The Impossible is a true life story of a Spanish family, the Belón-Álvarez and how they survive the December 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, during their vacation in Thailand for Christmas, that killed 230, 000 people.
This is a simple but powerful film about human tenacity, about surviving against all odds in the face of death, about salvaging and hanging out to the last bit of hope when it doesn’t even feel like it.
What The Impossible brings home is the simple agony and terror of being separated from loved ones, especially in chaos and devastation.
It tells the story of how the parents and children find themselves, variously, in different part of the environment after being separated by natural disaster, wondering if their loved ones are dead, or about to die.
This movie reveals a mother and son’s devotion to each other after the unthinkable has happened, forming greater bond of love for each other and the reasons to give helping hands to strangers in distress.
It explore further the relationship of a father with his two sons, who believe against all odds that his wife and eldest son are still alive even though he was scared to think otherwise, looking for them relentlessly.
And so The Impossible carries on, with some uncompromisingly big moments and near-miss suspense scenes. The overhead shot showing dead bodies laid out with military organisation and precision.
This film is about survival and the guilt that follows after surviving tragic incidences, wondering why you are sparred or alive
“The Impossible” tells the incredible true story of a family who survived this terrible event against truly impossible odds, making you feel every type of emotion from being sad to heroic, happy, devastating, gratitude and so on.
It’s worth watching and will keep your heart palpitating to the very end!