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Date Posted: 13:56:26 09/14/07 Fri
Author: Mimi Choi
Subject: Re: Atonement (Film)
In reply to: Ben 's message, "Atonement (Film)" on 06:00:40 09/05/07 Wed

I saw the film version of Atonement a couple of days ago at the Toronto International Film Festival. Joe Wright appeared on stage and spoke briefly before the film started, but because it was the daytime screening and not the gala presentation, we were not graced by the presence of Keira Knightley et al. That didn't bother me, but I was disappointed that JW said that he wasn't going to stick around until the end for a Q&A. Too bad because I would have liked to ask him a few things.

Overall, I liked the film and cried during certain parts. I thought the Dunkirk sequence was the most affecting, but I had problems with the end, which I won't detail since, like the book, everyone should experience it for themselves. I thought Vanessa Redgrave's portrayal of the elder Briony was effective, but I would have liked to ask JW why he went in the direction that he did.

Also, I did notice one error, and I wonder if anyone else noticed this. When the story shifts from Robbie's arrest to northern France, the title reads: "Four Years Later." I think it should have been five, not four, since the story begins in 1935 (as indicated in both the book and the movie), and the British retreat occurred in June 1940. Assuming Part One occurs in June, July or August of 1935, it may not be fully five years but close enough. But then, much of the film does play with time, sometimes similarly to the book, other times not. Maybe it was deliberately part of the strategy to manipulate perspective through the shifts of time. I'd be interested to know what others think.

Atonement is probably my favourite book, so it's hard for me to consider the film in terms of how much it reflects the book. That makes me curious how people who haven't read the book think of the film.

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