Sentences with phrase «harrowing opening moments»
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Nolan and cinematographer Hoyte van Hoytema («Interstellar») shot the film using 65 mm and IMAX cameras, and while the big scenes of spectacle are unquestionably sweeping and impressive, it's the smaller moments that stayed with me more, whether it's those cascading leaflets in the opening scene, the terrifying majesty of a fighter plane gliding with its engines off, or a harrowing sequence involving a downed plane that will doubtless be used by English teachers to illustrate what poet Stevie Smith meant when she wrote «Not Waving but Drowning.»
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From the opening moments of Lone Survivor, it's clear writer / director Peter Berg kept one goal above all others: honor the Navy SEALS at the heart of this harrowing true life tale.