【電影簡介】

瑪麗亞（娜奧米·沃茨飾）和亨利（伊萬·麥克格雷格飾）帶著三個兒子，一同前往泰國共渡圣誕佳節，不料就在圣誕節隔天，當這幸福的一家人在泳池旁享受著悠閑時光時，一股猛獸般的萬呎滔天巨浪竟迎面襲來。被眼前景象震懾住的瑪莉雅，一時反應不及，不幸慘遭巨浪襲卷；而盡管亨利及時抓住兩個兒子準備逃亡，一切仍舊太遲，兇猛的大水最后仍沖散了他們。

一度被巨浪擊昏的瑪莉雅，醒來后發現自己正漂浮在海面，而原本圍繞在身旁的所有景物，都已被淹沒于水面下，她深信家人們皆已罹難的同時，竟發現自己的大兒子盧卡斯（湯姆·赫蘭德飾），竟然就漂浮在距離她僅有幾公尺遠的海面上。瑪麗雅頓時猶如被打了一劑強心針，她決定想盡辦法，要帶著大兒子盧卡斯一起活著離開。

【音頻文本】

Among all the films that currently occupy the big screens in Chinese cinemas, disaster drama "The Impossible" is not the most popular. If you're looking for amusement we have "Monsters University" and new arrival"Smurfs 2", for excitement and fantasy there's "Jurassic Park" and "Elysium", even literary snobs can findsome satisfaction in "The Great Gatsby". In comparison, "The Impossible" may look a wee bit plain but it is certainly outstanding in its own way.

Two terms describe the essence of the film: true story and disbelief. It is based on the true story of a vacationer family that survived the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami. While enjoying themselves on a seaside resort in Thailand, the family of five was separated when the huge waves arrived and killed hundreds of thousands of people. The mother was seriously injured, but continued to hold on to her eldest son. Thanks to goodfortune and the kind hearts of the locals, they were rescued and moved to a hospital for treatment. The two younger boys, one seven-and-a-half years old and another five years old, miraculously survived the wavesand were reunited with their father. However, the two groups had no idea if the rest of their family was alive, or where to find them. Having endured much despair and hardship, they finally reunited at the hospital by chance. The story is based on real events and the director has captured the harsh circumstances incredibly vividly.

Of course, the director should be grateful to the actors and actresses, whose top-class performances infused real emotions into their characters. Due to some weaknesses in the plot, Ewan McGregor was perhaps the least impressive as the father. But he still pulled off a tear-jerking scene when his character called home after the catastrophe. 17-year-old Tom Holland makes an impressive big-screen debut, presenting the exposed and hidden emotions of a young "grown-up" in this situation almost perfectly. Naomi Watts effectively projected her pain and suffering to the audience, as she struggles with a broken leg over the tsunami-stricken wasteland, the audience might feel their own legs twitching and their teeth clenching. For her excellent performance, Naomi was nominated for an Academy Award, Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Actress.

"The Impossible" is a truly excellent disaster film. It successfully captured the horrors of a calamity, as well as the positive sides of humanity. Where it falls short in screenplay, it makes up for in authenticity and genuine emotions. On a scale from to ten, "The Impossible" deserves an eight.

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