Atonement--Fountain Scene

The importance of water in Atonement.

[@Jukana96]

The way he touches the water because it was touched by her. Just poetic.

[@espegamez7972]

And because of another reason too. Water stands for life, death, and relationships, here we can see that water is completely transparent, so this means that their relationship is pure. On the other hand, in the scene where Robbie rescues Briony, water is muddy, so we can imagine what it means😅 but this is from my point of view as a reader, you are right too though, and yours is a beautiful interpretation😊

[@RandomAwesomeism]

in the book, the purported reason was "to quell" the water. interesting?

[@karenflores4987]

I feel like man in real life dont have the thought process to do something like that.

[@michelewitt2285]

Joana Santos wish men were really that romantic

[@qsat7883]

I feel very sorry on how many women think that men are numbness. Especially when we suffer about you.

[@HeidiIvy]

that is the deepest fountain I have ever seen!

[@rabidgroyper4379]

just when i think humanity is lost, a comment like that brings us back from the brink

[@thiscityisdead6983]

Pink Elephants which one..? :D

[@peterjreij9582]

Ikr

[@catboyYuta]

Apparently, in the book it was a pond.

[@shelleyt344]

It's the cleanest one inside I have seen!!

[@scrainbow1234]

they're not even touching or looking directly at each other and it's the most sexual scene ever

[@vivianasantosb]

scrainbow1234 well but that is a see through dress

[@Choccoco]

@Luxe Lady That scene is more passionate than sexual, though.

[@inessa5923]

*sensual

[@spongebobsquarepants8574]

the sexual tension is no joke

[@thisnigerianlovesdrinkingg4522]

Eye contact is so sexy

[@Jean_Genie]

Keira is so photogenic and cinematic, she is made for film

[@evilazulan]

Truly she is! Her acting skills are wonderful too. Love that she has done so many period films

[@anantambisht4895]

I seriously thought this was Natalie portman

[@Redwoodtree34567]

Rightly said!! She is absolute beauty inside out.

[@anantambisht4895]

@JJ M I was talking about looks

[@jenniferlecroix_75]

This comment is so ic, it is made for KZbin

[@puplover7991]

He's too gorgeous. Those eyes render me useless.

[@heyheyheyheyheyhey76]

1:07. You can hear all the ovaries detonating.

[@ultravioletgal8273]

hahaa too funny

[@dixiestar9]

Stannis The Mannis i had paused at the exact same minute to admire his beauty, before reading your comment 😂

[@gast128]

She*

[@fabianap.-fabi.goodwell]

It's like he's literally shining

[@ZoyaTheArtist]

That is a deep-ass fountain.

[@coconutsciencegirl9232]

It was a pond in the book!

[@Sam-0827]

ZoyBeans it is beautiful though isn't it.on a hot summer day

[@theITproductions1]

that is exactly what I said to myself when she went down

[@eliatolentino7970]

Normal fountains aren't so deep I use to fish out little toys and coins when I was little 😂

[@abbybarron8328]

daaaaaaaammmnn that tension! the way he was clenching his hand...just daamn

[@chelseaezibe4765]

This comment section is aggressively passionate.

[@sara-vf5xz]

It's hard not to be, what with Keira Knightley and James McAvoy both looking ready to freaking nail someone

[@sulphurblue]

​@@sara-vf5xzeach other

[@andreaecheverria6953]

After watching this video I thought it was going to be a sweet lovely romantic movie... And then everything started going wrong. Damn wrong. Damn freaking wrong.

[@alexanderxix1700]

+Ad Astra :'( i know, right? i fuckin know :''''''''((((((

[@mirsakassandra5598]

jajajaja the same

[@GRWSophie]

but is it happy ending story?

[@alexanderxix1700]

Sophie Jaejoong uhm, ehm.. no. not at all. this movie gets to you and leave you with an emptiness for hours, maybe days u.u

[@GRWSophie]

+AlexanderXIX I cried ㅠㅠ I watched it last night and still, I wish it would be happy ending as the novel that Briony wrote. But sadly the fact is they both died. and it made me cry. it's all because of stupid Briony!

[@andarilhadegaia]

The way he touches the object while she's getting dressed...

[@Gomme67]

I know right. So freaking sexual.

[@sedatedslut3950]

I noticed that too phew

[@monigheandonn5473]

fucKKKKK

[@KarAashika]

Haha I thought he was break it again

[@emmalundq]

I just realized that object kind of looks like the full anatomy of the clitoris

[@damayantid5486]

He looks innocent. His eyes his hair AND HIS FACE IS SO GORGEOUS AND HANDSOME. OH MY EFFIN GOD I CANT TAKE THIS!!!!!! :((((((((

[@dreamsteddybearsmaster]

And then they're doing not so innocent acts in the library. Aesthetically pleasing that is how each of them lost their stuff before impending doom

[@Runningproud30]

He looks gorgeous here

[@anantambisht4895]

So are you

[@xtopia9758]

@@anantambisht4895damn

[@hannyrose2349]

can boys dress like this again, please?

[@lilymbae386]

Or act like this damn😭😭

[@peterjreij9582]

I wish we can wear these clothes again. I like the 1940s fashion.

[@margarethafalco63]

@Kry Kry Europe or Asia

[@meghanc7531]

YESS

[@nununana4061]

Kry Kry I see you’ve never been to asian then

[@slaggeylindsay7464]

I feel like I just experienced something spiritual. The romantic tension... yikes.

[@cathyguimaraes3410]

+slaggeylindsay It was more like sexual tension really...*note how he rubs the broken piece of the teapot at 1:29-but I see what you mean.

[@user-ev2sr6te8e]

🤣

[@ottoroe]

He's so perfect OMG...

[@turkishturk4907]

who is he?

[@ottoroe]

Lila Lila James McAvoy

[@turkishturk4907]

Hâm Hấp Hằng oh thanks

[@ottoroe]

Lila Lila No problem

[@princesitapigi]

Aaaant this is how I fell in love with James McAvoy. This movie and The last king of Scotland.

[@xmynationalanthemx]

NARNIA IS WHERE HE WON ME OVER.

[@jennifernilsson3747]

Stan talent stan P101's Jung Sewoon i feel exactly the same! he is so fine in those movies!

[@fairfeatherfiend]

You should try "Rory O'Shea was here", my favorite.

[@lizzykitten1834]

I don't know which movie made me fall for James (Becoming Jane or this one, Atonement), but he did CATCH my eye since The Chronicles of Narnia. Sigh💓

[@yiellecoke02]

Sewoon is life and Ongniel is science Penelope was where I fell for him 💕

[@emmalongname3634]

I would like to thank whoever his hairstylist and makeup artists were because they did a mind blowing job at somehow making the already attractive James mcavoy even more goods looking

[@iamsherlocked345]

Emma long name Ikr he’s so damn good looking in this movie it’s distracting.. especially those eyes 😍

[@differentyetlikeable]

I love his laugh. Ahh perfection. So damn handsome

[@oof-rr5nf]

+Ali Dangou KZbin the new Tinder?

[@silkthyme]

who tf builds a 10 ft deep fountain

[@annmitchell4663]

Christina Huang Well they had to have some excuse to get her conpletely wet didnt they..😆

[@micaelavildoso7584]

I would do it😅

[@hwangnoeul]

@Pareidolia what? She's standing on the edge

[@ITgirlSn]

apparently the british

[@ashiahimitsu7236]

Funny how people are hating on how keira is skinny, but then when people are hating fat people it is: WHAT NOOOOOO Keira is gorgeous, talented and has worked with the best actorss!! get over it And james is hawt!!

[@민주-i6k]

totally agree

[@annika9348]

nerdwithapurpose yeah i have seen comments

[@justme-ew3ri]

Their are different degrees, yes it's hate but it is very different hate

[@frostedgraves6059]

She normal and healthy lol. Not skinny.

[@leeleeturn]

Her figure is that of a healthy young woman. People naturally gain an average of 10 pounds every 10 years of additional life because of slowing metabolism. Look it up. Its perfectly healthy for a woman as young as Kiera is in this movie to be slender.

[@AlexaAlial]

it's something when he touches the water, is love

[@lethersing5909]

When he touches the water.......... !!!!!!

[@jaaceemoore1556]

everything about this scene/ movie is just absolutely breathtaking, the glowing beams of dreamlike sunlight, the parallel structure and camera angles, the outfits, the transitions, the subtle hints at a former relationship (e.g she stares him right in the face as she removes her garments and he almost forgets to turn away) the innocence of two beautiful lovers, james, mcavoy

[@_jolie_]

While promoting Speak No Evil, James said that in the library scene, he and Keira kiss for the first time and it shouldn't really work because both their characters are almost like brother and sister but then they try again and their tongues touch and suddenly something clicks and it's like they're both signing a contract for the rest of their lives. The fountain scene really is that moment where they get extremely close to that shift that will change them for good. They dare each other to do it while not daring to themselves.

[@PiratesAndCowboys]

Love this scene. The innocence of it all :)

[@tinaiagana5729]

The sexual tension is plainly beautiful

[@donkishot4231]

why are all the people here putting her down ? she is beautiful. they both are good looking people and they did a good job in this movie.

[@snipergirl21]

Crivens, that runaway laugh he gives at 0:22 ... that truly is adorable. That, and the other laugh at 0:17. I wonder if those were scripted, or was it James McAvoy breaking character in the scene and they decided to leave them in because it made him seem so charming and endearing?

[@carinasung654]

snipergirl21 James said that Robbie was just too perfect.I think Robbie laughed to make cecilia relax and he smiled bc he's really really adorable.he's kind from botom of the heart.

[@loveanddreambig]

James’ acting in this scene is sublime. A relatively simple scene, and yet he adds little nuances that make it remarkable.

[@samanthafromnewzealand5946]

Love the cinematography of this film, how everything seems to glow.

[@esperanzajimenezrivera9428]

He's just too cute in this movie,God I love him.

[@hydgurl77]

him touching the water was more alluring than her getting out of the water! felt like he was touching her without touching her!!

[@tothestars101]

He has the most gorgeous intense blue eyes in the world!

[@hypnoticpoison4623]

He looks like a freaking angel...I'm speechless.

[@fernandarodriguez4205]

When I have a daughter I will tell her : "find a guy who looks at you the way James looks at Keira at 1:08"

[@heloisadamasceno1371]

YEAH

[@DeepScreenAnalysis]

Just don't call your daughter Briony!

[@gast128]

That's not the best heuristic for future financial stability.

[@adwaitab.3622]

Find a guy who looks like James McAvoy

[@NoOnesBusiness3]

Hopefully she will not be wet,😅

[@ISEEKSPACE]

The thing about this film is that it's shot almost like a dream. Everything just seems to "glow" and perhaps, I'd like to think, it was intentional, knowing that at the end, it's because it's telling their story. It's made to draw you in and well, rip you apart at the end, I suppose. Very beautifully written and acted--the cinematography was impecable--the costume design--the score--all of it. Grandiose...

[@Niinklikisito1]

Fountain is really deep

[@sweetie9281]

When I saw this movie I couldn't believe this handsome man and the goat man from Narnia were the same person! 😱😱

[@PB-jm1im]

5 years back i saw this movie for the first time and that's when i fell in love with James Macvoy. He is not that text book 6 feet guy with more bulk on him than a turkey, but those intense eyes can make any girl weak on her knees.

[@elenamedda5594]

I can feel the sexual tension between them. This scene excites me a lot and truly makes me want to fall in love, probably my favourite part of the movie. OH NO wait maybe not. Such a beautiful romance movie, I cried all the time while watching it :( and when I'll heal from the wounds it caused me I'll watch it again

[@crescentmoon3628]

this is exactly how i feel. I want to watch it over and over again but it's so sad that i can't

[@AishiBhattacharyaOfficial]

His eyes are as blue as his shirt but what really floors me is how simple yet intense and powerful his acting can be.Everyone did a wonderful job in this movie #McAvoyers #PiercingBlueGaze #Atonement

[@hoolimooliyt]

The tension in this scene is as deep as that freaking fountain... 😂

[@alohaforeveryone]

I love when he puts the hand on the water

[@phoenixrises1845]

i loved the way he didnt avert his eyes. immediately.

[@jessiey6386]

Keira in this scene in the fountain water foreshadows the end of this movie

[@SayaHong]

This is very smart. I didn't realize this.

[@ISEEKSPACE]

Ahhh, yes!!!

[@wafaaziane]

After seeing that look in his face, I don't know what to do with my life anymore!

[@ГерганаМаргаритова]

Ah, the care and love in that "Careful!" How can you not love Robbie(or James)?

[@jillabella]

1:06 the way he BREATHES omg

[@maralex6305]

One of the best movies ever, so touching and thought provokative. James's acting is brilliant, breathtaking, love him so much!

[@avantikatewari1052]

The way he laughs at 0:15 when she says "You idiot"....

[@andrew-hv1hv]

This is so unbelievably sensual Hell, the whole film was sensual. it feels so REAL, back when love was so passionate and authentic Scenes like these transport me to a completely different place

[@peppa_pig_]

god i literally watch this scene weekly he's the IDEAL man makes my heart flutter lmao

[@LittleAngel5ooekcme]

I CANT EVEN

[@nick5518]

ahahaha :D

[@chelseaezibe4765]

I can tell😅

[@sidraalam5325]

the way he clenches his fist at 1:34 does things to me

[@bekahballard8581]

It’s movies like this that really stick with you. And the characters have so much depth that when the movie is over or a character dies it’s like losing someone you know. Truly an iconic movie!

[@syiqah95]

0:15 and 0:22 gosh...his laughter/smile*_*

[@jeffpowanda8821]

WARNING: Immersion in a stagnant pool like that risks a deadly bacterial infection. That's how David Niven nearly died filming The Guns of Navarone.

[@zyxw2000]

We'll go back to 1935 and warn them.

[@WaltDisneyXD]

Oh God his laugh..

[@1918Kayleigh]

I love this scene! The way he clenches his hand is so sexy to me, which is strange I know, but it's like he's fighting for control.... awesome

[@samanthacorulla7979]

Can I have him?

[@samanthacorulla7979]

youre fucking disgusting

[@samanthacorulla7979]

absolutely disgusting...im curious has that line actually worked on women?

[@samanthacorulla7979]

lol that actually made me laugh but im still not even remotely interested

[@samanthacorulla7979]

lol nice try, but no

[@speedhaseverythingtodowith3325]

Wow, this is all super romantic. I feel like I'm watching When Harry Met Sally.

[@daronvega8282]

I love the fountain scene..

[@madhatterteaparty2065]

why is he soooo amazing man...gosh I just love James Mcavoy so talented an amazing an talented an more amazing♥

[@wanderinginthewoods_sam]

Just the way he looks at her, than he turns his face the moment she looks away says everything. ❤ They both are in love with each other. She keeps her eyes on him the entire time she's dressing. He's gripping tightly, and feels her eyes on him. Not one word was spoken but you feel the tension between them. But his laugh is so adorable. "Not anymore it isn't." 1:11 ❤❤

[@greengoblin1887]

3 comments are missing His beautiful laugh when she calls him idiot! the way he looked at her when she undresses her clothes and the way he looked again when she jumped off the water . 3 words summarizes it: My Favourite scene♥

[@kornflakes6903]

Oh my gad. Why is James here so so so just handsome! God! 😍

[@lenorasudler-rothmaller7739]

I just don't understand it for the life of me... this man's simplest look can also be his most intense (and sexiest) look at the sometime....darn him lol!

[@kaitlynmartin2075]

I once heard in an interview that sometimes the most effective acting comes from holding back rather than letting go. I think that is also true in the case of trying not to look at someone rather than just letting yourself stare at them.

[@amandalove3368]

Heaven have mercy on my soul. Keira Knightley is so good to look at.

[@crisprccas]

that lip licking at 1:55 is just everything

[@sugarplumfairy_]

i fell in love with the lighting in this movie

[@iletthetrollout]

He really is truly handsome

[@marytcarr1223]

I still don’t understand why this man hasn’t gotten an Oscar yet 😩 and she’s just so talented and gorgeous! I love her in all the movies the has done. Especially Becoming Jane 😭💖

[@miriammonti4802]

James, He's so... omg. I love him.

[@SilviaRebeccaHutapea]

Gosh McAvoy looks really good with that hairstyle

[@katalinaremizov2442]

I happened to stumble upon this while watching Pride and Prejudice clips, and I instantly was enraptured. Little did I know the rest of the story and the true context of it all. But I look back and think about my first time watching this, and when I discovered the ending I was doused with ice water😂🥺 Still, I absolutely love this movie, despite the pain and heartache I’m left with in the aftermath.

[@zahrahassan8976]

such an underrated, beautiful movie. acting is incredible.

[@Allaroundtheworld99]

The way he looked at her was actual goals

[@Karina_F_7878]

This is easily one of the most romantic scenes in film

[@shrinkquit]

Oh James, tsk tsk-- getting all the women wet--- no fountain needed!

[@jellyfish1068]

No

[@user-pt4xh2jr8h]

The shot of his fist reminded me so much of pride and prejudice when darcy and her first touch!! She’s amazing in both movies!!!

[@anjiirui2503]

James is extremely beautiful in this film. But this film will break your heart into pieces.

[@g.Raider]

"You realize that's probably the most valuable thing we own!" "Not anymore it isn't." SAVAGE

[@unisan777]

He's Hot.

[@kj2532]

His name's James Mcavoy, you welcome

[@maytalacedo2942]

This movie was so sad but so beautiful like this movie is something to remember in early middle school.

[@christinainthecity]

wow.. It's just the unsaid words.. the tension between them, I love this scene

[@officialscarletstar]

I love James! :') and wow. I could swim in that deep of a fountain. .

[@HonaMalta]

I love how my brothers, & sisters in humanity, commented on this clip here. They've expressed what I felt long ago about this scene. Oh merciful God. It melts me every time I watch it. Even after so many times of thinking that I will never feel this fever of love again.

[@bells561]

Two very beautiful people in one scene I'm not gay but keira is like my new woman crush ugh she's so pretty her body is actually very nice I like my curves but if I was to be skinny keiras body for sure and that height gush supermodel x) and the guy idk his name he's HOT with his silly smile :D ...It's funny how women hate on someone with beauty that they lack stop the hating and appreciate beauty and class it brings beauty to your own life but hating makes you more uglier 😉

[@IBeMelissa]

+Misz Bella Benzz A lot of people comment on keira's lack of a big chest but honestly, that's party why I admire her. She is real and beautiful the way she is. A lot of fake haters out there..

[@Starzagal]

+IBeMelissa people say sometimes I look like Keira but with more weight (and less pretty) xD I still have hardly any boobs despite that but she is so thin

[@margaritam.9118]

+IBeMelissa Keira is a bit underweight (I love her slim and delicate figure, but in some of her films it makes her look unhealthy), although the lack of breast size is something you rarely pay attention to in the movie as her emotional presence makes you forget about everything except her face :)

[@bells561]

IBeMelissa yes i totally agree yes she is very skinny but its not like she lacks boobs and curves i do see she have some curves going for herself i would love to have that bod i wouldnt have no problem fitting into any clothingand yes i totally agree! i just think there just too many jealous people on youtube and its ridiculous half of them are not as pretty as keira which is the funny part. but glad that im not the only one who appreciates her beauty :))

[@madamoisellechampignon5340]

Joe Wright loves them hand shots. They say so much. SO MUCH TENSION. And it feels so simple, but it's SO HEAVY

[@allisonle8596]

This movie made me cry and ponder so much. How one lie can ruin lives forever.

[@littlewildbutterfly9228]

I love his hands, i love his look, his eyes are so deep . Guapo guapo! 😍

[@lachimondala5455]

I'm a simple girl. I see James McAvoy licking his lips i click

[@CoolestDiadore]

his eyes are so intense

[@lesleyrosewigram5963]

I've always wanted to just rip my clothes off and jump in a fountain just like in that scene!

[@dudanunesbleff]

This is a wonderfull scene and a wonderfull movie.

[@valhalla1240]

they were perfect together... great chemistry, timing, everything... absolutely loved it! my favourite romantic movie of all time (the notebook can suck it. YEAH I SAID SUCK IT)

[@confuciussayyy]

The way he looks at her when she pops out of the water... :)

[@BengiKayScarlet]

That fountain is deep because it represents how thirsty they both are for each other 😉

[@FirstWorldProblemz]

That house wtf 😍

[@LittleMissAlice44]

Damn this scene is so beautiful/sexy.

[@kristensmith4495]

That is a deep fucking fountain