Terry and I went to see Atonement this week. I had read the book a few years ago and remembered most of what it was about, but had forgotten the ending. Consequently I cried buckets. Terry didn't like it - too gloomy. It was a clever story and the ending was "right". There have been a few articles in the papers and on-line about what "atonement" means and whether it is ever truly achieved. In this movie, based on the book by Ian McEwan, a young girl witnesses an act which she misinterprets then lies about one of the people she saw, then spends the rest of her life trying to make things right. The moral? We must always be conscious of the consequences of our actions and try not to hurt people.12 January 2008
Atonement
Terry and I went to see Atonement this week. I had read the book a few years ago and remembered most of what it was about, but had forgotten the ending. Consequently I cried buckets. Terry didn't like it - too gloomy. It was a clever story and the ending was "right". There have been a few articles in the papers and on-line about what "atonement" means and whether it is ever truly achieved. In this movie, based on the book by Ian McEwan, a young girl witnesses an act which she misinterprets then lies about one of the people she saw, then spends the rest of her life trying to make things right. The moral? We must always be conscious of the consequences of our actions and try not to hurt people.
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Yes, I really liked the movie and thought it was an interesting and clever way to get the point across about atonement.. but as is usual with words and language, the many shades of meaning are so interesting to explore ...
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