So at its core, I feel that this film is about loss. There are many times in are lives when we will lose something. It can be something small like a toy of some change, or it can affect us so badly it will stay with us for the rest of out lives.
Both of the main characters in the film start off by losing something. The father and his son lose their homes and have lost the relationship they once had. They spend the rest of the movie trying to reclaim both those things and hold on to it. The woman loses her legs and her future. Her whole way in life is dramatically changed, and she has to learn to do basic things that most people take for granted. That is the key factor to me though, you don't know what you have until you've lost it. The father and the son have a strained relationship throughout the film, but when the child nearly dies, it acts as a wake up call to the father who has not appreciated the people in his life.
Pacing wise the film is a bit weird, but it works. It switches between stories without a moments notice, but all the narratives move along at the same time and become so closely connected that you didn't feel that confused, or that I missed anything important. It also didn't feel like a two hour movie either as it felt shorter, which is always a good sign in my books.
The cinematography is very well done. It isn't obnoxious or pretentious, and gives the film a balanced and calming tone even in more desperate and hectic scenes. I believe this might have something to do with the metaphor of calm but brutal effects of the sea, which is presented multiple times in the film, but it also makes the more shocking moments that much more shocking.
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