7/6/2023 0 Comments Enduring love hot air balloonOriginally written by Ian McEwan and adapted for the screen by Joe Penhall, the story quickly becomes one of Joe – a professor and author – witnessing the uncontrollable deterioration of his own rational mind due to the traumatic accident and its unshakable aftermath. Somewhere in this moment of trauma, the intense Jed feels a connection with Joe that burgeons into the stalking that unfolds. Joe and another man called Jed (Rhys Ifans) run to the fallen man, and Jed implores the secular, academic Joe to pray with him over the dead body. They watch as the last man floats higher, eventually losing his grip and falling to his death before them. As the men grab hold of the ropes, the balloon prevails and rises into the sky, forcing all but one of the men to drop before it gets too high. The first scene is disturbing even to the most jaded audience, as several men, including Joe (Daniel Craig), rush to help a young boy escape from an unwieldy hot air balloon that refuses to stay anchored to the ground. Rather than the unknown details of the balloon accident, it is the way in which the survivors’ internal reactions become manifest that is the emphasis of the film and the heart of its tension. Directed by Roger Michell (“Notting Hill” and “Changing Lanes” ), “Enduring Love” is certainly not the most thrilling thriller ever made, but it is not completely unworthy of the title. In fact, “Enduring Love” is not a sappy romance movie, and that line is one of the film’s most spine-chilling.
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