The Impossible film review
The impossible is not just any regular drama/disaster film;
it’s a film that really warms your heart.
The Impossible, that stars Ewan McGregor (Henry) and Naomi
Watts (Maria) as the lead roles, is a production about a Spanish family, The
Bennett. Who faced the 2004 tsunami head
on, and lived to tell their devastating tale. This is a straightforward but
touching film about family and an unreal disaster that will change their lives
forever and about never giving up on family even when there is little hope.
The Bennett family – Maria and Enrique, and their three
sons, Lucas, Tomas and Simon, were spending their Christmas holiday in a
tropical paradise resort in Thailand right on the Thai coast. On December 26, just minutes off the Thai
coast, the deadliest tsunami in human history ravaged the shores of cities
across South East Asia. The Father was
playing in the pool with his three sons as the tragedy occurred. Their hotel was the first of many to have
been hit.
Injured and apart, the Bennett family were in a state of
panic, eldest son Lucas found his Mother shortly after the tsunami had
hit. She was severely injured, with
injuries to her leg and chest. Lucas had
also had some injuries such as bruising to the spine.
After powerfully setting up the haunting moment when the
tsunami first struck, The Impossible follows the independent journeys of the
separated family – Maria and the eldest son, Lucas who end up in one of the
many Thai hospitals with the injured.
Whilst The Father and the two younger sons, Thomas and Simon, are
looking through every hotel and hospital in the city, hoping that the rest of
their family is alive.
Whilst the aftermath of the disaster is a main part of the
story, throughout the film, I noticed that the main focus was on the love of a
family. And just how important family
is, and to not take your family for granted (as Lucas did at the start of the
film).
The Impossible is a difficult movie to watch. Mainly, for the mix of emotions that it runs
inside of you. Or maybe the blood and
gory wounds isn't your choice of film.
My favorite part of the film was of course the ‘happy’
ending. However, this wasn't just any
happy ending, this was a happy ending that tugged with your heart strings,
filled your tear ducts and made you want to cry.
I would rate this film 5 Stars, 10/10!
Naomi Watts deserves an Oscar for her performance in this
film, she was simply amazing. I can also
see Tom Holland (Lucas) becoming an amazing, global actor in the near future.
If these are not enough reasons to watch The Impossible,
what is undoubtedly one of the best films of the year, then I don’t know what
else I could say to convince you to go and watch this incredible film.
Apart from a huge thanks to J.A Bayona (director) who also
directed the 2007 spanish horror film 'The Orphanage', Álvaro Augustin, Belen
Atienza ,Enrique López Lavigne (the producers) and of course to Sergio G.
Sánchez (writer), who also wrote 'The Orphanage' along with J. A Bayona, for
writing it and making this story come to life.
