yet not entirely unexpected) conclusion rolls around, Breathe has established itself as a promising effort from an exciting new filmmaker - with Laurent's stylish sensibilities setting her apart from many of her contemporaries (ie it's impossible not to be captivated by an outdoor tracking shot that follows a character through the rooms of her small apartment).

The film is a deep character study of Riggan Thomson played by a moving and stellar Michael Keaton a once - time big movie star struggling to regain importance in his contemporary setting while trying to establish himself as an artist worthy of praise and to get rid of his «Birdman» image.

Amour suffers from some pacing issues, although these are largely the result of Haneke using «dead space» (such as a sequence in which his camera spends an inordinate amount of time focused on paintings or an interminable scene in which Georges attempts to capture a pigeon that has entered his home) to establish a tone or develop a character.

This was the movie that established Voight's career, and proved that Hoffman, after the triumph of «The Graduate,» had many more notes inside of him — and was destined to become one of the great character actors of his time.

It's sensitively handled, and takes its time in establishing each character's problem and how they attempt to deal with it.

Do I think it's time for a Lady Liberators or A-Force movie that will make its characters as well - established as the Avengers?

By the time a necrotic viral pandemic spread cross-country to small town America and infected the film's titular character, 16 - year - old MAGGIE (ABIGAIL BRESLIN), authorities had established a protocol for patients infected with the deadly virus: they are removed from society and taken to special iso... Read On

Continuing with the formula they've established of taking typically male - dominated genres (raunch comedy, buddy action movie) and inserting a dominance of women into the primary characters, this one sees McCarthy take on the role of Susan Cooper, a well - trained CIA agent who has spent her time in the agency as the desk - bound partner in the earpiece of well - groomed field agent Bradley Fine (Jude Law).

Taking the time to establish the characters rather than jumping straight into the chills and thrills, West's fifth feature (with Cabin Fever 2: Spring Fever also on his resume) combines horror with humour in an offering purposefully full of contrasts.

«Planetarium» is so bereft of narrative direction and bewildering in establishing dynamics between characters that it's impossible to know what is ever happening and why for most of its running time.

It's an entertaining two and a half hours of superhero fun with a decent plot that gives all its character's development time, and properly establishes motives and actions on either side of an argument about regulating superheroes.

The excellent work in establishing characters and the group's relationship early on is nearly all but thrown out the window or forgotten about for large portions of the film to make way for prolonged, self indulgent action sequences that we have all seen many times before and that are all too common in a Frost, Pegg, Wright collaboration.

A staunch believer in the power of storytelling, Howard this time surprisingly foregoes establishing memorable characters — don't expect any Niki Lauda «s or John Nash «s here — in order to make room for a familiar but powerful framing device involving Brendan Gleeson's aged Tom Nickerson, the last living survivor of that crew.

While all of the other movies were trying to cram tons of high - energy action sequences and cool one - liners into just 30 seconds, the first trailer for Matthew Vaughn's X-Men prequel takes its time establishing a tone and a time period, putting drama and characters above flashy visual effects.

His character comes to fruition in the second act and apart from being present during pivotal battle scenes, his character is not given enough time to establish, and so comes off rather bland and underwhelming.

Director Mahamat Saleh Haroun spends no time establishing the main draw of Grigris «title character; in the opening moments we see the young, disabled dancer (played by non-professional Souleymane Démé) busting some moves on the dance floor to a rapturous audience.

It's challenging to make a great back - in - time - travel movie, especially one that deals with established characters.

Aiyaary movie review: Even though the movie puts together an impressive ensemble cast comprising some of our best actors, it takes a lot of time to establish their characters.

Although the title character made his big - screen bow in Captain America: Civil War, Coogler and co-writer Joe Robert Cole manage to establish a whole new cast in record time while making you care about them too.

Thanks in part to Nintendo's persistence of establishing long - running, memorable franchises each time it develops a game, the company creates a character and a world for the character to...

Neither is used to tease a specific upcoming venture, but at the same time it's clear the studio intends to bring this character back, with some more established heroes chipping in.

The way she handles time, and how she uses seemingly innocuous and naturalistic moments between characters to develop such a strong, sensitive and moving film is the sort of thing one would expect from a well - established master instead of an up and coming filmmaker.

Characters are barely given any screen time to establish their roles, or even justify their existence in this story.

Every action scene functions as a choreographed dance number, with gunshots and screeching wheels marking perfect time with the music, and Elgort turns in some winning lip - sync - and - dance moments that help establish Baby's character beyond his signature quirk.

Liman presents the metamorphic arc with an artistic eye, opting for a perfectly edited collection of shots, some that establish setting or character, others that make for smartly - timed jokes, all which seem lensed with a touch of knowing sarcasm, that makes the film feel both tight and airy.

It takes nearly an hour before the first attack occurs, but Bay uses that time to establish the characters, provide an overview of the geopolitical landscape and build tension, because once it kicks into action mode, Bay rarely lets his foot off the gas, pummeling the audience with one explosive firefight after the next.

Filmmaker Damien Power delivers a slow - burn opening stretch that certainly holds plenty of potential, as the writer / director does an effective job of establishing the various characters - with the promising vibe heightened by his somewhat innovative decision to spend time with the assailants before things go awry (ie the bad guys, particularly in movies of this ilk, are rarely developed beyond their most superficial attributes).

CBS» upcoming new series Star Trek: Discovery has added a new member to its cast, this time in the form of a previously - established character in the Star Trek canon: Sarek, the father of the U.S.S. Enterprise's famous Vulcan science officer, Mr. Spock.

That the film gets too wrapped up in the consequences of time - travel and fortunate coincidences to maintain the momentum it generates in its first half is a shame, as the effort spent establishing character and setting deserves more than to be squandered in this way.

Seven Samurai had an extra 70 minutes of run time to establish its characters, and the difference between the quality of storytelling between the two is staggering.

The screenplay by Guillermo Arriaga (Amores Perros, 21 Grams), moves somewhat awkwardly back and forth in time to establish these characters, then catches up when Pete kidnaps Mike and drags him, with the body, back to Estrada's hometown for a proper burial.

The movie takes its time in allowing these characters to establish themselves and the movie itself to set up the decided shift in comic tone from the original.

With so much time spent establishing the character's malcontent, there is, ultimately, very little for the movie to do with her or itself once the familiar story finally begins.

Beautiful visuals, snappy dialogue and it most importantly doesn't waste time on well established characters.

With that in mind, after Sandy officially retired as chairman of his company board, he threw himself full - time into character education, establishing the «CharacterPlus» program for K - 12 schools in the St. Louis area.

Other strategies include: (1) establishing and using a time - out or cooling - off place (even an informal time - out activity like having a child take a message, book, or box of chalk to another teacher could give the student the space and time he or she needs to maintain or regain composure); (2) applying role plays, simulations (for example, Barnga, Living in a Global Age, Rafa - Rafa, and Broken Squares) and moral dilemmas to teach students how to resolve conflicts, make collective decisions, appreciate different perspectives, weigh consequences, identify right from wrong, and check impulsive behavior; and (3) suggesting or assigning literature with characters who face similar challenges to that of the disabled student.

Tradition Generations of Italian families have given the area a special small - town character unique for an urban setting, at the same time establishing traditions that permeate the neighborhood like the sweet smell of sausage and peppers.

They've become a very established part of the Xbox community, with many users spending lots of time designing their custom character in a way that really represents their personal taste.

Thanks in part to Nintendo's persistence of establishing long - running, memorable franchises each time it develops a game, the company creates a character and a world for the character to...

It tries to cover so much ground over such a short space of time in order to conform to the established format that, whilst in a general sense it hits all the right notes and goes out of its way to offer players a more grounded, recognizable, and ultimately more human glimpse at the nature of war, it's never really given the chance to expand on its themes or characters.

The ability to switch between your fighters at any time is liberating, establishing that you must master three characters to dominate this game.

This may mean that the game takes a bit of time establishing Clementine as a character that might not be necessary for players who already know her, but I think having her as the playable character makes the experience of learning about her different enough that series veterans won't mind.

Constructed from media reports at the time and Johnson's speeches, and using an elaboration of Warhol's of split - screen technique, the film does not change the vantage point of the camera and it is not presented in continuous time, but features multiple moments and modalities of the scene that are established strictly through dialogue and character.

Before Campbell, it was well established that a good character direction will be of some value in every case in which it should be given (see R v Fulcher [1995] 2 Cr App R 251 at 260) and therefore, although a failure to give the direction will not necessarily render a conviction unsafe, with each case to be reviewed in the light of its own facts (see Singh v The State [2005] UKPC 35, [2005] 4 All ER 781), it will rarely be possible for an appellate court to say that such a failure could not have affected the outcome of the trial (see R v Kamar (1999) The Times, 14 May).