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Kennedy 2021-12-16 08:01:16

This is a literary film wrapped in science fiction, a story about self-salvation. A car accident destroyed two people and connected the two people. The two strange individuals were therefore tied in blood. The girl who caused the accident longed for salvation, and the surviving man longed for inner peace. A lot of hand-held photography creates the texture of real life, but the film always reveals a touch of elegance, the blue mysterious planet in the sky, the pale and beautiful face of the girl, the blue sea, and the light dancing in the sun. Dust, these beautiful images make the heavy theme of the film less unbearable to watch. In fact, this theme is not easy to shoot. After all, because of one person's fault, another originally happy family broke up instantly. Can the victim really forgive the perpetrator? If so, what kind of inner struggle has he experienced? And how does the perpetrator seek self-salvation to make the audience feel that she has really repaid her fault? It is not easy to clarify these issues while convincing the audience, or at least generating approval. The Darnet brothers’ film "Son of Others" discussed this issue, and in the end they believed in human tolerance and gave both parties a reconciliation.

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  • Dovie 2021-12-16 08:01:16

    The first 2/3 part is very good. The last part describes the relationship between the psychological conflict caused by redemption and escape and the Earth II through a voice-over, which greatly reduces the aftertaste of the film, and the theme is therefore superficial. I really don’t want to see the physical relationship between the hero and the hero...

  • Kaela 2021-12-16 08:01:16

    The director’s debut work is really good~ Very small and fresh shots, the heroine is beautiful. Although halfway through the plot, I was still impressed. Without special effects, you can still shoot sci-fi movies (although this should only borrow a setting from sci-fi). The picture quality is very similar to that of DV, and the investment is small, which can give independent filmmakers a lot of inspiration. Fortunately to have a photo with the director, hee hee

Another Earth quotes

  • John Burroughs: You would go?

    Rhoda Williams: Yes.

    John Burroughs: You don't know what's out there.

    Rhoda Williams: That's why I would go.

  • Rhoda Williams: When early explorers first set out West across the Atlantic, most people thought the world was flat. Most people thought if you sailed far enough West, you would drop off a plane into nothing. Those vessels sailing out into the unknown, they weren't carrying noblemen or aristocrats, artists or merchants. They were crewed by people living on the edge of life: the madmen, orphans, ex-convicts, outcasts like myself. As a felon, I'm an unlikely candidate for most things. But perhaps not for this. Perhaps I am the most likely.