Sentences with phrase «upon a story element»

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My contention that the propositional element in religious assertions consists of stories interpreted as straightforwardly empirical propositions which are not, generally speaking, believed to be true has the great advantage of imposing no restriction whatever upon the empirical interpretation which can be put upon the stories.

The story and journey of «Silent Hill: Revelation 3D» isn't cohesive as elements, like a police detective investigation, are never realized, built upon, or returned to.

The logical missteps are a result of attempting to rework the structure of the story while still hitting upon the crucial elements and most memorable sequences.

Subverting the very elements in which the narrative is structured upon and supplanting it with an anaemic love story brings a certain morality to the film that is absent in the novel and it is doubtful that Taylor Johnson's film adaptation of Fifty Shades of Grey will satisfy even its most ardent fans.

Unfortunately it's never expanded upon, joining other story elements — like the murder of a white pro-civil rights minister — as subplots that fail to come together with King's story in any meaningful way.

My theory is that people don't read his books for the rather rudimentary, step - by - step, point - to - point thriller elements that form the backbone of the story so much as for learning a little bits of history, philosophy, and even fantasy elements that reside above the surface, many of them expounded upon at length in between the plot points.

His first efforts proved unsuccessful, but upon the death of his father in 1985, Crais was inspired to create Elvis Cole, using elements of his own life as the basis of the story.

Often built upon timeworn play mechanics and reliant on loquacious expositional elements to tell a story, the Japanese role - playing game can be a particularly contentious genre.