I watched this over the weekend so before the Halloween month actually starts, I wanted to wrap up the loose ends first 🙂
Another Earth has been on Netflix list for a while. I remembering reading something about it a while back that interested me about the movie but seeing as I have a horrible memory that all I had to go on and not much else. I don’t know the cast, the director or even much about the story but its going to not be available after October 1st, so I figured I’d give it a shot 🙂
Cast: Brit Marling, William Mapother, Jordan Baker, Flint Beverage, Robin Taylor
Rhoda William is a smart 17 year old who had just gotten accepted into MIT and after a celebration party, still drunk and decides to head home and on the way, she hears about the appearance of a new planet close to Earth, which they name Earth 2. As she looks up, she crashes into John’s car, killing his pregnant wife and young son and putting him into a coma at the same time. After four years of prison, Rhoda is released and tries to get her life back on track. When she tries to apologize and seek forgiveness for what she did, she doesn’t have the nerve to do it and ends up telling a lie that draws her a little closer to John. At the same time, she enters herself into a contest to win a ride to Earth 2 which is believed to be the mirror of Earth itself with the a second version of everyone.
Another Earth is a really deep movie with amazing visuals and an extremely unique concept. There’s a lot of soul searching, forgiving others and ourselves for past mistakes and learning to grow up and be responsible for our actions. Like I said, it really gives us a lot to think about during and after the movie ends. Lets just say, I started regretting watching it on Saturday night…
The story involves two people: our main actress, Rhoda, played by Brit Marling and the survivor John, played by William Mapother. I’ve never even heard of Brit Marling before this but she is absolutely amazing. She interprets the role in such a way that it really makes you feel the struggle that she’s going through, the regrets, and the want to be forgiven and to just have a chance to start over. Her character portrayal reaches out to the audience and pulls them right alongside her story as the plot develops. Playing alongside is yet another actor I’ve never seen. Although his part is not as large in some ways, I still believe the William Mapother’s portrayal of John was enough to allow us to see that he also had struggles that he dealt with in his own way. What was there to do and how do you lift yourself back up after losing your loved ones? How do you move on with life? The fear of losing what you have and perhaps even fear of even more change.
I’m personally a musical person and this movie has a touching soundtrack to help enhance the feelings that the audience should feel along with the characters. Plus, it takes into consideration that one of the characters, John, was a composer and uses that to lead into certain emotions that they want to emphasize on at certain parts.
Another Earth is a deep soul searching journey with a beautiful concept paired with emotional music and stunning visuals. If you are ready to go for a heavier drama, this one would definitely be a great choice.
Have you seen Another Earth? What did you think about it?
Glad you enjoyed this one, it’s one of my favourites! Such a beautiful film, Brit Marling is amazing, Sound of My Voice is also worth checking out 🙂
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I’ve heard of that movie 🙂 I’ll be sure to check it out when I get the chance!
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it is one of my fave movies. i watched it 4x! 🙂
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Awesome stuff! 🙂
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Interesting review, I’ll have to see it now.
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Hope you enjoy it when you see it 🙂
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I watched this one a while back. It is a strange story, but not that far removed from reality.
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Definitely strange 🙂 In quite a good way..
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This movie is really good but the last two minutes or so and that closing shot render this movie EXCELLENT. I loved it.
Like Natasha said earlier, you need to see Sound of My Voice – it’s a good one too : )
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That closing shot was a WTF moment. haha! It was a really good ending 🙂
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I LOVED IT!!
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I LOVE this film and Brit Marling! You really need to see Sound of my Voice and The East. Both star Marling who co-wrote the scripts. Great review, so happy you finally got around to checking this one out :).
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Thanks Joseph! I’m trying to get my hands on The East! That one has intrigued me for a while 🙂 I believe Sound of my Voice was on Netflix..not sure if its still there. I have to check it out when I get home.
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Some plot inconsistencies here and there, but overall, a very emotional and compelling look at giving life a second-chance, even when it isn’t your own. Good review Kim.
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Thanks 🙂
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just like you before you watched this, another earth has been in my netflix queue for far too long. nice review. i should be checking it out sooner than later!
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My hesitation was the worry of it being way dramatic, but even though it was, its really worth it 🙂 Check it out soon Nick! I think you might enjoy it.
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