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Another Earth - A chance to see our lost loved ones again on a new planet@cute-cactus830d

I can say that the most dramatic sci-fi movie I have ever seen is Another Earth from 2011. The film identifies the existence of a new planet that enters the earth's atmosphere as a result of a new discovery and can be seen with the naked eye with the accident caused by a character who causes the destruction of a family by driving drunk.

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The drama of the father, who loses his pregnant wife and young child in the accident, is introduced, so to speak, into the life of the female driver who causes the accident by driving under the influence. Even though the opposite happens in the accident, the regret of causing death by drunk driving comes to the fore more. That's why I can say that the intertwining of the lives of the person experiencing the drama and the person causing the drama is perfectly portrayed.

You are left incredibly curious about how the existence of the new planet that appears at the time of the accident will be connected to what is going on. The script is great, the performances of the actors are as good as they can be, but the story moves very slowly and stagnantly. It might be due to the effort to make the audience feel the dramatic aspect of the movie more intensely.

The factors that led to the emergence of the discourse of world 1 and world 2 are successfully hidden for a while in the movie. The details between the two worlds become clear in harmony with the dramatic aspect of the movie. When it is already clear, the perfect connection of the drama aspect of the movie with the science fiction aspect is revealed and you enjoy the movie incredibly.

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The new world that is discovered is an exact copy of the one we live in, so whatever is in this world is in the other. When this fact is revealed in the story, you can make a direct connection with the dramatic scenes. In other words, the drama and the sci-fi aspect, which have been separate and independent from each other up to that point, come together spontaneously and the puzzle pieces of the story fall into place and present us with the big picture. In other words, it offers everyone who has lost loved ones in this world the opportunity to see them in the next. Of course, along with happiness, many questions arise, but it seems that we have to wait a little longer for the answers.

Another Earth has a very different scenario, I liked the way the story is handled and the way the pieces are put together. While you think you are watching a dramatic movie, you feel like you are solving a puzzle and your sense of curiosity is triggered a lot. The sci-fi aspect of the movie is based on the newly emerged planet, but it's not weak at all. While all the burden of the movie is met with the drama scenes, the way it was connected to the sci-fi aspect was exemplary.

Brit Marling, who gives life to the character of Rhoda, who causes death by driving under the influence, shows a very successful performance both in the way she expresses her regret and in her attempts to make amends. Although she has served her sentence, the fact that she continues to punish herself in her conscience and seeks ways out of the situation she is in makes the character of Rhoda a good example for each of us in our own life stories.

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I can summarize Another Earth as a blending of a real life story with a miraculous invention that is too miraculous to be true. I highly recommend watching the movie and I would like to say again that the script was fantastic. Thank you very much for being here and reading and I wish everyone who will watch it a good time.

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›Another Earth [2011]@sirdelly885d
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Hello friends, I'm here with another interesting movie title Another Earth and I would like to share you with here.

The movie is about when Rhonda, a student, meets with a mishap, leaving John in a coma and killing his pregnant wife and son.

Their lives become intertwined as the tragedy occurs amid the discovery of an Earth-like planet.

It begins when Rhoda Williams, a brilliant 17-year-old girl who has spent her young life fascinated by astronomy, is delighted to learn that she has been accepted into MIT.

She celebrates, drinking with friends, and in a reckless moment, drives home intoxicated.

Listening to a story on the radio about a recently discovered Earth-like planet.

She gazes out her car window at the stars and inadvertently hits a stopped car at an intersection, putting John Burroughs in a coma and killing his pregnant wife and young son.

After serving her four-year prison sentence, Rhoda becomes a janitor at her former high school and struggles with guilt and regret.

Hearing more news stories about the mirror Earth, Rhoda enters an essay contest sponsored by a millionaire entrepreneur who is offering a civilian space flight to the mirror Earth.

One day, Rhoda sees John laying a toy at the accident site. She visits his house, intending to apologize. He answers the door and she loses her nerve.

Instead, she pretends to be a maid offering a free day of cleaning as a marketing tool for a cleaning service.

John, who has dropped out of his Yale music faculty position, has been letting his home and himself go, and accepts Rhoda's offer.

He has no idea who she is, and when she finishes asks her to come back the next week. In time, a caring relationship develops and they have sex.

Rhoda wins the essay contest and is chosen to be one of the first to travel to the other Earth.

John asks her not to go, believing they might have a future together.

She finally decides to tell him the truth about who she is. He is upset and throws her out of the house.

Rhoda hears an astrophysicist talking on television, describing a “broken mirror” hypothesis which states that upon the sighting of the twin-Earth the synchronicity of events happening on both the Earths was broken.

Rhoda rushes back to John's house, but he refuses to let her in.

She breaks into his house, and he begins to strangle her.

He stops, and when she recovers, she tells him about the theory and that there might be a possibility for his family to still be alive on the other Earth.

Find out what happened next as she tells him that there might be a possibility for his family to still be alive on the other Earth as the movie gets interesting.

Thanks for reading my post.

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›Another Earth - Movie Review@coldsteem3062d

Every once in a while, a decent piece of science fiction emerges that relies more on cerebral concepts than special effects. Another Earth is one of those films. This film creates the rules (they didn't seem very sound, scientifically) which are used to frame an interesting story. The film remained within the rules it established, which was a refreshing break from science fiction where the concepts become muddled. This science fiction takes place on Earth, with only references to a sister planet, so the concept was not at all alien.

Another Earth seemed to be a story about second chances and redemption. The story centers on a young lady, Rhoda Williams (Brit Marling), who has a bright future. She has been accepted to a noted college. However, those plans are drastically altered when she kills a woman and child drunk driving after a party. She survived the crash, along with the other driver, John Burroughs (William Mapother). Burroughs remains in a coma for the four years that Williams remains in jail. During this time, a sister planet (Earth 2) has grown closer and closer to our own planet. There are even plans to try and send an ambassador to the planet.

Williams tries to pull her life together after getting out of jail. However, she does not feel inclined to use her intellect to get a good job. Instead, she settles for a job as janitor at a local school. The work keeps her from having to interact with people. However, Williams learns that Burroughs has come out of his coma and seeks an opportunity to apologize in person. She chickens out at the last minute, which leads to an odd relationship with Burroughs, who has no idea that she was the driver of the car that killed his family.

As Williams and Burroughs struggle with their past, Earth 2 lurks on the horizon. Williams has submitted an essay to try and win a seat on a shuttle that plans to launch to Earth 2. The concept sets up the question "if you met yourself, what would you say?" Could you learn from yourself? Is the other you better off than you are? It offers the opportunity to turn back time. Maybe the car accident didn't happen on Earth 2. Maybe Burroughs family is still alive there. With these thoughts in mind, the film sets up a shocking ending where nothing is said. Mike Cahill has left it to the audience to figure out the details.

Mike Cahill wrote Another Earth along with the female lead, Brit Marling. While the story may not be scientifically sound, it manages to remain within its own set of rules, which worked for me. I am not an astrophysicist, so I really don't need to ruin a movie by questioning the supposed "cracked mirror" affect. Instead, I enjoyed the eerie relationships created by two strong characters, whose interactions are stunted but genuine. The movie has a slow pace, which will bother some viewers, but I found the pacing to be adequate for this type of film. It was more an examination of loss and redemption than science fiction, which was more a vehicle for the story. The majority of the action could have happened without the science fiction twist. I was satisfied with the writing, although I did not always find the dialogue to be as sharp as it could have been.

The success of Another Earth relied largely on the chemistry and interaction of Marling and Mapother. The pair were excellent together. There were times when the stilted communication indicated an inability to relate to one another. It was intentionally tense, adding depth to the story. The awkward communication felt natural. Marling and Mapother did an excellent job of selling me on the story.

Another Earth was rated PG-13 by the MPAA. The rating indicates nudity, which I don't recall from the film. There was a sex scene that I recall in which both parties were clothed. There was a moonlight scene where Williams takes over her coat, exposing her bare skin. However, the dim lighting and camera angle prevent any actual nudity (okay...maybe her buttocks may have been visible). The language seemed pretty tame in this film. There were two deaths, with the body of a child shown (not graphically). Overall, the subject matter was serious and contextual. The minor rating issues would not give me pause to allow a younger viewer to see this film. However, they would not likely get it, so why bother. Thirteen is probably an age where comprehension of the ending might be probable. The film runs one hour and 32 minutes.

I enjoyed Another Earth as a fresh science fiction offering. There have not been many new concepts explored in this genre recently. This film does not rely on space aliens to succeed. Instead, it is an interesting concept built into a real-world scenario. It had a strong "indie" feel that I liked. The acting was superb and the ending poignant. With sharper dialogue and better pacing, this could have been more successful. While IMDb rates this film a slightly watchable 7, I am at 7.5/10. It is worth streaming if you can find it.

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