cmyles-07888 Never Let Me Go is a 2010 British dystopian literature film based on Kazuo Ishiguro's novel, Never Let Me Go - written in 2005. The film was directed by Mark Romanek. There are three main protagonists, Kathy H (played by Carey Mulligan), Ruth C (played by Keira Knightley), and Tommy D (played Andrew Garfield). The story follows the trio throughout their short, confusing lives - starting at their strict boarding school, Hailsham, to the Cottages, and to their inevitable "completion" after donations. When the time is right - around mid twenties - every student begins donations, where there organs are removed and unwilling given away for the wealthy's use. Donations occur until "completion", where the life of the donator is complete. In the film of Never Let Me Go, I felt that the time spent showing Hailsham was cut short. Readers of the novel can attest to the fact that Hailsham is where an extensive amount of character development takes place. Hailsham is where Cathy, Ruth, and Tommy show signs of being independent people with their own goals and dreams. It is also the place where the bonds between the three protagonists rise and fall over the course of several pages, showing readers the dynamics between each of the characters. Contrastingly, the growth of characters in the film relies on quickly displaying scenes that highlight the major events that impact the dynamic of trio's relationship. While watching the film, I felt that viewers were rushed through and only shown glimpses of Hailsham - which in turn left me unable to connect to the characters of the film the way I did to the characters of the text. An aspect of the film that was unique to the text was the incorporation of daily pills that students must take and the numbered wristband that kept track of the characters in the text. These helped allow for viewers to conceptualize the hold that Hailsham and the bigger overall system had on the students and their behavior. The addition of the elements added to the dystopia effect. Overall, I feel that the film did a pretty good job of bringing the text Never Let Me Go to life, but fell short in a couple of areas. I believe the selection of actors for roles was handled well, and that setting of the film was excellent. I only wish that more time was spent showing Hailsham, but I'm sure time restraints had a role in the equation.If I had to rate this movie from 1 through 10, 1 being absolutely a piece of garbage and 10 being the best film I've ever seen, I would give it an 8.5.

rohanshah-84809 The movie Never Let Me Go is based upon the book written by Kazuo Ishiguro and follows almost everything that happens in the book. The movie does a good job of creating a plot and including scenes that fit with the plot. By this I mean that the movie sticks with a plot and makes it clear what it is and therefore does not confuse the reader. Also the movie does a good job of following a timeline while also going back to the main character's childhood days. The mechanics of the movie are very well done but the movie itself is confusing. If you haven't read the book before the movie, it will be very hard to understand what is happening. There are a lot of instances in the movie that make sense in the book, but are thrown into the movie to make it seem like the director read the book. For example, the movie does not do a good job of explaining the purpose the movie and it is revealed later on. This leaves the reader not knowing what they are watching and what the purpose is. Also, the movie mainly focuses on three characters Kathy, Ruth, and Tommy and the movie follows them throughout the book. However, there are many other characters we see in the movie that we don't know who they are except for their name. The movie could do a better job of talking about or explained everything else that is going on or the other people in the movie instead of basically strictly Kathy, Ruth, and Tommy the entire way. Overall, I liked this movie and the mechanics of it and also how the directors made time jumps and stuff pertaining to that. However, the movie does not do a good job of explaining things in the movie which is why I would give it a 6/10.

bowmanblue I've just watched 'Never Let Me Go' for the second time and it's been a good few years since viewings. The reason being was because I was never sure whether I enjoyed the film on my original watch. I have to say that it left quite a mark on me and made me ask questions and picture what the world would be like for the characters in the story's situation. So, I guess it's certainly memorable, however to say it's 'enjoyable' implies that it's an uplifting and easy-going piece of popcorn-fluff. It's not.It begins in a 'fictional' 1960s where the opening text informs us that the society of the time has evolved enough to make certain leaps in technology, namely cloning. Then we join the students of a private school in Britain as they attend their classes. However, these children are all deliberately engineered for one thing: they're, one day, going to be used as 'spare parts' for those in need of organ transplants. Nice.Skip forward a few years when the kids are now late teen-ish and we see how they deal with their lot in life and how they go about their lives knowing what is to become of them. The first time I watched this I got quite frustrated with the characters. I felt they accepted their fate a little too lightly. If someone was going to chop me up for my eyeballs on my 21st birthday, I'd be taking the first flight to the location farthest away from the surgeon's scalpel. These kids just trot around the place, awaiting their fate with a slightly furrowed brow. I ever posted a few of these views on various Internet message boards and was given a fair few reasons for this which I won't go into. But, I think it's fair to say that I probably 'lost' that argument!It's set primarily in the 60s-70s and therefore the period detail of the time is excellent (if you can forgive the overall sci-fi premise, technically, not fitting in with the era). Plus you have good performances from the central trio of Carey Mulligan, Andrew Garfield and, of course, Keira Knightley. You will certainly want what's best for them and their - seemingly - hopeless situation against fulfilling their 'purpose' in life.Like I say, it's not a 'feel-good' film and you need to be in the mood for something dark, deep and heavy. Tissues on standby and... enjoy (if possible).

JRmf Beautifully shot and with a wonderful music score.. But as always, it's what the movie is about that matters. I didn't read the book, but one can only glean it is about clones who are bred to supply organs so the general population can live long and healthy lives. The story makes for interesting reading, will grab the attention and make the bestseller list, but is really fantastically unrealistic. The Hailsham "clones" as they mature and become more aware of their fate blithely accept it. There is no outrage, terror or horror. No jackboots or car chases here. Has the survival instinct, utterly embedded in the existence of every being on this planet, and central to evolution, and been utterly suppressed or bred out of them?The clones are able to drive and wander freely about the countryside, they feel strong sexual urges and even rage, but are apparently powerless or have no interest in overcoming their sheep-like death march. Wait, even sheep feel terror when they realize they are about to be slaughtered, it's just they were tricked into situations where they become lamb. So I guess on this basis alone one would conclude, these clones are not human.People who advertise on the Internet that they would love to be cannibalised and eaten are generally considered mad. Japanese Kamakazi cheerfully sacrificed themselves out of hatred for the enemy, but this.. The victims in "The Island" who were tricked into becoming organ donors to the Rich were rightly outraged. At least that was comprehensible, "Never Let Me Go" for all its uniqueness seems utterly contrived...As Madame of the Art Gallery says to Kathy near the end, "You poor creatures. I wish I could help you."