A rich combination of a love story, a war story, and Pinocchio...
Last night, Irene and Walmir came over to enjoy some brownies and watch Atonement. To everyone's surprise, including my own, I actually stayed up for the entire movie. That has not happened in a while.:)
Though not what I expected, I was pleasantly surprised by the story and definitely drawn in by the music, camera shots, and portrayal/withholding of aspects of the story throughout. While I anticipated the love story between Celia and Robbie to take center stage, it was actually Briley's story that was the focus. In doing so, we were able to see first hand the destructive quality of the guilt Briley endured over the years because of a lie she told when she was eleven. In addition, the movie plays off of the interplay between fiction and reality in the portrayal of what happens to Celia and Robbie after the lie. A clever, clever twist. The use of lighters and a typewriter to create music and enhance the tension in certain scenes was engaging, as well as certain camera shots, such as when Robbie is standing in front of a movie screen in which a man and a woman are kissing. You see his war-ravaged body almost folded over before this larger than life image of love. Quite moving. Though perhaps my favorite scene is the one that closes the movie. It is at once a happy ending and it is not, but as both, it is even more touching than if it were only one. All in all, a solid, beautiful movie.
The moral of the story: Little sisters, mind your own business!
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