Wednesday, March 26, 2008

Discoveries. Ian McEwan

I’m curious enough to follow my instincts when I read a review about a film. Thus it was with the film Atonement based on the novel of the same title by Ian McEwan. When I saw the film, I liked it, but I had the feeling that the novel would give that detailed information I was longing to know and the film, in spite of the beautiful scenes could not provide. I was right. His writing hooks you completely.
Here is a little taste of the film for you to admire the beauty of some scenes:

What I have discovered after the experience of the film is that Evan McEwan is one of the best British literary authors of the present time. His literature is real, deep, modern, and passionate. He explores the human beings and the conflicting situations they inevitably come across. I’ve just finished reading Enduring Love and realized that there’s also a film to the novel. What intensity! And how easily you think you can control a situation that when you are on a dire straits, you just can, or can’t you? Here is a good example of both:

Enjoy them in the original version. They are both stories excellent films and novels.