God, spare Briony!

Effie 2022-03-21 09:01:20

God, spare Briony!
-Aftermath of Atonement Running

through the entire film is one after another, overlapping and overlapping contradictions.
The atonement of the protagonist Briony is the main line. Everyone thought that it was her wealthy and carefree life, her rich fantasies like dramas, and her childish love of face, which led to Robbie being slandered. The director likes to lead the audience into a misunderstanding and let another contradiction behind it shine. When Briony wrote it, the name was called, makes people think she likes to judge others, and then arranges Briony to see her drenched sister Cecilia and Robbie standing in front of her on the windowsill, and then arranges her to watch inappropriate scenes in the library, the key point is Her frightened look and rapid breathing, and then to orgasm, Lola's surprised facial expression magnified when she was raped.
Looking back, Briony recalled the scene when Robbie flew into the water to save him, and I suddenly realized, and a little bit blamed, isn't it a bit harsh for a little girl to hide such a feeling so deeply?
So everything can be explained, everything is the love of the little girl.

The only thing that is a bit regrettable in the whole film is that the long section where Robbie goes to war is a bit monotonous. I'm sorry, my heart is more ruthless, and only strong contradictions can arouse desire. In any case, there are still some minor contradictions here, and I will write them down as a memo for the time being: the contradiction between returning home and war (in fact, it has been mentioned in the twin mouths above), and the contradiction between injury and survival.
I take Briony as the first lead for granted, because she is indeed a "community of contradictions". It can be seen that she is disgusting with the things in the hospital, and seeing her brushing her hands with a strong wooden brush, is it because she is punishing herself or trying to get rid of those disgusting things in fantasy? Watching Briony try to suppress her life, and occasionally indulge her feelings on a few nights, I seem to see an ascetic whose face is pale in the moonlight. Believe me, I really feel the same way. After facing his own heart, he tried to cover it up in a more extreme way, at the cost of torturing himself, in order to obtain a trace of comfort and pleasure.

Am I missing Cecilia a bit? Hmm, sorry. I think she is a very beautiful actress. I'm really sorry, maybe Briony's performance is too wonderful, Cecilia's play seems to be able to perform well by a slightly talented actress, don't underestimate the current actresses too much.
The neglected Robbie is also for the same reason. From a male point of view, he is slightly more powerful than Cecilia, including the smug, doubtful smile on the corner of his mouth when he found his twin brother, which really made me Laughed.

Back to the topic, let's go to the hospital section. When comforting the wounded soldier, Briony really regarded him as Robbie, or the director really wanted everyone to put Robbie on the poor man. Remember when Robbie was woken up on his last break and said he was snoring loudly? As he passed through the row of hospital beds, a gentle snoring sound seemed to pass into his ears. Briony squeezed his hand, and the two never tire of substituting each other into their lives. When Briony said "I love you," it was very sincere, as true as ever. When I opened the wounded man's gauze later, the wound on his head was indeed a little nucleated, but fortunately I didn't disgust these things, presumably the first thing Briony thought of was not disgust, but "God, Robbie, I hurt you. There's a big hole in the head."

Oh my god, it's finally at the end of the movie. For the first time, Briony faced up to the scene in his deep memory and begged for forgiveness from his sister and Robbie. Well, I thought it was a happy ending, but it turns out that the director likes to engage in contradictions, and it is not harmonious at all. It also proves that I It is indeed easy to be deceived. Is it because you have watched too few movies recently? This is off topic. During the interview, the old lady finally revealed that the two of them had already ascended to heaven.

It's not the death of the two that makes my hard-hearted person feel a little bit sour , but it is adding a heavier shackle to her heart. Her readers can breathe a sigh of relief and get a little pleasure in this happy ending, but she can't get anything. God, let the director let her go!

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Atonement quotes

  • Cecilia Tallis: [about Robbie] No need to encourage him.

  • Leon Tallis: Guess who we met on the way in.

    Cecilia Tallis: Robbie.

    Leon Tallis: Told him to join us tonight.

    Cecilia Tallis: Oh, Leon, you didn't!