Much has been said about various " tactical errors " made by both the German and American forces in the film's climactic battle.

Much of the sequence of the freaks attacking Cleopatra, as she lay under a tree, was removed, as well as a gruesome sequence showing Hercules being castrated, a number of comedy sequences, and most of the film's original epilogue.

Much of the film's detailed character histories were taken from Mac Rauch's unfinished Banzai scripts.

Much like his two-note Jaws theme, the " five-tone " motif for Close Encounters has since become ingrained in popular culture ( the five tones are used by scientists to communicate with the visiting spaceship as a mathematical language as well as being incorporated into the film's signature theme ).

Much of the film's imagery is derived from medieval art.

Much of the film's visual style shares that of the Asian action cinema, and particularly Hong Kong action cinema, of John Woo, Tsui Hark, Ringo Lam, and the relentless pace of the second unit directors, like Vic Armstrong and Guy Hamilton, in the James Bond films.

Much of the film's appeal lies in its surreal, Kafkaesque settings ; no extensive attempt is made to explain what the cube is that the characters are confined in, why it was created, or how the people were selected to be put inside there, and the movie remains without any answers.

Much of the first hour of the film's running time is taken up with a highly technical depiction of Makoto building his homemade nuclear weapon, although key steps in the bomb-making process have apparently been omitted in the name of public safety.

Much is said of the film's use of black and white sequences.

'" Frank Rich wrote " Much of the film's plot, dialogue and horror-movie mood are preserved, not to mention clips used to illustrate those sequences in which the faded silent-film star, Norma Desmond ... and her kept young screenwriter, Joe Gillis ..., travel by car.

Much criticism was attached to the film's script, its focus on the commercialism of Christmas, Levant's direction and Schwarzenegger's performance.

Much of the film's cumulative power lies in its delineation of a rock solid family suddenly rocked to the core by a revelation that is literally beyond their comprehension: the fact that their beloved, and loving, mother is an abortionist.

Much of the film's greatness can be traced to the excellent cinematography by Mike de Leon, who would become a great Filipino filmmaker himself.

Much of the track " Yesternow " is built around a slightly modified version of the bassline from the James Brown song " Say It Loud – I'm Black and I'm Proud "; this may be a deliberate allusion to the song's Black Power theme as it relates to the film's subject.

Much of the entire film's baseball action was shot at Engel Stadium, which also doubled for Brooklyn's Ebbetts Field.

Much of the film's running time is taken up with inappropriate and inconsistent combat stock footage.

Much of the content of the novel appears in the film, with several passages of text recounted by the film's protagonist Debbie ( Nell Schofield ) in a voice-over narration.

The single " Too Much Heaven " was released in the late autumn of 1978 ( it had originally been intended for use in the John Travolta movie Moment By Moment, but was pulled before the film's release reportedly because Barry Gibb thought the movie was awful when he was shown a rough cut.

Much of the film's special effects involved models and rear screen work that was largely effective, although the studio artwork shows a typical US diesel locomotive that doesn't resemble anything seen in the film, along with a pantograph for overhead electric wires.

Much of the film's footage consists of long tracking shots filmed by cameraman Jörg Schmidt-Reitwein from the top of a VW bus with Herzog driving.

Much of the plot is also similar ; Petruchio vows to marry Catharine before he has even seen her, she smashes a lute over the music tutor's head, Baptista fears no one will ever want to marry her ; the wedding scene is identical, as is the scene where Grumio teases her with food ; the haberdasher and tailor scene is very similar ; the sun and moon conversation, and the introduction of Vincentio are both taken from Shakespeare.

William Shakespeare's 1600 play Much Ado About Nothing contains an early modern reference to the legendary king, and Alfred Noyes ' poem Forty Singing Seamen is based on the Prester John legend ; and in 1910 British novelist and politician John Buchan used the legend in his sixth book, Prester John, to supplement a plot about a Zulu uprising in South Africa.

Much of the movie's plot was spoofed in the 1993 comedy Fatal Instinct.

Much of the dialogue and plot of the game pokes fun at traditional RPG and sci-fi clichés.

Much of the series is devoted to the science fiction plot surrounding the Orb, and it is this mix of the Western genre with fantasy that has helped Brisco maintain its cult status.

Much of the plot concerns Boston Harbor's Spectacle Island which at the time of publication was almost entirely composed of garbage.

Much of the novel is set in and around the cathedral and details of the cathedral's structure contribute important elements to the plot.

* Much of the plot in the fantasy novel The Clocks of Iraz ( 1971 ) by L. Sprague de Camp turns on mass rioting by rival sporting factions, loosely modeled on the Nika riots.

Much of the story's plot revolves around two of the group, Johnthan Kent and Zina Webb.

Much of the characters and plot are taken from the experiences of Qian and Yang abroad and in China.

Much later, he was revealed to have a long-term plot for the manipulation of the Avengers.

Much critical response to Medium Cool focused around the revolutionary techniques of combining fact and fiction rather than the plot of the film.

Much of the plot is revealed in letters, documents and other historical sources discovered by both Ward and Willett.

Much of the plot of the show revolves around the attempts of Abe to woo the vain and promiscuous clone of Cleopatra, while being oblivious to the fact that his friend Joan of Arc is attracted to him.

Much of the plot of the book concerns David's attempt to obtain a woman whom he considers his feminine ideal, based largely on the characteristics of his first cousin, Pamela, with whom he shared some innocent adolescent kisses at a family summer retreat.

Much of the suspense seems contrived and the plot tediously simplistic.

* Much of the plot of Mega Man Battle Network is centered around cyberterrorism.

Much of the plot of the original Final Fantasy VII revolves around the pursuit of the Black Materia, both by the game's heroes ( in order to safeguard it from those who would misuse it ) and Sephiroth ( who plans to use it to call forth Meteor as part of his plan to become a god-like being ).

Much like the NES version of original Metal Gear, the packaging and instruction manual for Snake's Revenge features an alternate version of the story that is inconsistent with the actual plot featured in the game.

Much of the plot involves his trying to get other girls and getting rid of Midori.

Much more ambitious in scope than the original, the plot of Ravenloft II focuses on the players ' attempts first to discover the true nature of the vampiric threat afflicting Mordentshire, and then to discover the secret identity of the Creature and destroy him.

Much of the plot of the novel is driven by the arrival in Tober Cove of the Science Spark Lord to observe the gender-changing ceremony.

Political topics addressed on The Simpsons include homophobia and gay marriage ( in the episodes " Homer's Phobia " and " There's Something About Marrying "), immigration and border control (“ Much Apu About Nothing ,” “ Midnight Rx ”, “ Coming to Homerica ”), drug and alcohol abuse (" Brother's Little Helper ", " Weekend at Burnsie's ", " Homer vs. the Eighteenth Amendment ", " Duffless ", " E-I-E-I -( Annoyed Grunt )", and " Days of Wine and D ' oh ' ses "), gun rights (" The Cartridge Family "), environmental issues (" The Old Man and the Lisa ", " Trash of the Titans ", " Lisa the Tree Hugger ", " The Wife Aquatic ", " The Squirt and the Whale ", in addition to being an important plot device in the feature-length film ), election campaigns (" Two Cars in Every Garage and Three Eyes on Every Fish ", " Sideshow Bob Roberts ", " Mr. Spritz Goes to Washington ", " See Homer Run ", " E Pluribus Wiggum ", " Politically Inept, with Homer Simpson "), and corruption (" Mr. Lisa Goes to Washington ").