i've finally watched the my policeman trailer and i'm emotionally devastated in the best way, made me tear up and think it's gonna be such a beautiful movie and wonderful portrayal of the book
I think Tom's version of acceptance is a depressing one, he accepts that he is gonna deny this part of himself for a long time, it's a quiet acceptance between him and Marion and it wont be discussed, which is very... none of them were going to therapy were they? For me the story, the reason why it's so devastating, ultimately the story is about wasted time and this is the most devastating thing, time we cant control it, we cant get it back, in the end you think back, well I haven't died but... this i what we cant control. The whole thing is about wasted time and at the end it feels like a brief moment of acceptance which feels really wonderful but it is still laced with this devastating "oh if we were braver we would have had more time". Every piece of joy is laced with this other side to it.