Atonement.2

I'm really sick of no one finding any semblance of atonement in the film of that name. For instance, Thomas Hibbs writes,

The film is not really about atonement, but about its impossibility. Thus, it too binds nihilism and art — or to be more precise, attempts to overcome nihilism through art in a way typical of contemporary film.

Okay, point taken--art can't solve all of our problems. But couldn't the film be a sort of penance? Couldn't she be using her work to make some reparation?

Obviously humans cannot actually make amends for their sins. This is why we need Christ, right? But we can do something, and it seems to me that this film portrays a brave and painful act of at least attempted penance.

Plus, Keira Knightley has a fabulous green dress.