Never Let Me Go

Why is that the name of the film? BECAUSE IT IS THE LYRICS OF THE SONG THAT IS PLAYED OVER AND OVER AGAIN IN THE FILM.

^ wasn't meant to sound so angry there, sorry.

anyway!
LOVE this film. I remember when i first saw this film as it was a sort of last minute, impulsive decision to go and see this film with my friend.
We saw it quite late at night, which i think is the best time of day to see it.

It is so sad.
Again, failed to make me cry.
But i felt really depressed after watching it...
This is based on the novel, never let me go by Kazuo Ishiguro.
The books is truly amazing, i recommend it! Although it seems to be in a weird order at first. But if you think of it this way; she is looking BACK at her life, which is why things may be in a strange order.
There is always that horrible worry that films will ruin the book. Luckily, this film didn't ruin the book at all!

The film is narrated by 28 year old, Kathy H.
She looks back at her life, growing up in a school called Hailsham and a place called the Cottages, with her two friends, Ruth and Tommy.
Kathy, Ruth, Tommy and all the other kids they know, all only have one purpose in life. And that is to donate their vital organs to their 'possibles' when they are in their early 20s.
This will enable their 'possibles' to live beyong 100 years, but for them it means an early death.
Kathy, Ruth, Tommy and others like them are feared as they are not considered human and they are considered not to have souls.
This is an epic love story and a story which questions humanity as the audience watch these 3 friends grow up together, not quite understanding their role in the world.
To see if they have souls at all, they must give in artwork or poetry to 'the gallery' where their teachers study them.
Kathy and Tommy seem to be in love from a young age, however Ruth and Tommy start a relationship, leaving Kathy as the third wheel.
For years, Ruth keeps Tommy and Kathy apart, until Kathy can take no more of it and applies to be a carer for organ donors at 18 years old.
She leaves the cottages and Ruth and Tommy to persue this intention to become a carer.
She ends up caring for 9 years, when she comes across Ruth again by chance, who has had two donations. Ruth attempts to correct her actions and brings Kathy and Tommy back together.
Ruth then completes (dies) on her third donation.
Kathy and Tommy then decide to apply for a 'deferal' to see if they can get a couple of years to be together, before donating. They visit their old teacher in order to apply, but learn that there was no such thing as a deferal and it was all a rumour.
The scene that comes after this is so heartbreaking and beautiful. Tommy has a melt down and in the dark, in the middle of nowhere he screams with agony at how he can't be with the girl he loves for a longer period of time. It's like a piece of him was snapped in half when he was told deferrals weren't real. In this scene, Kathy clings to him and they both break down together in each others arms.
SUCH A BEAUTIFUL SCENE AND IT DIDN'T MAKE ME CRY?!?!?!?!?!!
(again, i'm emotionally dead)
Anyway, the film goes back to 28 year old Kathy in the present day, when she's lost Tommy and she's received her notice to begin her first donation. It is such a sad scene at the end. The words she says at the end is so beautiful and tragically true.

This film truly makes you question humanity.
If this medical breakthrough was real, would we give it up to keep these people alive?
Would we want to go back to horrible illnesses and die at a younger age than 100?

Actors:
 Kathy - Carey Mulligan > Was phenominal as Kathy. Really made the character her own and portrayed her in a brilliant way. Particularly brilliant in the emotional scenes.
 Tommy - Andrew Garfield > Can REALLY scream! But again, in the emotional scenes he was so moving and his performance was powerful!
 Ruth - Kiera Knightley > Kiera Knightley is a brilliant British Actress and very well known. She also was brilliant in this film and she played her charater very well as her character is key in making the audience question humanity.

IMDb: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1334260/