2012 · drama
The Impossible
Directed by J. A. Bayona1h 53m2012
In December 2004, close-knit family Maria, Henry and their three sons begin their winter vacation in Thailand. But the day after Christmas, the idyllic holiday turns into an incomprehensible nightmare when a terrifying roar rises from the depths of the sea, followed by a wall of black water that devours everything in its path. Though Maria and her family face their darkest hour, unexpected displays of kindness and courage ameliorate their terror.
Our read: The Impossible (2012) reads as a sombre, steady, grounded drama entry — extreme in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, measured in temperature, ambivalent in outlook.
Sombre, steady, extreme drama, grounded in texture. Ambivalent, mid-stakes, measured.
- sombre
- extreme
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How The Impossible feels to watch.
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“You want tsunami survival intensity with a family reunion that earns tears.”
Skip it tonight — Disaster trauma and bodily injury imagery are too much tonight.
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