“Close your eyes and think
of something beautiful”
This movie tells
the story of a happy family of one couple and their three children that will be
surprised by a huge tsunami that occurs during their holidays on a luxury
resort in Thailand. After that catastrophe, the family will try to survive and
recover from that frustrating happening, but they will have to fight and find
many obstacles.
The story is
based on a true story that actually happened on 26 December 2004, when after
the natural disaster, there were approximately 186.983 deaths and 42.883
disappearances.
The main topic
is solidarity. And that is indeed what Lucas (Tom Holland) learns across this
moving featured movie.
This is a highly
marketable product, and this is not necessarily bad. It just depends on your
likes concerning cinema. Indeed, “The Impossible” is now known worldwide. Some
days ago, “The New York Times” dedicated one article to talk about this movie,
as you can see in the picture below.
There is no need
to say that this is a big production movie, and you can realize that from the
first minute of the screening. It has counted with $45 million according to
Dark Horizons.
I believe that
although there are too many handheld takes, which is sometimes uncomfortable for
the spectator, there are many other nicely recorded takes and scenes. I would
like to detach those takes played in slow motion, because they are really
shocking.
Moreover, the
soundtrack (including music, sounds and voices), is brilliant. It just helps
the spectator to sail out in the story and to increase emotions.
The shooting
started on August 2012, and finally, “The Impossible” was released in Spain on
11 October 2012. After that, it was released in Italy on 25 October 2012 and in
France on 21 November 2012. It will be released in the United States on
December 21, 2012 by Sunmit Entertainment.
To end up, I
just recommend you to watch this outstanding Spanish film that has already been
a success on the countries where it has been released. There is no doubt that
this movie will create a big tsunami at the worldwide box offices.
During this
movie, there are some extraordinary scenes, but you should always remember that
sometimes the impossible can become possible.
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