They must have felt drained after every day of shooting. I have never seen so much emotional turmoil in a movie. In fact all three actors gave outstanding performances. Her portrayal of the sorrow and heartbreak after losing both her husband and daughter haunts the viewer. The producers could not have found a better actress than the ever so beautiful Rachel Weisz for the role of Hannah Roennfeldt. Only in the second half of the movie do we really get to meet the the real mother and with this the other side of the coin. Seeing the devastation they face at the prospect of losing Lucy, one can’t help but feel for them. That makes it difficult to outright condemn them for their actions. Both Tom and Isabel are portrayed as good people who genuinely love each other and the child they have come to regard as their own. Tough decisions will have to be made by everyone before long to ensure that Lucy’s best interests are met. Was it right of them to withhold the child from her birth mother? The movie deals with the moral dilemma that rises from this situation. Tom’s conscience and his old doubts return. Life is good and they manage to all but put their secret out of their minds. Tom, Isabel and Lucy are a happy family over the next few years. He eventually agrees and buries the man in the dunes. Tom is not convinced but he does see the life coming back into Isabel, the woman he loves more than anything. She convinces a reluctant Tom to keep the girl and raise her as their own. Isabel sees the baby's arrival as a sign and as her only chance of ever being a mother. Inside they find the body of a young man and a crying baby girl. Shortly after the second pregnancy ended prematurely, they find a small boat washed up on the shores of the island. Life would be perfect if it weren’t for two miscarriages that Isabel suffered over the next few years. After they get married they live together in the little cottage next to the lighthouse. He meets and subsequently falls in love with Isabel, a local girl from the main land. He took the position after returning from the war, hoping that the isolation of this deserted abode will be the perfect place to escape his demons.
They live on their own on a small island called Janus Rock, where Tom keeps the lighthouse going in every weather. It tells the heartbreaking story of lighthouse keeper Tom Sherbourne and his wife Isabel, portrayed by real life couple Michael Fassbender and Alicia Vikander. The Light Between Oceans is a beautifully shot film set in a stunning landscape. This review contains spoilers, click expand to view.
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