Never Let Me Go is a love story, adapted from Kazuo Ishiguro's bestselling, Booker Prize short listed novel of the same name. Kathy, Tommy and Ruth live in a world and a time that feel familiar to us, but they are not quite like anything we know. They spend their childhood at Hailsham, an English boarding school. When they leave the shelter of the school and the terrible truth of their fate is revealed to them, they must also confront the deep feelings of love, jealousy and betrayal that threaten to pull them apart.
Nothing about this film is casual. Perhaps one of the most impeccably shot films of the year. Every scene is portrayed as a beautiful painting.
Carey Mulligan is the lynchpin of this film. Her doe-eyed softness and melancholic smile subtly engage the viewer. Strong performances from Andrew Garfield, Keira Knightly and by the 3 younger selves of these characters.
This film isnt about heartbreak, but about losing people and the aknowledgement of human life.
At points this film feels oddly detatched, the cast drive the isolated plot and the beautiful cinematography keep the viewer at picturesque attention. Perhaps the detatchment from the overall theme is purposely done to give more human disconnection & isolation, either way this film definately succeeds at touching the mind, but fails to tug the heartstrings.
Its raw portrayal of human connection and isolation inspires some deep thinking about the world we live or could live in soon..
Beautifully portrayed.
4/5
