20180214:
Today I watched this movie together with my fiancee.
I don't know the details, but I liked how the movie was shot. Together with the soundtrack, there's a sense of tension and mystery.
With that being said, I sometimes had trouble understanding the dialogue.
Overall, I enjoyed the film and my fiancee thought it was good as well. Although it only partially relates to the war, I would recommend it as a great movie in the drama-romance-war genre (e.g., A Very Long Engagement (2004)).
Netflix determined the movie for me as a 69% match. I decided to give the movie neither a thumbs up nor a thumbs down.
Instant Comments:
She's in such a hurry. [What builds the tension? The pacing? The actor's expression?]
Young Saiorse Ronan and James Mcavoy. [McAvoy began feature films in 2003. Oh, he was Mr. Tumnus (the faun) in The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe]
Showing the events out of order creates confusion and mystery.
Although Briony was shown first when the movie started, I didn't expect for her to be the main character.
Wow. That's quite the rising action / climax.
The typewriter clicking part of soundtrack is appropriate and riveting.
Four years later!?
Whoa. Is this shot of the scene on the beach a long take? [I asked this about halfway through the scene. It's about five minutes long. It starts around the 1 hour and 5 minutes mark.][In a 2014 article "Ranking the 20 Greatest Most Celebrated Long Takes" on Indiewire.com, this scene was ranked at number 18.]
Earlier I thought perhaps part of all this story was just part of Briony's play. While somewhat on point, I definitely didn't see that ending coming.
Watched 20180214 (Netflix, Instant)
Atonement (2007) Joe Wright. 123 min [botnotsn (2001) by Ian McEwan]
Relevant Links:
Atonement (IMDb.com)
Atonement (RottenTomatoes.com)
Atonement (film) (Wikipedia.org)
Atonement (novel) (Wikipedia.org)
Today I watched this movie together with my fiancee.
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| Briony Tallis, aged 13 (Saoirse Ronan) |
I don't know the details, but I liked how the movie was shot. Together with the soundtrack, there's a sense of tension and mystery.
With that being said, I sometimes had trouble understanding the dialogue.
Overall, I enjoyed the film and my fiancee thought it was good as well. Although it only partially relates to the war, I would recommend it as a great movie in the drama-romance-war genre (e.g., A Very Long Engagement (2004)).
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| Robbie Turner (James McAvoy) |
Netflix determined the movie for me as a 69% match. I decided to give the movie neither a thumbs up nor a thumbs down.
Instant Comments:
She's in such a hurry. [What builds the tension? The pacing? The actor's expression?]
Young Saiorse Ronan and James Mcavoy. [McAvoy began feature films in 2003. Oh, he was Mr. Tumnus (the faun) in The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe]
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| Leon Tallis (left, Patrick Kennedy), Cecilia Tallis (center, Keira Knightley), and Paul Marshall (Benedict Cumberbatch) |
Showing the events out of order creates confusion and mystery.
Although Briony was shown first when the movie started, I didn't expect for her to be the main character.
Wow. That's quite the rising action / climax.
The typewriter clicking part of soundtrack is appropriate and riveting.
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| Pierrot Quincey & Jackson Quincey (Felix Von Simson & Charlie Von Simson) and Lola Quincey (Juno Temple) |
Four years later!?
Whoa. Is this shot of the scene on the beach a long take? [I asked this about halfway through the scene. It's about five minutes long. It starts around the 1 hour and 5 minutes mark.][In a 2014 article "Ranking the 20 Greatest Most Celebrated Long Takes" on Indiewire.com, this scene was ranked at number 18.]
Earlier I thought perhaps part of all this story was just part of Briony's play. While somewhat on point, I definitely didn't see that ending coming.
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| Briony contemplates. |
Watched 20180214 (Netflix, Instant)
Atonement (2007) Joe Wright. 123 min [botnotsn (2001) by Ian McEwan]
Relevant Links:
Atonement (IMDb.com)
Atonement (RottenTomatoes.com)
Atonement (film) (Wikipedia.org)
Atonement (novel) (Wikipedia.org)
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| Cecilia is a nurse during World War II. |
Date/Time
Wednesday, February 14, 2018
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22:15
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