Right at the beginning of this
review I have to tell that Philomena is a beautiful and a heartwarming movie. And
it’s based on true events that will make you adore the things you already have
today. You will feel like hugging the main characters (Especially the old woman
Philomena played by wonderful Judy Dench) and thank them for being who they are
and for what they did and finding solace on a rough place of life lived with
difficulty. And if you want to stop reading this review right this moment and
decides to watch Philomena I will not mind at all.
Philomena is a main character of
this movie. She is an orphan who has spent her life at a convent from a very
young age where she has taken a sacred vow of silence following her unexpected pregnancy.
Forced to go through rough labor to pay for her sins she gets to see her child
only an hour a day until one day the convent decides to give away the child for
adoption. Shattered and traumatized for life Philomena lives keeping this a
secret for 50 years. And finally she decides that someone should know. Her
emotional journey of finding her 50 year old lost son is accompanied by a
freelance writer Marin Sixsmith (Steve Coogen) who has his own life
difficulties to overcome. (I hope I have not given away too much of the plot)
Philomena is based on 2009
investigative book by BBC correspondent Martin Sixsmith. It’s directed
by Stephen Frears the man behind the acclaimed Queen (2006) and it is a British
production. I must say that Philomena caught me by surprise. I knew little
about the plot when I started watching and it was surprising to witness how
interesting it’s becoming every minute. And further realizing that they are
true to life raised my interest furthermore. Judy and Steve are fantastic in
their roles and for a moment Philomena becomes a mystery and the next it
becomes a deep heart melting drama. This has the power of storytelling and
telling it beautifully from start to end. The key to success of Philomena is its
emotional value no doubt.
There is something so very
sweet about Philomena. She is so calm and amazingly empathetic towards the
people who have made her suffer a lifetime. And it’s so dramatic to witness her
keeping all that pain in her heart and still manages to keep the faith to what
she believes in. She symbolizes the motherhood in such a powerful way and more
than that she reminds us to be grateful for the joys of life and people we come
across even how insignificant they may seem. Maybe that’s the great lesson that
Philomena teaches us.
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