Atonement: The Beautiful Tragedy
Added 11/21/2009
Atonement was one of the first movies in a long time to move me to tears. Keira Knightley and James McAvoy play Cecilia and Robbie, and young couple in love doomed to have their blossoming love torn to shreds because of a misunderstanding. The story is told mostly through the eyes of Briony, an overly imaginative 13-year-old who ruins her sister's life as well as her own because of this misunderstanding.
The script to Atonement is fabulous, and all of the characters are cast perfectly. Knightley has definitely showed that she has matured since the awful Pirates movies, and James McAvoy is so devastatingly adorable that you can't NOT love him. the cinematography was outstanding; the whole movie glowed in the typical Joe Wright fashion. I truly believe it should have one best movie the year it came out.
My only complaint: the unrealistic idea that such drastic changes occurred over the course of a few hours. Otherwise, the movie was perfection.
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I really like the movie.
Added 11/1/2009
This is a good movie. It didn't end how I would have liked, but it was still very good.
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Intelligent Writing, Suspenseful, Romantic
Added 9/19/2009
Great writing. It has all the elements of life! Definitely for the thinking person.
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Rubbish !!
Added 8/26/2009
I can't believe that I actually paid money for this junk! It has no plot, no character development, and a sad sorry ending, not to mention the historical mistakes in the content. The film includes several historical inaccuracies. Soldiers at Dunkirk are heard singing the Vera Lynn song The White Cliffs of Dover despite the fact that the song was not written until the following year. At Dunkirk, references are made to the loss of life caused by the sinking of The Lancastria, another event which had yet to occur. Additionally, the film indicates that Robbie served with the 1st Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment, in France; in fact, the 1st Battalion was not part of the BEF, although the regiment's 2nd Battalion did participate in the Battle of France.
There is no real storyline....the plot is thin as soup, and the two main characters are not allowed to fully develop themselves on screen. I found the ending so ludicrous, as if the viewing public is suppose to accept this trash. The dialog is meaningless as the ending is pointless. All the hype for this movie, that some film critics admired? No romance, happy ending here. Just a lukewarm, dismal motion picture, with scenery better than the actors and dialog. Don't waste your time or money....it's pure rubbish!!
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Romance/based on true events
Added 8/12/2009
Very beautiful . The writer courage to go thru all those sad events of her own life is amazing.
It must have been a relief for her to write about it.
The movie is very good too.
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Atonement: The Beautiful Tragedy
Added 11/21/2009
Atonement was one of the first movies in a long time to move me to tears. Keira Knightley and James McAvoy play Cecilia and Robbie, and young couple in love doomed to have their blossoming love torn to shreds because of a misunderstanding. The story is told mostly through the eyes of Briony, an overly imaginative 13-year-old who ruins her sister's life as well as her own because of this misunderstanding.
The script to Atonement is fabulous, and all of the characters are cast perfectly. Knightley has definitely showed that she has matured since the awful Pirates movies, and James McAvoy is so devastatingly adorable that you can't NOT love him. the cinematography was outstanding; the whole movie glowed in the typical Joe Wright fashion. I truly believe it should have one best movie the year it came out.
My only complaint: the unrealistic idea that such drastic changes occurred over the course of a few hours. Otherwise, the movie was perfection.
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I really like the movie.
Added 11/1/2009
This is a good movie. It didn't end how I would have liked, but it was still very good.
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Intelligent Writing, Suspenseful, Romantic
Added 9/19/2009
Great writing. It has all the elements of life! Definitely for the thinking person.
1 out of 1 people found this helpful.
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