Love, war and forevermore: an article about Atonement (2007)
Written by : Seif Mohamed Atonement (2007) Dir : Joe Wright How Perspective Can Change Our Understanding of Events How can a single misunderstanding can alter our perception of what truly happened? And how can rushing to judgment cause the lives of many to turn completely upside down? Atonement is an unconventional romantic film. It doesn’t merely explore the theme of impossible love through the lens of class distinction and the condescending view of the bourgeoisie toward the working class even when the new generation challenges their ancestors’ outdated ideals, but also examines how one person’s perception of another can change entirely, despite familiarity and shared history, when clouded by class prejudice. The film also dives deeply into the dehumanization of soldiers, showing how they are stripped of their humanity and reduced to mere cogs in the machinery of war. It further reflects on how nations exploit their poor and powerless to fulfill ambitions of dominat...
