Review of Atonement
a·tone·ment /əˈtoʊnmənt/ Pronunciation[uh-tohn-muhnt]
noun 1. satisfaction or reparation for a wrong or injury; amends.
Though I do not like movies with the backdrop of war...so what if by the end every war movie either depicts the triumph of the human spirit or emphasises the futility of war...
Atonement - was a different movie experience all together. Movie based on the best selling novel by Ian McEwan. The journey of the story from the pages of this wonderful novel to being adapted for the screen is flawless...being a reader myself, I would still prefer reading to watching a screen adaptation...since human imagination can never be restricted by any budget and finally a movie is director / writer's interpretation of the book. Having said that.... it has still been wonderfully done.
A good cinema is definitely a great team work of all those behind the screen plus on the screen. Production Designer is such a key player in the team, actually giving the look and feel of the movie. This movie has sweeping Production design by Sarah Greenwood (she should have won the Oscar for this...)...
This movie won an Oscar for Music though by Dario Marianelli...with a mysterious and touching feel (dont miss the clickety clackety of the typewriter nicely entertwined in the music score) to the entire background score to this beautiful love story (okay okay...I know I am a sucker for Love Stories....)
Directed by Joe Wright, Screenplay by Christopher Hampton & the author himself.
Starring - James McAvoy (seen in The Last King of Scotland) and Keira Knightley (looking pretty but anorexic). The love letters exchanged between the lovers were so touching and poetic....
Quotes from the movie
Dearest Cecilia, the story can resume..... The one I had been planning on that evening walk.
I can become again the man who once crossed the surrey park at dusk, in my best suit, swaggering on the promise of life.
The man who, with the clarity of passion, made love to you in the library.
The story can resume.
I will return.
Find you, love you, marry you and live without shame.
I can go on and on to describe the beautiful moments of the movie...but would rather prefer the audience to watch it.
There is a 5 1/2 minute long take in the movie involving around 1000 extra's...watch this sweeping scene (Dunkirk beach scene) !
Those who have not seen the movie yet, do watch it either on DVD or when it releases on BIG SCREEN here....
But surely meant for lovers of good cinema and readers of good novels !
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Normally wouldn't choose to watch a movie with a backdrop of the war but will keep this in mind .The 51/2 minute quote that you mentioned draws me to watch this one.
Atonement was a pretty good flick; it looked and felt a lot like Pride and Prejudice… come to think of it, both movies have the same director, leading lady, both are based on books and both take place in England
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