In A Better World
The lives of two Danish families cross each other, and an extraordinary but risky friendship comes into bud. But loneliness, frailty and sorrow lie in wait.
Screening Date:
Apr 26, 2011
| Excellent | Very Good | Good | Fair | Poor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 70.4% | 25.9% | 0.0% | 1.9% | 1.9% |
“Powerful and engrossing. Had to keep my eyes closed during certain scenes.”
“An absolutely brilliant film on all levels. It’s easy to see why this film was awarded the Golden Globe and Oscar.”
“African scenes a little like SUDDENLY LAST SUMMER with Montgomery Clift. Best moment in the film was father on the roof with Christian talking about the veil of death. From the moment you hear about the African woman’s injury you understand the nature of evil that this film will deal with. Examples are the abundant beginnings with the children who represent both sides of the issue of bullying and rage.”
“Good movie!”
“Emotionally wrenching, powerful and thought provoking. The film has so many moral questions for one to think about. How long do people/countries let evil flourish before a stand is taken? What kind of a stand? I’m so glad this was one of our films.”
“An amazing film of such intensity that I was wiped out when it ended. I was so emotionally invested in the characters that I was gripped with anxiety as to what was going to befall each of them. All the actors portrayed the characters beautifully. Hollywood take note; look what film can be!”
“Life, death, fear, revenge, love and anger are all that makes up life. Order is a pretense we impose to feel comfort. Bullying reveals true human nature of survival of the most powerful – something that we want to pretend doesn’t exist!”
“Easily the best film of the year. Profound in its subject matter and proficient in pure filmmaking skills. Wonderful parallel stories of small children (Lord of the Flies!) and their nature contrasted with warlord creatures evil enough to cut open pregnant women. Remember John Sayles’ MEN WITH GUNS? Chilling.”
“Beautiful. I usually find Danish films to be cheesy, but this was a wonderful story of love, pain, growth and understanding.”
“It’s all about bullying. It has to be stopped before it becomes a war.”
“Very touching film. Dealt with a lot of serious issues. Good acting.”
“Deeply moving drama.”
“A thinking film.”
“Slow moving movie with a weak plot. Symbolism was too much.”
“What were the tattoos on the Doctor’s body?”
“The storyline of the two boys was contrived and not believable. Rest of the film was very good, except the over use of scenery and nature elements – insects?”
“Very emotionally draining.”
“Depending on where you stand, naming the lead boy ‘Christian’ is very interesting considering he is a character who beats up a bully and builds pipe bombs. Either very provocative or very heavy-handed.”
“The levels of complexity and concept of relationships would take years to explore and unravel. I hope people will.”
“Interesting parallels of the moral dilemmas of the adults and children. Thank goodness it ends on a hopeful note.”
