Word: contrivedness
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For all its fly-on-the-wall realism, The Real World has drawn criticism for being too artificial and contrived. Indeed, the show employs a story department -- a team of three writers who outline a plot for each week's 22-min. episode, culled from hundreds of hours of filmed...
The entryway system has its ups and downs. The rooms are more likely to be private and quiet, a boon if you're into a sedentary lifestyle. ON the other hand, casual dropin visits to anyone above the third floor are bound to seem a little contrived. Some find the...
Still, if the attempts to make the story timeless seem contrived when applied to Franceca's children, they do not fail to be a lesson for the moviegoer.
The cast, a virtual ensemble of HRDC members, is capable of greater productions than this. Ill-fated by the script at its outset, The Living plunders a previous era for answers and comes up empty-handed except for a contrived ending metaphor. As Graunt puts in in his closing speech...
Also distracting are the contrived breaks in the action of the film. Throughout the movie, Jade's narrative is broken up by cuts to an interview scene in which supporting characters relate personal stories. While this technique gives insight into these characters' motivations, the limited relevancy of their anecdotes does...