What stood out to me was the human-ness of the characters. Christa, for example, seemed very real. We all like to think that we would behave like heroes in a totalitarian or fascist setting, that we would be the resisters, the fighters, the brave, but probably under that kind of pressure the vast majority of us would behave like Christa, a mixture of fear and good intentions and self-preservation and self-loathing.
Cl and I just watched it together and she commented on the deep complexity of the characters, and I'd have to agree that that's the movie's real strength.
I agree with kc's commments. I felt empathy toward the characters -- that there weren't black/white answers to how to fight the system. It was interesting to watch Dreyman gain resolve (and unknowingly bring along a loyal government bot) and Christa-Maria to lose it.
I agree that it was very well cast and benefited greatly from subtle, understated performances. Melodrama would sabotage the all important suspension of disbelief in this psychologically implausible tale. The key was to develop the characters first into people I found interesting and appealing, so when they came to buck the system, I wasn’t thrown by the antecedent: IF they were to rebel like that, what would it be like? I wanted to know what it would be like even though I would never expect to find such people outside of the world of this film.
Well, what did you think? Any general thoughts to share?
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I loved it. It was moving, surprising, haunting. Great story. Great acting. And it felt well-paced.
What stood out to me was the human-ness of the characters. Christa, for example, seemed very real. We all like to think that we would behave like heroes in a totalitarian or fascist setting, that we would be the resisters, the fighters, the brave, but probably under that kind of pressure the vast majority of us would behave like Christa, a mixture of fear and good intentions and self-preservation and self-loathing.
Cl and I just watched it together and she commented on the deep complexity of the characters, and I'd have to agree that that's the movie's real strength.
I agree with kc's commments. I felt empathy toward the characters -- that there weren't black/white answers to how to fight the system. It was interesting to watch Dreyman gain resolve (and unknowingly bring along a loyal government bot) and Christa-Maria to lose it.
Maybe, almost, a perfect movie overall.
I agree that it was very well cast and benefited greatly from subtle, understated performances. Melodrama would sabotage the all important suspension of disbelief in this psychologically implausible tale. The key was to develop the characters first into people I found interesting and appealing, so when they came to buck the system, I wasn’t thrown by the antecedent: IF they were to rebel like that, what would it be like? I wanted to know what it would be like even though I would never expect to find such people outside of the world of this film.
Very good movie. Upon reflection, I may need to revise my rating upward (I gave it a 7 right after I saw it).
The pacing could have stood to be a little faster, but you all know by now my taste in pacing.
Probably the thing that stood out most to me was the great acting.
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