Sentences with phrase «such emotional stories»

Are such emotional stories about the danger of childhood diseases the right way to convince parents wary of vaccines?

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It is such an engrossing and emotional story!

Later in the day, Lugalo says that such stories take an emotional toll — he recently became a father himself.

(Think Emily Blunt and a cigarette lighter...) The movie also finds its emotional core in that dilapidated old farmhouse, and, rather gracefully for such a hard - charging, violent film, slowly becomes a story about the cyclical effects of neglect and regret.

The emotional aspects of the story are treated with such a heavy hand, the supernatural aspects are so vague and uninvolving, and the group dynamic is so unconvincing that one can't quite imagine why anybody bothered.

As such, «The Dark Horse» is as good a title as any for a film that takes an overplayed genre — the inspirational mentor story — and still manages to surprise, sneaking up to deliver a powerful emotional experience within a formula we all know by heart: After suffering a nervous breakdown, a Maori chess champ volunteers to coach a group of disadvantaged kids.

Unfortunately, the film's final act (all the way up through the end credits) nosedives into the maudlin and saccharine instead of trusting its story to do the emotional heavy lifting, which is disappointing because the rest of the film handles this topic with such tact and level - headedness.

Call Me can be the first chapter of the chronicles of the life of these people that we met in this movie, and if the first one is a story of coming of age and becoming a young man, maybe the next chapter will be, what is the position of the young man in the world, what does he want — and what is left a few years later of such an emotional punch that made him who he is?

The first half of Talk to Me builds on the specific thrust of its subject's story, and it leads to a scene portraying the aftermath of a historically, tragically significant event full of such emotional power, the rest of the film can not keep up with it afterwards.

However, the story of Anne's emotional journey is handled with such style by all concerned that the result is never less than compelling.

Fortunately, the power of the story is such that these minor flaws do not detract from its emotional impact.

Franz (François Ozon, 2017) Beautifully narrated in monochrome colour tones, Franz captivates with its poetic pace, its sweet and partly impossible lovestory between a man and a woman and its parallel story of love between two men where the survivor becomes obsessed with the other man fallen in war to such an extent that he builds a narrative about them despite their very brief yet emotional encounter.

But serious touches such as one inmate's self - sacrifice fail to register because there's no real emotional connection to the audience — to the story or the characters.

And in its third hour, the show continued the story of Victor Frankenstein in such a wonderful and emotional way that the entire series could really just be about him and his weird, created family.

Godzilla gets a lot right, hiring excellent actors even in bit parts to sell every inch of the story, focusing on characters, the emotional stakes of the leads and even embracing the atomic - age fears and allegories that the Toho Studio films utilized while putting a modern - spin on them — the casualties and cost of life within such disasters (there is a 9 / 11-esque disaster - porn tinge to the film, but it's certainly not as thoughtless as it is in «Man Of Steel»).

Being able to tell a story through such emotional hardships and being respectful and honest to a true story like that takes a special set of skills that even Liam Neeson would clap at.

«In my opinion, Call Me can be the first chapter of the chronicles of the life of these people that we met in this movie, and if the first one is a story of coming of age and becoming a young man, maybe the next chapter will be, what is the position of the young man in the world, what does he want — and what is left a few years later of such an emotional punch that made him who he is?»

I referenced other games that used decision trees as a mechanic, such as Telltale's Minecraft: Story Mode, Bethesda's blockbuster Fallout 4, and the brilliant, emotional Life Is Strange.

It was developed by education experts to help children acquire essential social - emotional skills, from preschool through middle school, using active learning techniques such as games, stories, songs, and videos.

The Superkids stories deal with social and emotional issues second graders can relate to, such as being teased, getting along with friends, overcoming fears, working as part of a team, and having difficulties with school work.

By placing the story and my characters in two such lonely, barren landscapes, I sought to look beyond the particulars of an end - of - the - world scenario and access the enormity of such an event on an emotional level.

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Watch this emotional video from Matthew Talbot which shows the story of one such caravan.

Such a beautifully realized world, rich in lore, as a setting for a riveting story and emotional journey.

Sweven was one such game, a simple side scrolling 2 - D platformer with «an emotional story and beautiful graphics» according to the product page description.

While the boss fights are fantastic, I must say that the bad guys feel like some of the least developed in the series — while groups such as the Cobras and FOX - HOUND all had a lot of nuances and individual stories, the Winds of Destruction didn't really give me much in terms of emotional investment.

Games such as Dear Esther and Everybody's Gone To The Rapture blend an emotional gaming experience, which completely renounces traditional action - stuffed genres, with more meaningful and story supporting music.

It's also fantastic to see such an emotional and touching story combined with a unique puzzle mechanic, and to see the puzzle mechanic reinforce the symbolism and message of the story.

We are so delighted to have engaged with two such esteemed curators for this edition, who are working to bring the stories of the artists alive, while bringing our collective attention to the nature of collecting, and the emotional import of the items we hold most dear.»

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In reminiscing about positive events, mothers are focused on creating a shared history that maintains emotional bonds, and therefore telling a story such that mother and child will have a shared understanding of what occurred may be critical.

Based on stories about a squirrel called Woodfer, it has been designed to fit into schools» work to develop social and emotional learning such as SEAL 2, PSHE and citizenship and SMSC development in general.

Thank you for sharing such a raw, emotional story.