Cast your mind back to 2007. It’s been almost 20 years since Keira Knightly and James McAvoy stole our hearts with a heartbreaking story. That movie was based on the novel Atonement by Ian McEwan, and it reaches a major milestone this year.
Atonement turns 25 in 2026, and it was quickly named one of Time magazine’s 100 greatest novels in the English language since 1923. It wasn’t surprising to see it land on the Booker Prize for fiction list in 2001 and land a movie adaptation within six years.
Told over the course of three time periods, we get a story of what could have been. It all starts in 1935 England, where a young girl makes a mistake that changes the course of multiple lives. Had she been honest with both herself and the police, the events that would lead to her sister Cecilia and the former housekeeper’s son, Robbie, being separated would have never happened.
As the story progresses, Briony writes about the events that happened throughout her life, giving us a sense of hope. The two end up finding each other again, and they get the relationship that they always wanted.
That is, until we get to the end. In a shocking turn of events, we learn that the reunion was all in Briony’s head. It’s her attempt to atone for the things that she did in the past, for the lies that she told and the mistakes that she made. Within the story of what could have been, we get a story of heartbreak, leading to some mixed feelings about the author of the tale.
The Debate Over the Ending
As Atonement was released, McEwan faced criticism over his novel. One reason was due to the ending, which led to questions about whether Briony had atoned for her sins by sending an innocent man to prison.
Arguably, this could be seen as a good thing. It shows how stories can be changed, how the ending is always told by the victor. Authors have a duty to tell the truth, but the reveal at the end of Atonement shows that they don’t.
In the end, Atonement was quickly picked up and turned into a movie. The 2007 movie of the same name kept much of the story the same, especially the twist at the end, as we learned what really happened to Robbie and Cecilia.
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