A MOVIE FOR THE GUILTY


I watched the DVD of Atonement last night and got my heart broken. My sister rented it after seeing that James McAvoy was the lead actor; she became an instant fan after watching The Last King Of Scotland. Atonement, a love story set during the World War II, was an achingly sad but hauntingly beautiful movie that would leave you teary-eyed at the ending.

Superb direction, great acting, touching story (a wealthy 13-year old girl, an aspiring writer, ruined the relationship and the lives of her older sister and her boyfriend through her lies and spent her life trying to atone for that sin) and a wonderful musical score (which won an Oscar), this classy movie was nominated as best picture in this year's Oscars.

Ito lang yata ang tanging pelikula na napanood ko na ginamit ang tunog ng tiklado ng makinilya bilang musical background. Naalala ko tuloy iyong luma kong makinilya at iyong tunog nito na masakit sa tenga ng ibang tao pero musika para sa akin habang pinanonood ko iyong pelikula.

Comments

TheCoolCanadian said…
I agree with you, Ron. Atonement is indeed a wonderful film.

I don't know if you've seen another great one, THE ASSASSINATION OF JESSE JAMES BY THE COWARD ROBERT FORD. This one is a must-see. Funny how its genre is western but the action is not the spectacle here. Rather, the most quiet moments were the most gripping.

Excellent cast and Brad Pitt's performance is quite far from Mark Lapid in SAGING NI PACING part III
:-D
June 2, 2008 at 1:48 AM
KOMIXPAGE said…
Napanood ko na rin ang Atonement at isa rin ito sa mga pelikulang aking nagustuhan. A very touching movie with unexpected ending. Ganoon din ang The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford. Mula pa sa pagkabata, mahilig na akong magbasa ng mga western komiks gaya ng Gunsmoke, Bonanza, Rifleman, Rawhide, Jonah Hex etc,. I had a lot of collection nito ganoon din ng mga DVD na western ang istorya like Forgiven, Dances with Wolves, American Outlaws na isa ring Jesse James story at halos lahat ng Clint Eastwood and John Wayne, western film. Hindi maaksiyon gaya ng hinahanap ko ang The Assassination of Jesse James pero naroon ang pananabik na malaman mo how he is assasinated.
Ewan ko lang kung mahilig si Ron sa mga western komiks at film na tulad ko. Siguro hindi. Tama ba ako Ron?
June 2, 2008 at 7:22 AM
Ron Mendoza said…
thecoolcanadian,

Napanood ko na rin 'yong 'The Assassination Of Jesse James...' at commendable talaga 'yong (subdued) performance ni Bradd Pitt dito. OK rin si Casey Affleck dito as Robert Ford.

Medyo lamang nga 'yong acting ni Brad Pitt dito kumpara kay Mark Lapid sa 'Sa Apoy Sa Dibdib ng Saging,err, Samar.' Pero kaunti lang.

Arman,

Hindi ako fan ng western films pero 'pag maganda ang reviews, pinapanood ko. Gaya ng '3:10 To Yuma' ni Russel Crowe na recently ko rin lang napanood.

Strike anywhere naman ako, e. Wala akong pinapaborang genre ng pelikula, kahit ano, pinapanood ko. Kailan nga lang, pinanood ko 'yong 'My Big Love' ni Sam Milby. No'ng matapos 'yong movie, sabi ng kasama kong nanood, pagkatapos niyang matagumpay na mapaglabanan ang hangaring maduwal, "'Di hamak na mas maganda sa pelikulang 'yan ang kahit anong episode ng Spongebob Squarepants."

I wholeheartedly agreed with him.
June 2, 2008 at 12:05 PM
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