ANOTHER EARTH is at its core a science fiction fantasy, but rooted in very human events and in very human emotions. The big idea of the film deals with the discovery of an alternate earth, identical in every way to ours, moving closer towards us... as this is happening Rhoda's life is shattering, her future and her dreams have all been lost. The thrust of the film may seem to speak of luck as a chief defining factor in the outcome of one's life and how very thin a line exists between success and failure. For me, however, the deeper message it invokes has something to do with the stripping away of self illusions(through tragic events)and how that is necessary in order for one to see reality, without all is smoke and mirrors, making visible the real beauty in the world.
I was very touched by the scene with Rhoda and the old man in the hospital....and the ending... it blew me away, not only because it was unexpected, but it seemed right, even though it didn't fit the logic of the movie. It was one the few times in film where the satisfication of the ending was derived in its beauty, not in its logic.
This film reminded me of so many other great films, and has a very European feel to it. Maybe it was the cold weather setting or the ethereal nature in the the face of Brit Marling, but I could catch glimpses of Lasse Halmstrom's MY LIFE AS A DOG (with the Russian cosmonaut reference) and Lars Von Trier's MELANCHOLIA (with the visuals of Earth 2) and Krystof Kieslowski seemed also to have great influence on this film, with his THREE COLOURS:BLUE (the music composition scenes) RED, with the news footage of Rhoda in profile in freeze frame and not to mention, of course, THE DOUBLE LIFE OF VERONIQUE.
A stunning film!
I was very touched by the scene with Rhoda and the old man in the hospital....and the ending... it blew me away, not only because it was unexpected, but it seemed right, even though it didn't fit the logic of the movie. It was one the few times in film where the satisfication of the ending was derived in its beauty, not in its logic.
This film reminded me of so many other great films, and has a very European feel to it. Maybe it was the cold weather setting or the ethereal nature in the the face of Brit Marling, but I could catch glimpses of Lasse Halmstrom's MY LIFE AS A DOG (with the Russian cosmonaut reference) and Lars Von Trier's MELANCHOLIA (with the visuals of Earth 2) and Krystof Kieslowski seemed also to have great influence on this film, with his THREE COLOURS:BLUE (the music composition scenes) RED, with the news footage of Rhoda in profile in freeze frame and not to mention, of course, THE DOUBLE LIFE OF VERONIQUE.
A stunning film!