Atonement

Atonement was OK lah. Didn't really like it all that much.

Maybe it was because they censored too much. See, the little girl (Briony) was suppose to have caught her sister (Cecilia) and Robbie having sex in the library, and misunderstood it for Robbie being aggressive towards her sister. And a sex maniac due to her being such a big kaypoh go and read her sister's letter. Which she shouldn't have done.

But of course they censored it. The whole thing. Too hot for Malaysian screen that it might just blow a hundred fuses in the parliament.

Oh well, damage is done. The whole movie sort of looked pointless. And it didn't look like it was a misunderstanding due to actions on both sides. It points the finger instead at Briony's character solely as a busybody, the of-course-i-know-it-all, i-must-know-everything, and the of-course-i-am-always-right attitude. Typical thirteen year olds lah.

The girl was so annoying that I felt like slapping her every time she came on screen. Oh, and the stupid cousin of hers deserved to be whacked with a broomstick. How can there be so many silly girls in one place? Argh!

Like Lust Caution, this movie is also quite silent and slow moving. The story unfolds similarly to Paper Nautilus (Nicholas Jose), flashing back and forth. Telling the same event from two separate angles - Briony's eyes and what really happened. Quite cool.