Sentences with phrase «stories arrive at a point»

The filmmaker, whose career took off with a very different sort of Holocaust film, 1990's Oscar - nominated Europa Europa, understands that most of these stories arrive at a point of unspeakable, incomprehensible horror.

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In a move that seems both narratively practical and winkingly pointed, Fantastic Beasts is an immigrant story from its first scene, as British - born - and - bred Scamander arrives at 1926 Ellis Island and amusingly makes it through customs without declaring to the Muggle there what he's really packing.

Based on the novel by Colm Toibin and adapted by Nick Hornby, it's an immigrant story, which makes it a quintessentially American story, with points of connection for anyone whose family arrived at Ellis Island.

Eventually we arrive at a point when we both agree we've reached THE END (of the story, not our partnership).

This is the point of the story, with obvious symbolic implications, when the protagonist usually arrives at some sort of epiphany as they «cleanse» themselves of the past and begin anew, washing away whatever past sins they've committed.

Then comes the onslaught of visitors who make it a point to get there themselves after hearing one too many stories of how great the country is and how few tourists are there, and who arrive somewhat aghast at the number of other travelers there doing the same.

And now we've arrived at a point where cinematic experience over gameplay is generally frowned upon, so the next couple of years will establish a standard where story doesn't subvert gameplay but enhances agency in a meaningful way by allowing for player expression and, of course, moral choice.