When I say that everyone is sick, only The only thing not included is little Briony. She was the cause, not the root, of Robbie's tragedy. Briony made the mistake of a child, she was in love, she was jealous, she misunderstood, she lied. If you lie, Lola is telling a bigger lie. I have no intention of making excuses for Briony's devastating trauma to others, I just want to say that it was wrong and sinful, but not pathological. The gloomy and suffocating atmosphere of that family, the savage cruelty of that era, is what it is.
Robbie and Cecilia's neurotic love, Cecilia's deliberate display around Leon and Marshall, Leon's look at his sister, Emily's attitude towards children... The outside is a beautiful English country style, but the inside is a suffocating family atmosphere. I don't know how to describe such a morbid state. It's like a character written by Eileen Chang. It's like a needle sticking to your fingertips. You watch it bleed.
When the old Briony told this story, I thought of Briony, 13, who said with a childish but grim expression, "If you're going to be Arabeller, then I'll be the director. Thank you you very much." She wanted to lead a story, but the reality was that, like the drama that was not rehearsed in the end, it was developing in a direction she didn't understand and couldn't change.
I really like the way the movie tells the story, mixed with flashbacks, but still smooth. That flashback is a world we can't see clearly - even with cat-like eyes. And the beautiful country style, the standard British accent, the old-fashioned printed wallpaper, and the music that fits the story perfectly and has a resentful temperament is what I love about this movie.
In terms of actors, the lineup is strong and surprising. KK's have already said that she is suitable for such a woman who is good at morbid flirting (and therefore, it is such a choice for Austen to make her play Elizabeth), and she takes a puff of cigarette and jumps into the water. The scene is amazing. As soon as 18-year-old Briony came out, I felt familiar, and when I checked, it turned out that it was the new Ozon muse, Angel. In Atonement, there are no bright clothes to set off Romola Garai's snow-like skin. Angel really lost her aura when she went down to the mortal world. But I still love her expressionless, struggling face. The old Briony, the scene is very short, but because it is Vanessa Redgrave, it is enough to make us excited to watch.
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