| Posted by: bigred760 at February 14, 2008, 4:12 pm | | Topic: Atonement Forum: JoBlo | | Quote: Originally Posted by Monotreme You have to trust me on this one, if anything this film is NOT a romantic period drama set against an epic backdrop. It is a small, subdued film that for the entire first half takes place in the same set and in the second half still stays very personal and introverted. Also, a romantic period drama is misleading: it's more like a period dramatic tragedy, and a tragedy of epic, Shakespearian proportions. Blatant Oscar bait it is not, it is truly and sincerely an amazing piece of filmmaking, not only technically but also in terms of its story that is much different from the other "films like this" as you put it. It's a clever disguise, but there is far more to this than your classic Mercheant-Ivory productions from the 80's-90's. I agree; it doesn't play out like a romantic drama. It's a really well made movie with great performances, directing (particularly the 5-minute panning shot of the beach). I wasn't expecting much when I saw it, but was impressed after watching it. |
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