Talk:Atonement (film)

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Contents 1 Removed Plot section - copyvio 2 Drowning Scene 3 Headlines 4 Top Ten List list 5 Lead unsupported 6 Wild About Movies 7 Dead nominations 8 Plot redux

[edit] Removed Plot section - copyvio

I removed the entire Plot section because it appeared to have been lifted from this Amazon page. --85.158.137.195 13:50, 12 September 2007 (UTC)

I have also just removed the entire plot section, because it was directly copied from The Focus Features site [1]. I strongly suggest anyone thinking of doing it again read WP:COPYVIO first. Collectonian (talk) 08:51, 7 December 2007 (UTC)

Well someone desperately needs to write a new one, the article tells nothing of what the film's actually about. Nova Prime (talk) 15:29, 22 December 2007 (UTC)

I believe that a new plot was inserted recently and this plot has been profusely edited. But it still may come from a copyrighted website? — Andy W. ^{(talk/contrb.)} 18:06, 5 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Drowning Scene

I think it would be worthwhile for someone to insert into the plot, the scene where Briony throws herself into the lake for Robbie to save her. It provides depth into her character and gives her more motive. The current plot seems to skip over it. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Sworded lion26 (talk • contribs) 03:05, 31 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Headlines

• Exclusive: A Chat with James McAvoy
• James McAvoy Makes Atonement
• Amazing tracking shot —Preceding unsigned comment added by JimDunning (talk • contribs) 12:37, 3 January 2008 (UTC)

Headlines. —Erik (talk • contrib) - 19:16, 15 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Top Ten List list

How about if we convert the Top Ten List list to prose? It will make the article more readable if we summarize the list, identifying the significance and mentioning a few of the more notable lists. As it stands now eyes just glaze over and the import of the achievement is lost in the detail.
Jim Dunning | talk 05:01, 6 January 2008 (UTC)

If the awards and nominations section could be changed to something of a table (as in the articles The Departed or Crash (2004 film)), it would be more readable. The top ten list can be taken out, possibly; just keep the very very notable ones and #1s I guess. — Andy W. ^{(talk/contrb.)} 23:15, 17 January 2008 (UTC)

Converting the awards list to prose, with statements of their significance, would be more informative and readable, similar to No Country for Old Men. I vote against the table format in The Departed (and here), unless it were summarized on the article page and then table-ized (?!) on a sub-page. I find the list format difficult to read (scroll, scroll, scroll, . . .), like not seeing the forest for the trees. Same for the top-ten lists. Anyone else think so?
Jim Dunning | talk 01:06, 18 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Lead unsupported

Most of the information in the Lead lacks support in the article body. Either the Lead needs to be changed or a Distribution section needs to be initiated and the Production section augmented.
Jim Dunning | talk 02:51, 7 January 2008 (UTC)

I've rearranged sections to be more consistent with Film Style Guidelines and started a Distribution section (which should be beefed up). The Production section also needs some work.
Jim Dunning | talk 03:19, 7 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Wild About Movies

I've trimmed down the usage of multi-ref tagging for Wild About Movies. A tag does not need to be used every one or two sentences, just at the end of the paragraph or before a sentence that belongs to another reference. —Erik (talk • contrib) - 19:06, 11 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Dead nominations

I removed the Chicago Film Critics Assoc nominations since the awards were decided six weeks ago. I'm assuming three minor nominations are no longer worth mentioning in these long lists once the contests have been decided. So, that raises the question of how we maintain the numerous lists that are proliferating among the current film articles? I guess we could flag decision dates and maybe maintain a centralized list (yes, another list) of what nominations have been listed in which articles and then review and emend/update daily.
Jim Dunning | talk 04:49, 31 January 2008 (UTC)

No, I disagree on removing nominations. Look at Crash (2004 film) and The Departed. Minor nominations are still in the table. — Andy W. ^{(talk/contrb.)} 20:46, 31 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Plot redux

Err ... the plot section is entirely skewed. Briony isn't freaked out and scared over Robbie's perceived attentions to her sister; she's jealous, and that's plain nearly every step of the way. She doesn't suddenly realize at age eighteen she got the wrong guy ... she knew it from the start, and accused Robbie by way of lashing out.  RGTraynor  13:11, 28 May 2008 (UTC)