A Better Pick for the 2009 Oscar
Atonement begins in pre-WWI and begins with Briony (Saoirse Ronan), a young pre-teen girl finishing her first play. Eager to show it to her siblings, she instead witnesses her older sister, Cecilia (Keira Knightley) and Robbie Turner (James McAvoy), the Gardner in a highly sexual moment. Robbie later returns home to write several drafts of a love letter to give to Cecilia. Robbie asks Briony to deliver the letter to Cecilia, however Briony ends up reading the note, only to see the word "Cunt" written. Embarrassed, she passes the note to her older sister, where she is perplexed, yet flattered by the diction.
