The Impossible is the dramatic story of the Bennett´s family,
directed by J. A. Bayona in 2012.
It
is adapted from a radio interview, listened by chance by the director, in which
María Belon told her experience in the tsunami and how her family and herself
could have survived.
The story is set in Thailand in
2004. The Bennett´s family is holidaying
in a resort during Christmas, and are shown as the perfect parents and their
equivalent perfect three sons. While an
awkward conversation is made about future plans, in the middle of a
paradisiacal pool, a gigant wave cuts short thousands of lives and shakes
others up. As a consequence, Maria
(Naomi Watts) suffers stunning shocks beside her eldest son Lucas (Tom Holland). Miraculously, they survive.
On
the other hand, this miracle is followed by devastation, the feelings of
isolation and the wounds. María has half
of her leg scrapped off and the infection starts to make trouble. So the decide to find help to move them to a
crowded hospital.
Meanwhile,
Henry (Ewan McGregor) puts his two sons in the care of other people in order to
look for his soulmate and eldest son, through the devastation.
As far as the plot is concerned, I
find it moving and totally absorbing, but quite predictable, because you know
the end of the story.
The
staggering special effects make you feel as you are drowning beside María in
this filthy water, plenty of daily-use objects.
The
soundtrack helps to create an atmosphere of isolation including some dots of
hope.
Regarding
the script, it is contrived in the aspects concerned to coincidences, making
the impossible become possible, although, there is no doubt regarding the
thought-provoking aspects of the movie.
With
respect to the performances, Naomi and Ewan made an absolutely powerful job,
but I must highlight the spectacular acting of Tom Holland.
Taking everything into account, The
Impossible is a predictable film with stunning special effects that shake
your way of seeing life up. It´s well
worth seeing again and again, in order to remember the important things of
life.
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