another earth

Nicklaus 2022-03-23 09:02:04

1. The part that the professor gave to Rhoda, a bow, a hacksaw, a melody around the universe. The saw is a destructive tool, but it becomes a musical instrument in the film, showing a constructive side;
Rhoda's confession to the professor, the temptation to confess the accident sincerely and directly. As long as we dare to admit and face up to the other us that exists, in the film, it may be called daring to face up to and accept our own decisions, and maybe we can be free.

2. Whether it's the trembling of fear or the silence of self-blame, and the cowardly escape, all the extreme loneliness, pressure, remorse, kindness and love are silent under her black hoodie. Her figure and aimless fingers clearly express her consciousness in the only clean exterior. She doesn't have to say anything, she doesn't have to do anything, just standing there is a story.

3. Redemption stories are always varied, but never so new. Underneath the sci-fi appearance is a deep motif. The girl who has never shown a smile wanders in self-punishment and confusion, sometimes looking up to see another self on another earth, whether she is also watching the moment her life changes What about yourself?

4. A film that is narrated in the way of making news records, 90 minutes, no special arrangements are made, the rhythm is also slow, and news materials are inserted from time to time. In the form of a mirror, express that we exist at the same time as the other us.

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Another Earth quotes

  • Richard Berendzen: Within our lifetimes, we've marveled as biologists have managed to look at ever smaller and smaller things. And astronomers have looked further and further into the dark night sky, back in time and out in space. But maybe the most mysterious of all is neither the small nor the large: it's us, up close. Could we even recognize ourselves, and if we did, would we know ourselves? What would we say to ourselves? What would we learn from ourselves? What would we really like to see if we could stand outside ourselves and look at us?

  • John's Son: What rhymes with "light"?

    John Burroughs: "Light"?

    Maya Burroughs: Oh, that's a good one.

    [Loud crash]