Sentences with phrase «with dramatic conflict»

Jules» struggle as a successful career woman trying to balance work and family is ripe with dramatic conflict, but it's not nearly as entertaining, particularly when Meyers is so staunchly in her protagonist's corner that the audience is never given the chance to pass judgement for themselves.

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After a long stretch characterized by ultra-low interest rates, slow growth, minimal inflation, cheap oil, and little policy progress due to a conflicted Congress, we are now doing a dramatic 180 degree turn to a lower tax, less regulation, pro-growth environment, with higher rates and higher inflation — a normalization of sorts.

Almost every woman is a mixture of two genetically different types of cell, and sometimes these cells can come into conflict with dramatic effect.

But Megamind quickly becomes as bored as the audience is with the lack of dramatic conflict.

Whereas the earlier sections suffered from an absence of dramatic conflict — Philippe is immune to doubt, averse to introspection and impossible to argue with — the Manhattan chapters hum with practical, tactical excitement.

With an almost total lack of dramatic (or even comedic) conflict, it feels like it's spinning its narrative wheels for most of its entirely unjustified two - hour - plus running time.

Larson is a good dramatic actress with a fine resting bitch face — but she's not freed up enough from the material to reshape and liberate the narrative to give it true range and conflict.

Weiner sometimes treats the illness with some modicum of seriousness, which brings forth some interesting moments, but for the most part, it feels like a conflict that never rises to the level of dramatic importance necessary to draw us into his plight.

That is what you expect because you've seen too many of those historical films with frank and cloying melodrama, artificial conflict, and steep dramatic license.

Based on the fact that nearly half the footage from the most recent trailer does not appear in the cut of the film we saw and directly conflicts with the dramatic action present otherwise, it wouldn't surprise me if the theatrical cut winds up being dramatically different.

Danis Tanovic's dramatic black comedy, No Man's Land, which deals with the Bosnian conflict in an audaciously original way, was seen and praised at Cannes.

With multiplexes full of flat cardboard characters who represent the black and white extremes of dramatic conflict, it's a refreshing change to see a cast of characters of varying shades of gray.

Even in «The Secret Life of Walter Mitty,» Conrad mostly succeeded in exploring the comedic and dramatic possibilities in that conflict, but he doesn't even come close with «Unfinished Business.»

All three are at their most movie star charismatic here, with their formidable dramatic chops lending real gravitas and palpable emotional stakes as they continue their struggles and conflicts with each other and within in order to act for the greater benefit of their kind.

While Russell largely fails to make dramatic connections and bring us into the inner world of his characters» conflicted desires, he succeeds mightily in making a film of often breathtaking beauty that balances the conventions of the British costume drama with his experimental proclivities.

Not one to disappoint fans, AMC brought out Esposito himself as a surprise guest at the panel, who confirmed that Season 3 will see lawyer Jimmy McGill (Bob Odenkirk) and enforcer Mike Ehrmantraut (Jonathan Banks) come into contact with Fring — in case Jimmy's conflict with his brother, Chuck (Mike McKean), wasn't dramatic enough already.

Meanwhile, Lawrence's version of Mystique has benefited from a dramatic expansion of the role — what was an easily identified villain in the original trilogy has become a layered, conflicted character with a real journey.

The scenes detailing Hiccup's growing relationship with his lost mother and some darker late - in - the - game moments are welcome, but besides hitting dramatic beats almost as according to a pre-set stopwatch, any growing sense of conflict or tone is habitually punctured thanks to self - conscious bids at keeping the kiddies invested.

Often dressed in an anachronistic cassock and with a rather astonishing sweep of leonine hair, Gleeson cuts an imposing and authoritative figure, like something from a rough - edged spaghetti western dropped on the dramatic west coast of Ireland.The role provides a fantastic showcase for the actor, as he captures the inner conflict and outward placidity of the character.

It plays like a modern TV mini-series, more concerned with dramatic complications and character conflict than with action - film cliffhangers.

With dark, conflicted chords that bring to mind such shimmeringly dramatic Jerry Goldsmith happiness, Desplat's horns are is always sure to bring it low, or bring in the dark suspense of Feds on the hunt.

Truth be told, few in today's K — 12 education reform movement look to the PTA to fight for dramatic change or engage in direct conflict with the public education establishment.

In a history of humankind, the twentieth century will be marked as a century of violence: the two world wars and hundreds of local and regional conflicts occurred in it, with dramatic change in a profile of those who suffer in wars, which shifted from military to prevalent civilian victims (in some statistics, it is more than 80 % of civilians), beside to enormous level of individual violence happen daily all over the world.

Puppies from puppy mills usually don't have stories quite this dramatic and conflicting, however, they do usually suffer the countless myriad of diseases, conditions, and defects that come along with the background, both behavioral and medical.

There's no denying that the characters in FFX were clichés, but they were clichés with chemistry and narrative purpose, they were clichés who had to deal with several dramatic conflicts / plot - points which resulted in interesting interactions on their part, the XIII characters just feel like they're going through the motions.

Your samples should demonstrate an understanding of dramatic conflict and skill with dialogue.

Now it takes the form of these juggernaut hits like Halo and Gears of War that tout themselves to be these dramatic space operas with huge open conflicts and «realistic» human characters.

Coinciding with the gallery's fifth anniversary, Shonibare's powerful work explores themes of conflict, empire and migration in the centenary year of The Battle of the Somme, poignantly shown at Turner Contemporary against the dramatic backdrop of the North Sea.

Kimathi Donkor's meticulously crafted compositions draw on antique traditions of portraiture and history painting to represent dramatic modern themes — with subjects ranging from urban conflict in London to the adventures of Ghana's anti-colonial heroine, Yaa Asantewaa.

Your samples should demonstrate an understanding of dramatic conflict and skill with dialogue.