Atonement

This movie is based on the novel of Ian McEwan. I think this movie is very good. Its plot is full of regret and pity. In addition, this movie is acted by famous actors and actresses. In fact, I'm quite fond of Keira Knightley. That's the real reason I watch this movie. However, this movie really gives me something to think.

This movie began from the girl's misunderstanding. Briony was a writer who was rich in imagination. She saw her sister, Cecilia, flirted with Robey, son of a servant. Briony had finished a play for celebrating her brother's return and rehearsed with her cousins, twins and their sister, who came from north. Her brother came back with a businessman, Paul, who run a chocolate factory. Briony's twin cousins ran away from her home and everyone was out to look for them. In the process of searching, Briony found the twins' sister was raped by someone. On the unreasonable reason, Briony accused Robey was the criminal. Therefore, Robey was seperated from Cecilia and Cecilia was never back home.

After about five years, Robey was sent to a war. Cecilia chose to be a nurse. As for Briony, she gave up the chance to go to Cambrige. She decided to become nurse as an atonement for her sin because she gradually found how serious what she had done to Cecilia and Robey. Finally, Briony remembered the real criminal. But it was too late. Briony gave a happy ending for Cecilia and Robey in her autobiography, but in reality, it was different.

I think Briony felt guilty all her life and never been forgiven by her sister and herself. Because of the lie, all her family's life changed, including herself. Sometime people speak lies, but they also carry the burden of lies. Lies may disappear or not, but its trails wouldn't be erased. No matter the purpose of telling lies is for protection, jealousness, or love, it's still a kind of betrayal.