that they so wanted and deserved

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good LORD.
i just came back from watching atonement... and i'm just.. flabbergasted. you would not believe.
the writing and the acting and everything was so brilliant-- the colors the sweet words the feeling.
i walked out of the theater at the end of it, half bawling and half wanting to curse at the old folks sitting to the right of me who kept adding their own comments to the screenplay.
it's definitely become one of my favorite films of the year. not only was it accurate to the book (not that that's what makes it a good film) but it was just so emotionally demanding-- particularly at the end when vanessa redgrave had her bit to play of briony's character. and robbie. fuck, robbie.
james mcavoy was just as brilliant as i expected-- during the confrontation between him and briony, when he gets angry and cecilia has to calm him down... damn i wanted to exhale and choke on my tears.
it was a beautiful, beautiful film.










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note--
i hope everyone had a happy christmas. it was fairly enjoyable for me.











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