| Posted by: Backstabba at January 6, 2008, 9:56 pm | | Topic: Atonement Forum: JoBlo | Quote: Originally Posted by BakeTheMooCow SPOILERS
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* What it showed me was that Cecelia and Robbie barely spoke before supposedly falling so madly in love that it resonated for their entire lives. Their romance was underdeveloped and the dialogue was a large reason why. It was sparse and stilted. That's because they're not pointless. The tracking shot in Goodfellas was an introduction to the people in the gangsters' lives. 'Children of Men' was literally done in a series of long takes. Doesn't compare. In 'Atonement', the movie came to a stop, while the camera panned around for four minutes and showed the viewer scenes that added nothing to the story. Joe Wright himself said about the shot, "Basically I just like showing off". It was completely irrelevant to the movie. And the ending... is a cheat. You can fanwank about the many 'maybes', but it doesn't change that fact. It's the equivalent of 'It was all a dream'
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END SPOILERS SPOILERS!!! Robbie said it himself that he wasn't sure if he could rely on a few moments in the library to mean they were in love (or something along those lines) You found the Goodfellas shot of having the purpose of introducing the viewer to the gangster life. So why can't the Atonement scene have the purpose of showing the soldier's point of view? And Briony only said that the scenes after Robbie and Cecila died were made up. Everything else can be considered real. This lead to "I gave them their happiness." Personally, I think that line was amazing. It showed that Briony had convinced herself that she doesn't owe them anymore, they should owe HER. *END OF SPOILERS* |
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