A friend recommended it to me, otherwise I would never have found this gem. (found a German translation for free online)
An alien society takes a trip back to earth - and the female visitor uncovers all kinds of things that humans take for granted and exposes them as unnecessary, overly cruel or just plain stupid. There is a lot of poetry hidden.
Well, to be frank, the first 10 Minutes of the film I was bored, because the film starts with a mass discussion of the alien society in a field about who should go to earth and why. Basically, this long scene serves as an establisher for the story line, but for a viewer who has NO clue what's going on this is overall too long. I was happy I sat through these scenes and got a feeling for their peaceful mindset throughout these images.
After this, when the female protagonist starts her journey, the pace takes up on speed and grip. She runs around, asking questions; encounters humans and re-wires them even with some (seemingly silly) grimaces. Overall, the film feels kind of slap-stick funny, sometimes awkward and stupid - but if you look at the underlying philosophy, you are pleased to see and FEEL how much truth lies in here. "Why is the soil covered with grey concrete?". "Why does a baby need to have papers to 'exist' in a state?". "Why do you need to exchange rectangular paper to get some food?". "Why must you die from an accident caused by noisy, moving boxes?" (cars) "Why do you watch a box showing people telling lies?" (TV) up to encounters with a doctor who the protagonist changes with her mind-beding technique into a good person instead of a cruel one. He starts to help her, starts being more sincere with his family and helps her hide a baby who would have been taken to a sage house. Overall, the film is filled to the brim with great dialogue - for me.
The rest of the film, eg. the art department, the cinematography, the acting, ... is in my eyes good but still average, it wasn't a mind blowing experience from this perspective. BUT the ideas, the (still hands-on well crafted) expected look of the film, the dialogue, the underlying philosophy of this story made me cherish this gem a lot.
Prepare for some mind reset and a good, uplifting time: the film will ask the important questions, but will answer it with an upbeat, happy feeling in the end.. without answering a lot of the questions asked. It made me happy and it changed my destiny a tiny bit.
An alien society takes a trip back to earth - and the female visitor uncovers all kinds of things that humans take for granted and exposes them as unnecessary, overly cruel or just plain stupid. There is a lot of poetry hidden.
Well, to be frank, the first 10 Minutes of the film I was bored, because the film starts with a mass discussion of the alien society in a field about who should go to earth and why. Basically, this long scene serves as an establisher for the story line, but for a viewer who has NO clue what's going on this is overall too long. I was happy I sat through these scenes and got a feeling for their peaceful mindset throughout these images.
After this, when the female protagonist starts her journey, the pace takes up on speed and grip. She runs around, asking questions; encounters humans and re-wires them even with some (seemingly silly) grimaces. Overall, the film feels kind of slap-stick funny, sometimes awkward and stupid - but if you look at the underlying philosophy, you are pleased to see and FEEL how much truth lies in here. "Why is the soil covered with grey concrete?". "Why does a baby need to have papers to 'exist' in a state?". "Why do you need to exchange rectangular paper to get some food?". "Why must you die from an accident caused by noisy, moving boxes?" (cars) "Why do you watch a box showing people telling lies?" (TV) up to encounters with a doctor who the protagonist changes with her mind-beding technique into a good person instead of a cruel one. He starts to help her, starts being more sincere with his family and helps her hide a baby who would have been taken to a sage house. Overall, the film is filled to the brim with great dialogue - for me.
The rest of the film, eg. the art department, the cinematography, the acting, ... is in my eyes good but still average, it wasn't a mind blowing experience from this perspective. BUT the ideas, the (still hands-on well crafted) expected look of the film, the dialogue, the underlying philosophy of this story made me cherish this gem a lot.
Prepare for some mind reset and a good, uplifting time: the film will ask the important questions, but will answer it with an upbeat, happy feeling in the end.. without answering a lot of the questions asked. It made me happy and it changed my destiny a tiny bit.