The the dialogs when they come are nothing to write home
about.
not exciting or special:
Their performance was nothing to write home about.
Also at times I couldn't shrug off the feeling that what they are
showing on screen is not actually factual.
Then the whole manufactured sense of suspense
on cue
If something happens on cue, it happens just after someone has said or thought it would
happen:
which is cringeworthy
cringeworthy
/ˈkrɪndʒˌwɝː.ði/
making you feel very embarrassed:
His attempt at an apology was cringeworthy.
a cringeworthy photo shoot of him posing on a motorbike
I wont even mention the in-your-face allegory about rebirth
which is there for to make the movie seem deeper than it is.
It's a cross between an IMAX documentary with some suspense
elements thrown it which makes it look path breaking
Not a bad watch but nothing to rave about either
No way could Ryan Stone figure out how to operate the Chinese
capsule just by poking around
poke around
to search for something by moving things around, usually not in a very careful or organized
way:
poke around in
I was poking around in the drawer, looking for the key, when I found this!
The weak parts of the movie are the contrivances that link these
segments together
In closing, the special effects were great but the weak story relied
on too many absurd contrivances
contrivance
formal
US /kənˈtraɪ.vəns/
[ C or U ] usually disapproving
the act of intentionally arranging for something to happen by clever planning, or
something that is arranged in this way:
Because of the timing, I'm sure the salary freeze is a deliberate contrivance, not a
coincidence.
I think the meeting happened more by contrivance than chance.
Aw man, I hear you on that one, bro. It's the worst when a killer thriller gets totally derailed by
all that unnecessary adult/ sexual content and romance nonsense. Like, come on, we're trying
to survive a freaking zombie apocalypse here - who's got time for steamy hookups and lovey-
dovey drama?
It totally kills the whole vibe, you know? The characters just come across as frustratingly out-of-
touch and way too chill about the dire situation they're in. I mean, shouldn't they be, I don't
know, a little more freaked out about the whole fatal disease epidemic thing? But nope, they're
just happily swapping spit and getting it on like there's no tomorrow.
It's so distracting and unrealistic, it totally pulls me out of the story. I wanna be on the edge of
my seat, biting my nails as these people fight for their lives, not rolling my eyes at their sudden
steamy romance. Like, save that for a romance novel, am I right?
The whole thing just feels so forced and shoehorned in, almost like the writer was trying too
hard to inject some "adult content" to spice things up. But it backfires big time - it just makes
the characters seem shallow and one-dimensional, instead of the complex, fully-realized
survivors we're rooting for.
Ugh, it's the worst. I get that some people are into that whole sexy-in-the-face-of-doom thing,
but it's just not my cup of tea, you know? I wanna be thoroughly creeped out and on the edge
of my seat, not rolling around laughing at the absurdity of it all.
Give me gritty, intense, and true-to-life any day over that forced, contrived adult content. If I
wanted smut, I'd go read something else. But when I'm diving into a killer thriller, I just want the
focus to stay on the terror and the drama of the situation, not some random hookup scene that
feels completely out of place.
Anyway, rant over. I just had to get that off my chest, man. Next time you come across one of
those overpowered thriller novels, let me know - we can commiserate together!
Gritty, intense, riveting, gripping, trilling, suspenseful, engrossing
Fully – realized: we all have a certain potential to grow as people, and growing to reach
that potential is to be a "fully realized" person (human being).
gritty adjective (REAL)
usually approving
showing the unpleasant or difficult features of something as they really are:
gritty realism The novel was praised for its gritty realism and emotional intensity.
gritty drama This is a gritty crime drama about corruption and greed.
gritty portrayal "La Haine" is a gritty portrayal of life on a housing estate in Paris.
I thought the style of the film was a bit slick, and I wantedsomething more gritty.
Any day
at any time or under any circumstances (used to express a strong opinion or
preference).
"I'd rather live in a shack in the woods than a penthouse in the city, any day"
Oof, I feel you on that one, my friend. It's the worst when a gripping thriller, especially one
centered around a deadly disease outbreak or a zombie apocalypse, gets totally overshadowed
by gratuitous adult content - all those steamy, smutty scenes and sudden romantic sparks, right
in the middle of the perilous, grim circumstances.
It just makes the characters come across as infuriatingly exasperating - like, how can they be so
flatly, unacceptably chill and horny when the world is falling apart around them? It completely
kills the mood and the overall tone, yanking you right out of the intense, nail-biting experience
you were hoping for.
I hear you, dude. Those kinds of jarring, ill-timed forays into explicit content can be such a huge
turnoff, completely derailing the suspense and terror that's supposed to be driving the
narrative. Instead of feeling invested in the characters' harrowing struggle for survival, you end
up rolling your eyes at their blatant disregard for the grim realities they're facing.
It's like the author is trying too hard to spice things up with cheap thrills, rather than staying
true to the gritty, high-stakes atmosphere they've ostensibly set up. The result is characters that
come across as one-dimensional, their sudden romantic entanglements feeling forced and
completely out of place.
I much prefer thrillers that maintain a laser-sharp focus on the terror and drama of the situation
at hand, without getting sidetracked by unnecessary erotic subplots. Give me edge-of-your-seat
suspense and true-to-life, complex survivors over forced smut any day, you know?
Anyway, I'm totally with you on this one, my dude. Next time you come across one of those
overpowered thriller novels, be sure to hit me up so we can commiserate together. We'll find a
way to cleanse our palates of that forced, contrived adult content - maybe with a good old-
fashioned zombie movie marathon or something. What do you say?
With less handholding than passive/ audiovisually stimulating media/ screen media-> requires
readers to invest their cognitive efforts/ employing imaginative - - creative thinking to envision
plot elements such as the settings, characters, relationships and emotions from words on pages
alone/ from textual prompts
Conjure up vivid images and scenarios within their mind’s eyes
Imaginative
Enhanced/ elevated/ intensive textual engagement
Improve = reading comprehension skills
Intrpreting storybooks/ plot lines/ storylines -> internalize grammar components/ concepts/
structures such as punctuation, tenses and parts of speech.
Follow narrative sequences/ follow chapter sequences/ linear narratives helps refine/ bolster/
strengthen reading skills
Leisurely reading sessions = Childhood reading amount = reading habit = daily reading =
engaging with text/ litarature = intepreting text = textual engagement = the pursuit of book
reading = dedicated book time
Lay the cognitive groundwork for academic success/ achievements/ performances
Constructing/ conjuring vivid mental images and visualizations imprints textual content into
memories more durably than rapidly shifting image.
Mentally engaging/ cognitively engaging/ deeper cognitive processing/ mentally stimulating/
mentally intensive/ mentally demanding
Deduce connections, scrutinize motives for actions, track twists
Piece together clues and hints
Follow unfolding plot lines/ follow the progression of the story/ follow linear narrative/ follow
sequential narrative -> encounter dilemmas -> motives that are not conspicuous/ obvious/ clear
on the surface/ ambiguous; conflicting motivations
