Sentences with phrase «usual tropes»

Alas, with REVOLVER he has used all his considerable bag of tricks hoping to stretch his genre into something profound, using his by - now usual tropes without being able to add substance to the considerable style he still commands.

Most of the first minister's statement consisted of the usual tropes about «rebalancing» the Scottish economy, strengthening democracy, achieving social justice, and so on.

Our intrepid hero, also a she, an older Asian woman to boot (something one NEVER sees on TV) on a worldwide hunt / chase for this evil Bond using only her wits and no weapons, special gadgets, or any of the usual tropes one sees in these sorts of

It's a friendship free of the usual tropes, of young and old, experience and inexperience.

It's good, it wants to tell a story, it has decent special effects, some occasional b - movie gore, the usual tropes of a story, all done in... I don't know, good taste?

What's refreshing is the emphasis the film places on Bale's character's conception of masculinity that doesn't fall under either of the usual tropes; he's neither idealistic at the cost of lacking the will to take affirmative action (as Whitaker's character is) nor is he a time bomb of self - destructive aggression (as Affleck's character is).

Instead they fell back on the usual tropes, and if we're being reductive the game boils down to a chain of missions that are loosely disguised time trials, areas that are artificially locked, a bunch of collectibles and the obligatory multiplayer mode bolted on.

You know, Michael Haneke for sure, who I think just creates a really unsettling tension, without the usual tropes and tricks.

Their lives, as it turns out, strive for mortal normalcy, but their very natures as vampires does mean that they must avoid sunlight, feast of human blood, and the usual tropes we'd expect.

Run All Night uses this to its advantage at times but it can't completely overcome the usual tropes that inevitably drag it down.

It hits the usual tropes but with such great chemistry between Franco and Rogen this takes the old tricks and makes them feel fresh.

It really does have that kind of Amblin vibe, even in the script and the way it provides some refreshing changes to the usual tropes that always have to show up in horror movies.

Fans of King will recognise his usual tropes of fragmented, unreliable memory, monstrous father figures and antagonistic canines.

All of the usual tropes of the franchise are present here (which includes plenty of jump scares) but this film directed by Adam Robitel has a bit more heart and creepiness factor to it, that makes it almost as good as the first film.

The usual tropes of awkward pairings, rampant lust, and a family of pain - worshipping red - necked zombies make things more exciting than anyone planned.

There are, to be sure, the usual tropes of high school angst and triumph to be found in THE DUFF, based on the book by Kody Keplinger, but this is a film distinguished by sprightly, intelligent writing, and outstanding performances that are not just funny, but also perceptive and nuanced.

However, McGuire cleverly subverts the usual trope of man's mastery of nature found in earlier stories of exploration.

The indie studio that you run goes through the usual tropes of trying to kick off a successful television show.

The usual trope is to remove weapons (and possibly skills).

Don't expect instant gratification with this one: the story is pretty dire, and the usual tropes are all present and correct.

The characters follow the usual tropes you'd expect and don't venture outside of them, unlike some of the developer's other games.

Apart from the usual tropes of a hero, a princess and a lurking evil, you're good to go.

It's a «low fantasy» setting with elements of magic but a generally more realistic mood than most similar games, avoiding the usual tropes of the genre where possible.

I'm always wary when animals are introduced in a movie, book or game because the usual trope is to have that animal become injured, dead or taken away (hopefully for the better).

Both painterly and sculptural in their address, these works deviate from the usual tropes of abstraction to uniquely engage space, perception, and possess a lyrical rhythm.

«How do we get there... without falling into the usual tropes about how we talk about violence?»