The Light Between Oceans (2016)

The actors are excellent (especially Alicia Vikander), the scenery gorgeous, the story - moving, reconstructing the reality very well and real. It wasn't so clear what happened in 15 years jump to 1950. It shows values that we forgot in our time. I wish there would be more films like this one. It is a pleasure watching it. I loved it.

The movie starts with little emotion and as the movie progressive it takes you to realm of emotions, it makes you feel the story and makes it very hard not to cry. The movie was brilliant and beautiful worth every tear I must say. This movie takes up a space in your heart and even after it finishes it stays there. A must watch indeed.

While I'm a fan of Michael Fassbender, I was too caught up in the fact the two leads were dating and now married, so I couldn't get emotional, even though the story was pretty sad. I understand he loved her so much to take the fall after they were found out, but after reading the girl from her arms, it just made it worse for her, AND being without her husband. The movie was beautifully shot, I love the sights and sounds of the ocean's crashing waves. It would've made more sense if the Rachel Weisz character knew that Isabel miscarried twice, although she was very sympathetic to not sending them both to jail for a long time.

From the ultra-close face shots very reminiscent of those of Carl Dreyer's 'The Passion of Joan of Arc' to the tender chemistry between the two main characters to the fantastic acting of the 4-year-old version of the orphan, this film deserves the highest rating that can be given. This is, in a way, a chick flick, but in a far deeper way it is a study of right and wrong and how a seemingly innocent decision, designed to alleviate a destructive psychic pain, can set into motion events which spiral out of control and involve many more people than were originally considered. Too, if you love stories set during the Great War, or stories about lighthouses, this one was filmed with you in mind. The limits of true love and marital commitment are put to the test with seeming betrayal and unfounded suspicions--and on a broader scale we see the Christ willing to die in the place of His spouse Humanity after He has been wrongly condemned by her suspicious mind which did not grasp His love for her to the letter of his marriage vow-- which promised her 'better, or worse, 'til death do us part'.