The world -
shattering events of that day were the most dramatic demonstration so far of the danger which fundamentalism poses for the future of humankind.
Not exact matches
If
events soon
shattered their plans, and if latter -
day celebrators
of belligerence, tribalism and hard - headedness disdain some
of their goals, this does not mean they have nothing to teach us.
As subtle here as his character in Scorsese's «Gangs
of New Year» (set in NYC not long before the
events of this film take place) was larger - than - life, the eternally mesmerizing Daniel
Day - Lewis is quietly
shattering as Newland Archer, a man contemplating a forbidden affair with a married woman, Ellen (Michelle Pfeiffer), whose eyes carry a refreshing spark
of life.
Undertaking to make World Trade Center just five years after the
shattering events of 11th September 2001, Oliver Stone has angered many who feel it is too early to dramatise that time, and yet he has succeeded in making an effective film that, instead
of focussing on the big picture, details the impact
of that
day on two young families.
You see, ever since the first
day of kindergarten, I had been hoping and waiting for some mind - blowingly fantastic, world - altering
event to finally
shatter the endless monotony
of my public education.