Theres no reason some people survive and others perish. Maria bennetts reallife counterpart, maria belon, has a story credit on this. I was just recently allowed to watch the impossible, a very powerful film in my opinion, but after viewing i checked christian answers to read other peoples thoughts on the film. We meet the family behind tsunami movie the impossible. True story of the impossible miracle survival of family who. Dec 21, 2012 as the movie opens, maria naomi watts and henry ewan mcgregor, an english couple living in japan, are flying to thailand with their three sons for a christmas vacation at a luxurious beach resort. As intensely concentrated as its title, the impossible is. Tsunami survivors impossible story hits the big screen bbc news. A powerful story based on one familys survival of the 2004 tsunami. Her journeynow depicted in the impossible, a film thats garnering awards buzz, including a golden globe nomination for star naomi watts is a tale of survival against all odds. Released friday, february 3, 2012 big miracle the tale of a small town news reporter john krasinski and a greenpeace volunteer drew barrymore who are joined by rival world superpowers to save a family of majestic gray whales trapped by rapidly forming ice in the arctic circle.
What one single movie can do is give at least one true story profound respect and realism. The impossible submerges the true impact of the tsunami. The impossible is based on a true story in the lives of a reallife spanish family. Jan 18, 2019 the impossible movie, starring naomi watts and ewan mcgregor opens december 21, 2012. Most importantly, what the beauty of any movie can do is remind us all of the hope and survival that rises from the depths of tragedy and loss.
Naomi watts and ewan mcgregor star in the impossible, a film based on the true story of one family who were caught in the deadly. Sep 10, 2012 the impossible the most harrowing disaster movie in many a moon, the impossible marries a tremendous feat of physical filmmaking to an emotional true story of family survival. Bayonas the impossible is a truelife disaster movie that opens with a spectacularly harrowing recreation of the mass destruction and death wreaked by the 2004 indian ocean tsunami. The story of a tourist family in thailand caught in the destruction and chaotic aftermath of. Ewan mcgregor in the impossible 2012 ewan mcgregor and naomi watts at an. The impossible broll 2012 naomi watts, ewan mcgregor movie hd. The impossible submerges the true impact of the tsunami ja bayonas disaster movie is accomplished, but overlooks the overwhelming majority of the.
Jan 04, 20 the impossible submerges the true impact of the tsunami ja bayonas disaster movie is accomplished, but overlooks the overwhelming majority of the 2004 disasters victims published. United states december 21, 2012 nationwide canada december 21, 2012. A heartwrenchingly tense survival drama based on an incredible true story of a far more homely looking spanish family, this is a cut above 1990s ecodisaster movies such as dantes peak. It is based on the experience of maria belon and her family in the 2004 indian ocean tsunami. But last time i checked, neutrinos are able to pass through matter undisturbed and. The impossible interviews with ewan mcgregor, naomi watts and tom holland exclusive b. The top 7 movies on netflix this week, from the platform to.
The actors give edgeofseat performances as their characters weather the 2004 east asian catastrophe in j. The impossible is an accomplished and effective movie, and accurate in the story it chooses to tell but it is. A scene from the impossible where a tsunami wave hits a beach resort in thailand. Kentborn naomi watts plays maria and ewan mcgregor is her.
Is it ok to feel happy for the main characters amid so much devastation. With wonderful acting, the impossible tells a captivating true story in which survival impulses, society, family ties and human kindness all shine and inspire. The impossible was released in 2012 on friday, december 21, 2012 in nationwide movie theaters. The impossible is a movie that greatly portrays the human spirit and makes you believe that miracles can happen even in the most unexpected situations. Starring naomi watts, ewan mcgregor and tom holland. The tsunami that devastated the pacific basin in the winter of 2004 remains one of the worst natural disasters in history. What feelings do you have while watching this movie. Maria belon born may 12, 1966 is a spanish physician and motivational speaker, known for. The impossible real life tsunami survivor maria belon interview. Are cinematic deaths resulting from disasters or accidents different than those due to war or other forms of violence. The impossible amanda bell 1221 2012 director juan antonio bayonas the impossible aims to tell one familys story of struggle and survival after the disastrous indian. The impossible is a disaster movie much, much better than the usual overblown fare pumped out by hollywood. Tsunami survivors impossible story hits the big screen. The impossible, starring naomi watts and ewan mcgregor, can be described as a horror film, with nature as the villain.
For sheer volumes sake, there will likely and hopefully never be a larger human tragedy in our lifetime than either the 2004 indian ocean earthquake and tsunami and the 2010 haitian earthquake. The impossible 2012 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Creating the tsunami scene in the impossible the new. The impossible, with naomi watts and ewan mcgregor the. The scariest part some image caption 1 the impossible. Lo imposible is a 2012 englishlanguage spanish disaster drama. Positive the impossible is based on the true story of a family who was able to come together against impossible odds after the 2004 tsunami. The story is about a family that survived the 2004 tsunami in thailand. The impossible 2012 tom holland naomi watts ewan mcgregor theimpossible. Although a fictionalized account of a true story, this movie was painful to view, as i kept comparing it to reality. True story of the impossible miracle family who inspired. The impossible new trailer 2012 ewan mcgregor, naomi. Although i assumed its climax, as shown in clint eastwoods film hereafter 2010, would never be surpassed, that was before i had seen the impossible. Dec 21, 2012 the impossible is based on a true story in the lives of a reallife spanish family.
Ultimately, the impossible is a story of a mother and sons devotion to each other after the unthinkable has happened. The film follows the seriously wounded maria and her eldest son lucas as they struggle to safety, not knowing whether marias husband and their two younger sons are dead or alive. She spent time with naomi watts and helped her prepare for the role. Tsunami survivors impossible story hits the big screen bbc. The story of a tourist family in thailand caught in the destruction and chaotic aftermath of the 2004 indian ocean tsunami. The impossible true story featurette nov 16, 2012 director juan antonio bayonas drama explores the harrowing tale of a family who survived a deadly 2004 tsunami. The title and the rest of the credits do not appear until the end of the film.
The impossible is based on the true story of one of the survivors, maria belon, a spanish tourist who was lounging by a pool in thailand along with her husband and three young sons when the. The impossible is based on a real familys true story. Boxing day 2004 was one of the most memorable dates for wedded couple, henry ewan mcgregor and maria. The orphanage, was a horror movie, a ghost story whose. The impossible true story secretariat was a great horse. Belon is credited in the cast of the 2012 film the impossible for providing her story and working on the set in thailand in the same locations as the original tsunami. A heartwrenching tribute to victims of natural disasters that is one of despair, suffering, and hope. The impossible 2012 recommended by agoodmovietowatch. Based on a true story, the impossible is the unforgettable account of a family caught, with tens of thousands of strangers, in the mayhem of one of the worst natural catastrophes of our time. There were 6 other movies released on the same date, including this is 40, jack reacher and not fade away. The impossible submerges the true impact of the tsunami film the. True story of the impossible miracle survival of family. Secretariat was a good movie far better than those other big, weepy equine entertainments of recent years, like seabiscuit and the bloodless, glacially paced war horse.
The real family on whose experiences the film is based is spanish. Watts as part of a whitewashing of the true story, but thats just people being willfully ignorant and missing the point of. Perhaps this film is best described as a family drama with elements of disaster, then. Nov 17, 2012 the impossible movie, starring naomi watts and ewan mcgregor opens december 21, 2012. As maria freezes in fear, a huge wall of black water races across the hotel grounds toward her. The impossible amanda bell 1221 2012 director juan antonio bayonas the impossible aims to tell one familys story of struggle and survival after the disastrous. Yet anger best describes the movie s atmosphere, its overall mood and. Dec 21, 2012 media caption director juan antonio bayona, says it was a crazy idea to recreate the tsunami with real water. Nov 14, 2009 i know nothing is going to happen in 2012. Dec 19, 2012 the tsunami that devastated the pacific basin in the winter of 2004 remains one of the worst natural disasters in history.
Dec 09, 2012 a scene from the impossible where a tsunami wave hits a beach resort in thailand. Apr 25, 20 18 things we learned from the impossible commentary. Lo imposible is a 2012 englishlanguage spanish disaster drama film directed by j. A british family on christmas holiday at a beach resort in thailand is torn apart when a deadly tsunami devastates the area.
The impossible movie, starring naomi watts and ewan mcgregor opens december 21, 2012. Nominated for an academy award best actress, naomi watts, the impossible is the incredible true story of a family caught one of the worst natural catastrophes of our time. An unforgettable account of a family caught, with tens of thousands of strangers, in the mayhem of one of the worst natural catastrophes of our time the 2004 indian ocean tsunami. Despair, pain, panic and hope fight for supremacy in this outstandingly made and heartwrenching film, based on the truelife story of a spanish. Nominated for an academy award best actress, naomi watts and based on the true story of one familys survival, the impossible is an epic journey to the core of the human heart. The film, the first movie dramatisation of the disaster, is tipped for oscar success. The true story of an amazing arctic adventure sandler, martin w. Both epic and intimate, devastating and uplifting, the impossible is a journey to the core of the human heart. Bayona goes to great lengths to depict the harsh reality of what happened on december 26, 2004 as. The films surefire awards season sweetheart naomi watts has called the. Best films on netflix uk that are based on a true story. Well the movie is based around the fact that neutrinos get into the core of the earth and heat it, thusly causing worldwide destruction. Bayona goes to great lengths to depict the harsh reality of what happened on december 26, 2004 as well as its aftermath.
She was portrayed in the 2012 film the impossible by naomi watts with the. In the film, two parents and their three children survive the tsunami and are reunited at the hospital where the injured mother had been taken. Creating a wholly true true story is impossible, but juan antonio bayonas the impossible comes pretty darn close. All i could see was water and two of my boys clinging to the tops of trees. Its an intense, heartfelt, aweinspiring true story about a family and thier 3 children who go through desperate measures to help and eventually become reunited after a catastrophic tsunami. Both natural disasters claimed over 250,000 people, forever changing the many lives affected by it. During a holiday in thailand, a family find themselves caught up in one of the. True story of the impossible miracle survival of family who inspired tsunami movie she was petrified, alone and convinced she was dying but in a miracle that inspired the impossible, the mum. Check out the trailer for the upcoming film the impossible, based on the true story of one family during the 2004 tsunami in southern asia the film stars ewan mcgregor moulin rouge. The cast is on hand to discuss this true life drama, in theaters now. Then again, as its based on a true story, its probably unfair to label the impossible as such a movie because the plight of the characters is at its heart throughout the entire duration. The impossible is a movie thats based on a true story.
Jan 03, 20 the impossible submerges the true impact of the tsunami. And it wouldnt be so damning if it werent based off a true story surrounding the tragedy that killed more than 230,000 people. A regular family maria naomi watts, henry ewan mcgregor and their three kids travel to thailand to spend christmas. She has been outspoken regarding the fact that her story of survival is not the only one. Mission impossible for tsunami victims new york post. Dec 15, 2017 true story of the impossible miracle survival of family who inspired tsunami movie. Its the catastrophe itself that is most impressive in terms of filming here. Creating the tsunami scene in the impossible the new york. The impossible featurette true story by summit screening room.
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