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 It is undeniable that Another Earth is captivating. The secret that Rhoda keeps from John moves the film forward and will keep audiences guessing. DVD Review
Title: Another Earth
Studio: Fox Searchlight Pictures
Director: Mike Cahill Cast: Brit Marling, William Mapother Length: 92 minutes Release Date: November 29, 2011   Reviewed by Yvonne Liu
Another Earth is a story of a recent high school graduate, Rhoda (Brit Marling), who gets into a horrific car collision after a night of partying that instantly kills a music composer’s family. Incidentally, the night of the accident occurs on the very day that another planet almost identical to Earth is discovered in the solar system—one that could potentially hold the existence of life.
After four years in prison, Rhoda is released and she soon discovers the house of the now-widowed music composer John Burroughs (William Mapother). As she works up the courage to reveal to him her identity, she takes on the task of cleaning his house, and they inevitably form a bond together. This movie was much more a story of their journey together, rather than what the title promises. The discovery of another Earth-like planet becomes the backdrop in much of this movie; perhaps it could be argued that this is more so the setting of the film and it is what ties the entire film together. Almost halfway through the film, audiences find out that not only is there another planet exactly like Earth, but there is another person identical to us on Earth 2. Many questions involving the scientific connotations of another planet such as ours looming in the distance are left unanswered, instead we get to see how the idea of another person who may have committed the same mistakes she has impacts Rhoda psychologically and what it could potentially mean for her future.
While Rhoda, who appears in almost every scene in the movie, showcases the quintessential pitfalls of enduring the inner torment and guilt after killing an innocent family, her character is one of few words. Nevertheless, her emotional appeal is still very much captured in her acting. It is undeniable that the film was captivating, and the secret that Rhoda is keeping from John Burroughs moves the film forward and will keep audiences guessing as to what the outcome of their relationship would be. Director Mike Cahill chose to use camera work that includes objects and people being blurry and seemingly out of focus throughout the film. In fact, he seemed to have paid much more attention to capturing the beauty of Earth 2 in the horizon than he did in showcasing the actors. While this aspect proved to be a little distracting for me throughout the film, thinking back on it, by using this type of framework it helped to better convey the characters’ emotions and feelings of distraught and uncertainty. Essentially, if you are looking for a science fiction film equipped with exciting facts and discoveries of another planet such as ours, this isn’t it. The findings of another Earth becomes somewhat of an escape for the characters, and there are no scientific arguments that come about in this particular film; nonetheless, if audiences aren’t judging the film by its title, this could easily be rated as a terrific and compelling story of two people working together to overcome their struggles as they work through a tragedy that affects them both in very different ways.
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