Review of The Lives of Others (2006) by Denizy — 13 Sep 2008
One of the best and most powerful films I've seen in a long time. Takes a highly interesting time and transforms it into a mere backdrop for an amazing performance by the actors. The only shameful part of the movie is that the English translations are pure crap, and close to nothing what is actually being said.
I'm not talking about literal translation, I mean you get a completely different idea of what is going on if you don't speak German and have to follow the subtitles. PS - The LA Weekly critic has it's head up you know where.
.. The director / writer of this movie was not trying to say the people in the Stasi were just following orders. He was trying to show they are humans too. In the beginning, the main character who works for the Stasi was 100% loyal to the State, and later becomes more human from spying on these people, realizing he has no life.
Typical Americans and their hubris, overshadowing the true meaning of things. And that's coming from a fellow American.
This review of The Lives of Others (2006) was written by Denizy on 13 Sep 2008.
The Lives of Others has generally received very positive reviews.
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