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'The Impossible' Revisits Devastating1 2004 Tsunami2

Juan Antonio Bayona's cinematic rendition of the gargantuan3 wave crushing everything in its path is neither entertaining nor escapist. It's a reminder4 of that horrific moment in 2004, the day after Christmas, when the tsunami snuffed the life out of hundreds of thousands of innocent victims. 

The film focuses on an upper class family of tourists facing nature's wrath5. Swept along by the waves, the mother, Maria, and her oldest son, Lucas, are separated from the rest of the family. 

Maria is badly injured, but survives thanks to Lucas and the help of strangers. Meanwhile, Henry, the father, and the two younger boys frantically6 search for their loved ones.

Gut-wrenching performances by Naomi Watts7 and Ewan McGregor as the traumatized parents, as well as by up-and-coming Tom Holland as Lucas, help us connect with the victims.

Bayona and his special effects crew recreated the event showing the devastation8 from the perspective of the victims. The film evokes9 the chaos10 in the makeshift hospitals and the desperate search for family members. But it also reminds us of the kindness of people in a crisis of huge proportions.

“I really believe it’s an experience," says Bayona. "I left it open so that the audience could leave the theater with something to think about."

However, no matter how well done, a film cannot replicate11 the pain and sorrow of those who lost their loved ones. 

Eight years later, Murizal Hamzah, a freelance journalist who lived in Banda Aceh at the time, still mourns his sister.

“On average, most people in Banda Aceh lost at least one member of their family in that disaster," Hamzah says. "When the tsunami hit my place, my sister and I were separated. I went to an empty house and she run to the other way with some friend[s]. I lost some relatives too who lived in the next village.”

Many have criticized the film's focus on an upper class European family while hundreds of thousands of Asians perished. But, by using this family, Bayona shines a light through darkness and leaves a memorial to all those who were lost. 


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1 devastating muOzlG     
adj.毁灭性的,令人震惊的,强有力的
参考例句:
  • It is the most devastating storm in 20 years.这是20年来破坏性最大的风暴。
  • Affairs do have a devastating effect on marriages.婚外情确实会对婚姻造成毁灭性的影响。
2 tsunami bpAyo     
n.海啸
参考例句:
  • Powerful quake sparks tsunami warning in Japan.大地震触发了日本的海啸预警。
  • Coastlines all around the Indian Ocean inundated by a huge tsunami.大海啸把印度洋沿岸地区都淹没了。
3 gargantuan 4fvzJ     
adj.巨大的,庞大的
参考例句:
  • My gargantuan,pristine machine was good for writing papers and playing solitaire,and that was all.我那庞大的、早期的计算机只适合写文章和玩纸牌游戏,就这些。
  • Right away,I realized this was a mistake of gargantuan proportions.我立刻意识到这是一个巨大的错误。
4 reminder WkzzTb     
n.提醒物,纪念品;暗示,提示
参考例句:
  • I have had another reminder from the library.我又收到图书馆的催还单。
  • It always took a final reminder to get her to pay her share of the rent.总是得发给她一份最后催缴通知,她才付应该交的房租。
5 wrath nVNzv     
n.愤怒,愤慨,暴怒
参考例句:
  • His silence marked his wrath. 他的沉默表明了他的愤怒。
  • The wrath of the people is now aroused. 人们被激怒了。
6 frantically ui9xL     
ad.发狂地, 发疯地
参考例句:
  • He dashed frantically across the road. 他疯狂地跑过马路。
  • She bid frantically for the old chair. 她发狂地喊出高价要买那把古老的椅子。
7 watts c70bc928c4d08ffb18fc491f215d238a     
(电力计量单位)瓦,瓦特( watt的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • My lamp uses 60 watts; my toaster uses 600 watts. 我的灯用60瓦,我的烤面包器用600瓦。
  • My lamp uses 40 watts. 我的灯40瓦。
8 devastation ku9zlF     
n.毁坏;荒废;极度震惊或悲伤
参考例句:
  • The bomb caused widespread devastation. 炸弹造成大面积破坏。
  • There was devastation on every side. 到处都是破坏的创伤。 来自《简明英汉词典》
9 evokes d4c5d0beb1ad413369ccd9a98dfa9683     
产生,引起,唤起( evoke的第三人称单数 )
参考例句:
  • The film evokes chilling reminders of the war. 这部电影使人们回忆起战争的可怕场景。
  • Each type evokes antibodies which protect against the homologous. 每一种类型都能产生抗同种病毒的抗体。
10 chaos 7bZyz     
n.混乱,无秩序
参考例句:
  • After the failure of electricity supply the city was in chaos.停电后,城市一片混乱。
  • The typhoon left chaos behind it.台风后一片混乱。
11 replicate PVAxN     
v.折叠,复制,模写;n.同样的样品;adj.转折的
参考例句:
  • The DNA of chromatin must replicate before cell division.染色质DNA在细胞分裂之前必须复制。
  • It is also easy to replicate,as the next subsection explains.就像下一个小节详细说明的那样,它还可以被轻易的复制。

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