Climactic
adjective
Related to the highest point or most exciting part of something.
The climactic moment of the movie was truly breathtaking.
Often appears as...
- climactic moment
- climactic scene
adjective
Related to the highest point or most exciting part of something.
The climactic moment of the movie was truly breathtaking.
Often appears as...
- climactic moment
- climactic scene
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Pro Tip 1/3Narrative Peaks
Use 'climactic' to describe the peak in stories or events, where tension and interest are at their max.
The climactic battle in the book had everyone on the edge of their seats.
Pro Tip 2/3Emotional Impact
'Climactic' often indicates a thrilling, emotional, or decisive moment that leaves a strong impression.
Her climactic decision to travel the world alone surprised everyone.
Pro Tip 3/3Not the End
The 'climactic' part is not necessarily the conclusion but the point of greatest intensity before the end.
Even after the climactic reveal, the film had a twist ending.
Pro Tip 1/3Narrative Peaks
Use 'climactic' to describe the peak in stories or events, where tension and interest are at their max.
The climactic battle in the book had everyone on the edge of their seats.
Pro Tip 2/3Emotional Impact
'Climactic' often indicates a thrilling, emotional, or decisive moment that leaves a strong impression.
Her climactic decision to travel the world alone surprised everyone.
Pro Tip 3/3Not the End
The 'climactic' part is not necessarily the conclusion but the point of greatest intensity before the end.
Even after the climactic reveal, the film had a twist ending.
Pro Tip 1/3Narrative Peaks
Use 'climactic' to describe the peak in stories or events, where tension and interest are at their max.
The climactic battle in the book had everyone on the edge of their seats.
Pro Tip 2/3Emotional Impact
'Climactic' often indicates a thrilling, emotional, or decisive moment that leaves a strong impression.
Her climactic decision to travel the world alone surprised everyone.
Pro Tip 3/3Not the End
The 'climactic' part is not necessarily the conclusion but the point of greatest intensity before the end.
Even after the climactic reveal, the film had a twist ending.
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How the Normans changed...
The climactic moment in the battle is immortalized in the 70-meter-long Bayeux Tapestry, where an arrow striking Harold in the eye seals the Norman victory. William consolidated his gains with a huge castle-building campaign
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The hilarious art of...
that is as weird as it is compelling, and featuring a climactic scene in which a horde of tiny people emerge from the mouth of a sleeping girl and cause a German Shepherd to explode.
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Lost City of Angkor Wat...
century the kingdom of Siam made profitable raids into Khmer territory a climactic battle around 1431 brought about the end all but abandoned the
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How the Normans changed...
The climactic moment in the battle is immortalized in the 70-meter-long Bayeux Tapestry, where an arrow striking Harold in the eye seals the Norman victory. William consolidated his gains with a huge castle-building campaign
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The hilarious art of...
that is as weird as it is compelling, and featuring a climactic scene in which a horde of tiny people emerge from the mouth of a sleeping girl and cause a German Shepherd to explode.
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Lost City of Angkor Wat...
century the kingdom of Siam made profitable raids into Khmer territory a climactic battle around 1431 brought about the end all but abandoned the
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H. P. Lovecraft
American Novelist
Plots may be simple or complex, but suspense, and climactic progress from one incident to another, are essential. Every incident in a fictional work should have some bearing on the climax or denouement, and any denouement which is not the inevitable result of the preceding incidents is awkward and unliterary.
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Walter Matthau
American Actor
The only guy that was ever affected by climactic conditions in his acting was Kirk Douglas. He did a superb job in 'Lonely Are the Brave' because we were shooting that picture up at about 12,000 feet, and the rarefied atmosphere sapped him of any energy or strength that he had. That was his best performance.
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Salman Khan
Indian Actor
I had just 15 days to work on my body for the climactic fight of 'Bodyguard.' And I would work on every muscle of my body two/three times a week. I would have developed a superb body if I had three months, but squeezing it into 15 days can be harmful. Also, as you grow older, your metabolic rate slows down.
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Tim O'Brien
American Author
In books or films, it is desirable to have a climactic battle scene, but the world does not operate in those gross dramatic terms. In Vietnam, there was a general aimlessness, not just in the physical sense, but beyond that in the moral and ethical sense.
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Scott Derrickson
American Director
People always complain that superhero movies end with a big fight scene where they're tearing up a city, and there's a portal opening up, and they have to close it... I wanted to have a climactic scene that subverted those familiar ideas.
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La Monte Young
American Composer
One of the aspects of form that I have been very interested in is stasis - the concept of form which is not so directional in time, not so much climactic form, but rather form which allows time, to stand still.
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Lucas Neff
American Actor
That honeymoon phase is so much fun in real life, when you meet and discover somebody new and fall in love and chase them. The pursuit. And that climactic final moment of ultimate togetherness.
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Sean Baker
American Director
I'm very influenced by Mike Leigh and the way that he always has these climactic confrontations, like in 'Secrets and Lies' and 'High Hopes,' in which the ensemble cast meets in one location.
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Douglas Brinkley
American Author
Usually, one day in a century rises above the others as an accepted turning point or historic milestone. It becomes the climactic day, or 'the day,' of that century.
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Mike Pence
American Vice President
Most climatologists agree that, at best, global warming is a theory about future climactic conditions and cannot be proven based upon the historic record.
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H. P. Lovecraft
American Novelist
Plots may be simple or complex, but suspense, and climactic progress from one incident to another, are essential. Every incident in a fictional work should have some bearing on the climax or denouement, and any denouement which is not the inevitable result of the preceding incidents is awkward and unliterary.
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Walter Matthau
American Actor
The only guy that was ever affected by climactic conditions in his acting was Kirk Douglas. He did a superb job in 'Lonely Are the Brave' because we were shooting that picture up at about 12,000 feet, and the rarefied atmosphere sapped him of any energy or strength that he had. That was his best performance.
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Salman Khan
Indian Actor
I had just 15 days to work on my body for the climactic fight of 'Bodyguard.' And I would work on every muscle of my body two/three times a week. I would have developed a superb body if I had three months, but squeezing it into 15 days can be harmful. Also, as you grow older, your metabolic rate slows down.
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Tim O'Brien
American Author
In books or films, it is desirable to have a climactic battle scene, but the world does not operate in those gross dramatic terms. In Vietnam, there was a general aimlessness, not just in the physical sense, but beyond that in the moral and ethical sense.
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Scott Derrickson
American Director
People always complain that superhero movies end with a big fight scene where they're tearing up a city, and there's a portal opening up, and they have to close it... I wanted to have a climactic scene that subverted those familiar ideas.
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La Monte Young
American Composer
One of the aspects of form that I have been very interested in is stasis - the concept of form which is not so directional in time, not so much climactic form, but rather form which allows time, to stand still.
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Lucas Neff
American Actor
That honeymoon phase is so much fun in real life, when you meet and discover somebody new and fall in love and chase them. The pursuit. And that climactic final moment of ultimate togetherness.
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Sean Baker
American Director
I'm very influenced by Mike Leigh and the way that he always has these climactic confrontations, like in 'Secrets and Lies' and 'High Hopes,' in which the ensemble cast meets in one location.
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Douglas Brinkley
American Author
Usually, one day in a century rises above the others as an accepted turning point or historic milestone. It becomes the climactic day, or 'the day,' of that century.
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Mike Pence
American Vice President
Most climatologists agree that, at best, global warming is a theory about future climactic conditions and cannot be proven based upon the historic record.
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