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Another Earth - Grading & Discussion

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Welcome to the grading & discussion thread for Another Earth.
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"Rhoda Williams, a bright young woman accepted into MIT's astrophysics
program, aspires to explore the cosmos. A brilliant composer, John Burroughs,
has just reached the pinnacle of his profession and is about to have a second
child. On the eve of the discovery of a duplicate Earth, tragedy strikes and
the lives of these strangers become irrevocably intertwined." - movietickets.com

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I saw it at the L.A. International Film Festival a few weeks ago. Thought it was good, but not excellent. The concept has great potential for an anthology series, although that will never happen.
 
I'm very interested in seeing this, but I have no idea when (or even if it will) it might make its way to where I live.
 
Fox Searchlight has picked it up, so it will probably make it around the country, at least in art house theatres.
 
"Rhoda Williams, a bright young woman accepted into MIT's astrophysics program, aspires to explore the cosmos. A brilliant composer, John Burroughs, has just reached the pinnacle of his profession and is about to have a second child. On the eve of the discovery of a duplicate Earth, tragedy strikes and the lives of these strangers become irrevocably intertwined."
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If she doesn't fight the Man-Beast or at least the Perfect Order, I'm bound to be disappointed.
 
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This looks interesting, but I'm going to wait and Netflix it when it comes out on DVD. I'm really starting to wish there weren't so many movies that look good coming out this year. :scream:
 
Melancholia is coming out in November. I kinda have no interest in this movie. Do the two earths collide? I don't get.
 
NickInABox said:
Melancholia is coming out in November. I kinda have no interest in this movie. Do the two earths collide? I don't get.
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The second Earth acts as a metaphor for second chances more than anything else in the film. The movie is primarily a character drama about two people. Not everyone's cup of tea, surely, but it's well-executed for what it is.
 
The movie is out on DVD and I saw it last night. I thought it was "above average", not excellent. As Harvey said, this movie is primarily a character drama. It's about a young woman named Rhoda who gets accepted to M.I.T. at 17, but gets into a car accident which puts a man (played by Tom Cruise's cousin William Mapother) in a coma and kills his family. After four years in prison, she gets out, takes a job as a janitor and decides to enter this man's life as a cleaning lady, hoping she can muster the will to confess that she was the one responsible for the accident. Set against the backdrop of all this is another Earth in the sky, which was discovered on the night of the accident. The first sighting of this other Earth was also responsible for Rhoda being distracted and causing the accident, something that becomes important to the story later on. This movie isn't heavy on scifi. For the bulk of the film, this other Earth only appears in the occasional visual and gets talked about in radio and TV broadcasts with some occasional speculation from the characters themselves. The importance of the other Earth in the story only comes into play towards the end when Rhoda wins a contest to visit this other world. I thought the movie was a bit artsy at first, but the drama quickly grabbed me, and the fascination with this other Earth kept me engaged right up to the end. The movie also provides a lot to think about and discuss by asking questions and dropping hints rather than explaining or showing things outright. It's the kind of movie that gets better after it's had a chance to sink in. In the end, Another Earth is a good little independent scifi film and it's worth watching.
 
It would be interesting if John got to the other Earth and discovered that his family was still alive, but his alternate was killed. An accident on Earth 2 would still have been a problem for Rhoda 2 though, and that affects what we saw at the very end.
 
Wouldn't there be massive tidal waves and gravity problems and all sorts of weird shit with an Earth-sized planet appearing so close to us?
 
Mr. Laser Beam said:
Wouldn't there be massive tidal waves and gravity problems and all sorts of weird shit with an Earth-sized planet appearing so close to us?
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Basically, the film isn't interested in those questions. The second Earth exists as a constant visual metaphor for second chances more than anything else in the film. It does have literal significance, especially in the end of the movie, but its primary function is as a metaphor.
 
Saw this last night on cable. I'd rate it above average, not excellent, if only because Earth 2 was the cause of and the answer to the main problem.
 
Tyberius said:
Saw this last night on cable. I'd rate it above average, not excellent, if only because Earth 2 was the cause of and the answer to the main problem.
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I saw it on Cinemax last night as well, it was interesting. Some of the shooting angles were pretty cool. Wish the ending was more complete. I guess if Rhoda 1 went to Earth 2 she would have missed Rhoda 2 since Rhoda 2 came to our Earth. It would have been nice to find out if Johns family was alive on Earth 2.
 
I saw this film during its brief period of airing here, around December 2011. Since most salient points about the movie have been covered (not interested in science at all, mostly a drama with the idea of a second earth serving as something metaphorical), I'd say the scene I liked the most in this film is the 'Story of the Russian Cosmonaut.'
 
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