Another Earth

On August 15th, this year, I decided to ride my bike a few miles away to a movie theater. My car was in the shop and I've been killing myself with the fact that I really need to incorporate more physical activity into my life. My dad offered me a ride but I knew that if I didn't get on the bike that moment, I wouldn't do it at all. So I rode my heart and lungs out just to see Another Earth. I saw the preview for this film at my local independent film theater as I mentioned here. And I never got around to writing about the film itself because I really wanted to make it special. Unfortunately time has passed since I've seen it so my responses/reactions aren't as strong but I will try.

But importantly, the visuals of this film alone were enough to make me cry.

The main character, played by Brit Marling, did such an incredible job. She was also one of the writers, which I love as well. Her emotions, which were wide-ranging, were so apparent on her face. She was simple and plain yet very gorgeous. There was nothing extraordinary about her, nor luxurious. She was a loner. She had this deep rooted passion for space, staring at photos of nebulae before going to sleep at night. She had done something wrong, regretting it, paying time for it. She never was the same afterwards, and you could see it in her face, her eyes. Her beautiful eyes.

She found a way to help the one she ruined. She fell in love with the man whose family she took away from him. She wanted to go to Earth number two so she could start over, where possibly her mistake never happened. It's so emotional, saddening, yet completely hopeful. You feel her, you feel her the whole damn time.

You feel her through her depression, through her hope. You feel her on her walks through town. You feel her through the beauty of the skies. You feel her isolation.

It was a great film that deserves more attention. I want to see it again...and again...