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Still, the movie's central story did not provide much for character development even with a 2.5 hour run time and, the end of the movie will leave most people disappointed compared to previous installments.

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I all but begged him to let me do a series of oral - history interviews with him to record his story, central as it was to a critical phase of Silicon Valley's development.
«The biggest thing to watch for, however, I think, is the global growth story is picking up, and central banks around the world... they're all trying to do this... dovish hike, one and done,» McDonald said.
An Orlando Sentinel story about the rise of such secondhand stores in central Florida observed a Clothes Mentor manager turning down several items brought in by customers, including an Ann Taylor Loft tank top that «just doesn't look as new as the other things.»
For anyone still missing the joke, Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda summarized the view of the global central planners when he said, «I trust that many of you are familiar with the story of Peter Pan, in which it says, «the moment you doubt whether you can fly, you cease forever to be able to do it.»
A few months ago the Financial Times did a big story about gold that was half about GATA's complaints about gold price manipulation by central banks and their associated bullion banks.
Martin Saunders asks: why do so many major films seem to stumble into the central story of the Christian faith?
Pastor Campe knew that Karen, a recovering addict who had been clean for fewer than two years, did belong at Central Park; he also knew that Karen would have to learn this the hard way — by telling her story.
Craig both seventh day and anglican are believers they are saved by faith in the death of Jesus Christ and they believe in the forgiveness of sins sactification and the resurection at Christs return.This is what i meant regarding theology one has to be careful otherwise you exclude groups of christians because some of there other theology may not be the same as ours.They still hold to the central truths of the bible but have differences ie like sabbaths or baptism but that does not mean they arent saved or are christians.What church denomination do you belong to if you mentioned jehovah witness or mormons that is a different story as they do nt believe that Jesus Christ is central to there faith they have relegated him to nothing more than a prophet so there is no salvation in those religions.brentnz
In Central Asia as in China the Christian communities disappeared so completely that we do not know the story of their death.
It would have been possible to summarize Whitehead's views quite differently, showing the very central place he does in fact accord to Jesus in this story.27 But it is better to let the difference be manifest.
If he were done with Jesus, he could get back to the story of his life the way it was originally written — with the high priest as the central religious figure, the true keeper of God.
Just because the central characters are children, it doesn't mean adults can't love and appreciate the story too!
stories like this does not make us better, all i want to hear is the a 25goals per season central forward has been signed by arsenal
«And an even bigger story was the scuba diver coming up and holding it up, I don't know where this guy came from but he was central casting,» added Trump in his typical understated fashion.
Am sure some people get the story of ogun APC wrong, the issue is not between Osoba and Amosun rather Amosun with other Apc stalwarts, started from his deputy, all the senators, all the reps, most of party leaders, mejority of assembly members in ogun state even some of the grass root members that worked for amosun's victory in 2011, despite all Osoba intervention with some traditional ruler, Amosun believe he can do it alone, so am sure Osoba left with no option than to stay with mejority followers and path away with Amosun, especially when Amosun always says that he need no politician with him, even went to an extent of attacking ogun central senator with thugs and attempted to kill him.Also,short - changed Osoba's people in last APC congress in the state.But, after the result in Ekiti, he started realizing that he need them only for his 2015 victory but not in his government or in the party..
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The storyline - which follows alcoholic superhero John Hancock (Smith) as he reluctantly allows a struggling public - relations expert (Jason Bateman's Ray) to mold him into a traditionally heroic figure - has essentially been crafted to act as an origin story for the central character, yet screenwriters Vincent Ngo and Vince Gilligan brilliantly ensure that Hancock rarely apes the conventions and tropes that one has come to expect with such a tale (ie one doesn't entirely realize that they're watching an origin story until everything's been said and done).
I did finish every last percentage point of the story and I have to say I enjoyed the random side quests and hunting more then the central story missions.
What [director Andrew Adamson] hasn't been able to do is pull off the story's central narrative shock in a way that preserves its unity rather than splitting it right down the middle.
Anything wants to be an unconventional love story but gets distracted by other subplots, and McNeil doesn't take the time to develop what becomes the central story line.
All four central characters put forth a strong effort and the story does not disappoint.
Titanic - The central love story is deliciously syrupy, as crowd - pleasing as its inevitable show - stopping finish that, despite said inevitability, is a reality we don't want to face: What if Billy Zane survives?
This prequel tells the story of how Chris Hemsworth became Eric (the Huntsman of the title) and the Australian clearly enjoys reprising his central role although he doesn't have the presence to carry the film
This doesn't counteract the power of this very personal story which has massive ramifications, or the stunning central performance of Herfurth.
Rating: 8/10 — a recreation of the kidnapping in 1973 of John Paul Getty III (Charlie Plummer), and the subsequent attempts by his mother, Gail (Williams), to persuade his grandfather (Christopher Plummer) to pay the ransom, something the then world's richest man refuses to do; Scott's best movie in years, All the Money in the World is a taut, compelling thriller that tells its story with ruthless expediency and features yet another commanding performance from Williams, something that takes the spotlight away from the presence of Christopher Plummer (who's good but not great), and which serves as a reminder that money isn't the central concern here, but a mother's unwavering love for her child.
The central story here involves Marty (Colin Farrell), a heavy - drinking Los Angeles screenwriter, and his friend Billy (Sam Rockwell), a ne'er - do - well hustler who is, at the start of the film, making his living by stealing dogs and returning them days later to collect the reward.
Not only does Jolie (and her skilled team of designers) create all of these worlds convincingly, she also manages to make good - to - great «mini-movies» out of each piece of Zamperini's story, keeping them distinct from one another, while also blending them perfectly into one another via the central character story.
Kidman and Eckhart are terrific in the central roles, conveying a lovely sense of history in their relationship, even if the script gives them no back - story at all (what does Howie do for a living that lets them live such a privileged life?).
I don't know much about the story other than Cera travels somewhere in Central America and gets into some insanity.
Although Baumbach and Gerwig didn't intentionally set out to turn «Mistress America» into some kind of companion piece to «Frances Ha,» they did want to tell a story with the same sort of framework, at least when it comes to its central characters.
The result is a version of Tolstoy's story that moves at a breakneck pace with nary a moment diverted to any point or detail that does not have something to do with the central narrative or thematic content (Even the book's famous opening is missing, because, here, the individual trumps families — happy or unhappy).
OscarWrap: «I had a sense of wanting to make a story centered around a young woman that did not include whether she would end up with this boy as the central question,» says Oscar - nominated writer - director
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Why does Joe's future wife (Qing Xu), so central to the entire story, lack even so much as a single line of dialogue to give insight as to why she fell in love with him?
The narrative may have its clunky moments, but the central conceit of the Ted Chiang short story from which it's adapted carries the movie through, as does Amy Adams» lead performance, which surprisingly reminded me of Sigourney Weaver.
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Other than his ruminations about his mother (who, ultimately, is central to the entire story), we don't know so much about Reynolds.
And she crafted the central story — the Guardians are ne'er - do - well outlaws thrown together into a partnership of convenience — based less on the comics than what would make the most sense on screen.
«When your game makes you want to skip the egregiously tedious gameplay so you can see what happens in the utterly forgettable story, you know you're doing something wrong», said Cheat Code Central.
Ultimately, Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool is a beautiful and moving story with a hint of cheeky humour and two phenomenal central performances.
It fits into the story that Hancock, Marcel and Smith have been telling, but it ultimately does so at the cost of the integrity of the central character, and there may have been a way to land the ending while still keeping the essential sourness of the character intact.
Unfortunately, it turns out to be Briony's story that is most important to the central thematic implications of the narrative's scope, but we don't realize it until the epilogue, which features Vanessa Redgrave reminiscing about the past on television.
The plot of director Mark Palansky and Mike Vukadinovich's screenplay is little more than a murder mystery, and it's one that doesn't even incorporate the central gimmick into the story enough for the concept of a memory - recording device to really matter.
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Mark Ruffalo gets the meatiest of the three central stories as Adam, a Manhattanite whose firm hold on his personal demons is tested when he falls for Phoebe (Gwyneth Paltrow), a woman who doesn't know about his past.
However, the original Japanese version of the movie doesn't have a central character of any sort to anchor the story; even Godzilla himself seems to be a bit actor in his own movie, walking in and out of scenes almost randomly.
The film succeeds on nearly every level and doesn't fall victim to the stifling over-faithfulness to it source material that I feared it might — Kazuo Ishiguro's novel is a difficult one to adapt, and there is a lot of streamlining here, especially in straightening out Ishiguro's meandering timeline and eliding a lot of the portions of the story not essential to the central relationship among the three children.
While her reliance upon a bevy of catchy pop songs, not to mention Ludwig Göransson's (Central Intelligence) strong if over-utilized score, can sometimes inadvertently stifle the story's inherent dramatic rhythms, overall the director does a nice job, a mid-movie act of rebellion on Maddie's part introduced with a pleasantly relaxed gentility that's wonderful.
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