Atonement is a great movie! Have not seen such a good movie for some time already. I watched it online movie today :P.
It's a kind of sad tale in which a 13 year old accused her sister's bf of raping her then 15 year old cousin although she did not actually see the face of the rapist. It was the result of bits and pieces she saw about him which led her to think he's a sex maniac. However, those were just misunderstandings that developed to a regrettable state just because of the imagination of a 13 year old.
The bf spent time in jail and later, was sent to war. This younger sis chose to work as a nurse to help injured soldiers, instead of going to Cambridge University. It was her way of making amends for accusing the bf (yes, she finally realized that as she was growing up). She took on the most difficult tasks during her duty too.
This younger sister has always been fond of writing. So later in her life, she went back to writing. The last novel was about this story of hers. In it, there was a happy ending, with the lovers reuniting. However, in reality, her elder sister was killed in a blast and the bf was killed in the war. They never had the chance to get back together again. She wrote this novel when she was already in her 70s and had spent her life trying to atone for her accusation.
There was actually a secret from the past too. She used to have a crush on her sister's bf before she started thinking he's a sex maniac. The rapist who raped her cousin that night turned out to be her cousin's future husband who was initially their brother's friend. The cousin never found out about this though and this younger sis did not have the courage to object to the wedding too. It was during the wedding when she came to realize that he's the one who did it when she was staring at his back.
I hope to have the time 1 day to read this book by Ian McEwan. The way the story unfolded in the movie was really beautiful.Labels: Movies
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