These qualities would seem to make him the ideal candidate for such a solitary gig, but lighthouse keepers, we're told, fare better when they have companions to help tend to the chores. He's a stoic World War I veteran with no family and a fat ton of survivor's remorse. The lighthouse keeper on this godforsaken paradise is Tom, played by Michael Fassbender with tight lips and a weary stare. It builds a gripping morality play, with characters as fierce and hardened as the choppy waves that crash onto the shore from all directions. Literature's greatest names have long routed their heroes to islands, and the movie demonstrates the setting's great durability. Set on the fictitious Janus, which lies some distance from the Australian coast, the film understands the romance and the mystique that arises from picturesque isolation. The gorgeous new period drama The Light Between Oceans does know what it's looking for. But to be fair to Janus, most real-life remote islands aren't easy to find on maps either, unless you know what you're looking for. Janus Island, despite its rocky hilltops, patches of farmland and ample beaches, can't be found on a map.
Isabel (Alicia Vikander) and Tom (Michael Fassbender) make a life for themselves on a remote island in The Light Between Oceans.
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