Oh, Atonement. Yet another example of how a story cannot be Very Serious Literature if people are permitted a happy ending. That movie broke my heart, and even now I pretend the last few minutes of the movie didn't happen. That scene where Briony finally faces the other two as an adult is the last scene, as far as I'm concerned.
The husband and I have had many discussions about the necessity of likeable characters. He can be held by a neat concept or plot, but like you, I have to be invested in the characters to care about what's going on. It makes watching movies together... interesting, at times.
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Date: 2010-07-16 03:52 pm (UTC)The husband and I have had many discussions about the necessity of likeable characters. He can be held by a neat concept or plot, but like you, I have to be invested in the characters to care about what's going on. It makes watching movies together... interesting, at times.