介绍:
Among all the films that currently occupy the big screens in Chinese cinemas, disaster drama "The Impossible" is not the most popular. If you're looking for amusement we have "Monsters University" and new arrival "Smurfs 2", for excitement and fantasy there's "Jurassic Park" and "Elysium", even literary snobs can find some satisfaction in "The Great Gatsby". In comparison, "The Impossible" may look a wee bit plain but it is certainly outstanding in its own way.
Two terms describe the essence of the film: true story and disbelief. It is based on the true story of a vacationer family that survived the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami. While enjoying themselves on a seaside resort in Thailand, the family of five was separated when the huge waves arrived and killed hundreds of thousands of people. The mother was seriously injured, but continued to hold on to her eldest son. Thanks to good fortune and the kind hearts of the locals, they were rescued and moved to a hospital for treatment. The two younger boys, one seven-and-a-half years old and another five years old, miraculously survived the waves and were reunited with their father. However, the two groups had no idea if the rest of their family was alive, or where to find them. Having endured much despair and hardship, they finally reunited at the hospital by chance. The story is based on real events and the director has captured the harsh circumstances incredibly vividly.
Of course, the director should be grateful to the actors and actresses, whose top-class performances infused real emotions into their characters. Due to some weaknesses in the plot, Ewan McGregor was perhaps the least impressive as the father. But he still pulled off a tear-jerking scene when his character called home after the catastrophe. 17-year-old Tom Holland makes an impressive big-screen debut, presenting the exposed and hidden emotions of a young "grown-up" in this situation almost perfectly. Naomi Watts effectively projected her pain and suffering to the audience, as she struggles with a broken leg over the tsunami-stricken wasteland, the audience might feel their own legs twitching and their teeth clenching. For her excellent performance, Naomi was nominated for an Academy Award, Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Actress.
"The Impossible" is a truly excellent disaster film. It successfully captured the horrors of a calamity, as well as the positive sides of humanity. Where it falls short in screenplay, it makes up for in authenticity and genuine emotions. On a scale from to ten, "The Impossible" deserves an eight.
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