The Impossible
The Impossible is a movie precisely about The Impossible. In 2004 a Spanish family were spending their vacation in a tropical island of the Indian Ocean somewhere in Thailand when then the most devastating tsunami in recorded history hit the coastal zone of that part of the world. Thousands died that day but the impossible happened and the Spanish family of five managed to survive (three of them were merely children) and not only that they reunited some days later.
Not a Hollywood product, this Sapnish funded film stars the powerful interpretation of Naomi Watts as Mrs. Bennet (the original family became quite British for the film and changed names) and also Ewan Mc Gregor, who plays the father. The young actor who plays Lucas, their oldest son, delivers a great performance as well.
The premise is simple: when the tsunami hits the family gets separated and Mrs. Bennet is with Lucas while Mr. Bennet manages to keep the two youngest children. When the two waves have finished their onslaught (it was two not one) the dram begins. the scnes of pain and desperation are sometimes unbearable to look at. The destruction left after event looks so realistic, the images of suffering in hospitals that were serving beyond capacity are offered with so great detail that it looks like everything is really happening. The whole conception of the movie denotes the great effort and commitment put into the making of this film, though as stated before, Watts's dazzling performance is the best of this production.
Four stars out of five for this one.
Not a Hollywood product, this Sapnish funded film stars the powerful interpretation of Naomi Watts as Mrs. Bennet (the original family became quite British for the film and changed names) and also Ewan Mc Gregor, who plays the father. The young actor who plays Lucas, their oldest son, delivers a great performance as well.
The premise is simple: when the tsunami hits the family gets separated and Mrs. Bennet is with Lucas while Mr. Bennet manages to keep the two youngest children. When the two waves have finished their onslaught (it was two not one) the dram begins. the scnes of pain and desperation are sometimes unbearable to look at. The destruction left after event looks so realistic, the images of suffering in hospitals that were serving beyond capacity are offered with so great detail that it looks like everything is really happening. The whole conception of the movie denotes the great effort and commitment put into the making of this film, though as stated before, Watts's dazzling performance is the best of this production.
Four stars out of five for this one.
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