The Edukators
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Movie Review: "Your days of plenty are numbered..."
Summary: 4 Stars
Jan and Peter live together, and they have similar ideas when it comes to rich people. They pick a big mansion, watch it for a while, and when the coast is clear....They go out late at night, break into houses, rearrange their furniture, and leave them note. What is on the note is usually the title or something compareable to it. They sign the note, "The Edukators." Nothing is broken or vandalized. They just get in, move things around, then leave. No one knows that they do this, especially the police, who has no clue as to whom the Edukators really are.
Jule is Peter's girlfriend. She goes over to their apartment a lot, views Jan as creepy and serious. When Jule is kicked out of her apartment, she is forced to go stay with them. She can no longer afford her holiday with Peter, so he goes alone. While Peter is away, Jule and Jan get closer. In one disarming moment...he lets her in on their nightly excursions. She attends protests and can be political but she is shocked at first. Then, she is intrigued. She knows just the perfect house...
An unplanned break in occurs. At first, Jan doesn't like the idea because they don't know if the owner will come back. They are drunk on adrenaline, danger, and attraction. Then, something goes horribly wrong.
Though this movie is very long, you are never bored. Especially during the break in scene, which is long and drawn out. I was sweating in my seat. Aside from the suspense, there are a lot of deep issues discussed in the movie. Though you can be idealistic when you are young, is there an age that it becomes ridiculous? What if you have a family to look after? Though money means nothing to them now, will it ever?
They start to realize that, even though someone may seem different, they may be more similiar than not. Though they are out trying to educate the rich, if they pay attention, they may get an education in all of this as well.
Recommended!
Movie Review: Terrific flick
Summary: 4 Stars
Are we faithful to our ideals, values, friends? As many reviews note here, there is a political element to this film. It's mostly about the excessive consumerism that drives Western capitalist economies and societies. But there is also a very intense personal element.
In the beginning I found myself caring about the 3 main characters. Later the tension mounts through the ambiguity of some nicely executed plot devices. The enjoyment is not just the suspense of what will happen but of whether the characters will keep the faith in their ideals and their friends. The unfolding process as the 3 sort out their choices is artfully done and sometimes with a sweet subtle touch.
I won't reveal much of the plot because other reviews do that extensively (although perhaps too much). The ending was good. One character makes a statement and from that the ending just flows to a natural conclusion. The ambiguity stays intact however through to the final scene. I thought it was pitch perfect even though a good deal of the device at the end has been used before.
The acting was wonderful. I was delighted to see Julia Jentsch in this. I saw her in "I Served the King of England" only a few months ago and enjoyed her performance in that also.
Amazon is offering this at $11 and I would happily pay that to have this in my film library. However, this is a little off beat for the mass market in the US and one might be able to find a slightly pre-viewed copy at certain retailers for $4. This is a film I know I will enjoy watching again - and soon.
I'm tempted to give it 5 stars, but there are a couple of slight flaws that bother me and there are no extra features. I would have really enjoyed learning more about the locations.
Movie Review: Not realistic and far from perfect, but quite original and entertaining...
Summary: 4 Stars
Peter (Stipe Erceg) and Jan (Daniel Bruhl) are "The Edukators", young men with leftish political ideas that have their own way of fighting the establishment. What do they do? Well, they break into rich people s houses and rearrange the furniture in strange ways, leaving behind a card signed saying "Your days of plenty are numbered", signed by "The Edukators". The purpose of Peter and Jan is to scare the rich, and make them realize that not everybody is happy with the status quo.
All goes well until Jule (Julia Jentsch), Peter s girlfriend, learns about their activities from Jan, while Peter is on holidays. Jules likes what they do, and proposes Jan to break into the house of a rich businessman that "ruined her life". Of course, not everything goes well, but that makes things more interesting, as their unsuccessful mission spices the rest of the movie, setting the stage for a kidnapping and a love triangle :)
All in all, I can say that I really liked this movie. "The Educators" is not realistic and it is far from perfect, but it certainly is quite original and entertaining. Furthermore, this film has some good dialogue that will make you think about rebellion, and change. Of course, recommended.
Belen Alcat
PS1: "The Edukators" is in German, with subtitles, and was directed by Hans Weingartner.
PS2: This is not very important but... pay attention to the soundtrack, I am pretty sure you will love it. I know I am looking forward to buy the cd!
Movie Review: A little uneven
Summary: 4 Stars
This movie is definitely interesting. It seems a little out of synch with the times. It's a little tough to buy the revolutionary enthusiasm the characters have, but then maybe that's the point. I consider the movie to be a little uneven because it seems to change its focus and bite throughout. The first part is about how two friends break into houses to rearrange furniture but not steal. It also covers the desperation of the girlfriend of one of them who is working to pay off a debt due to an uninsured auto accident. This part comes to a climax when the other friend and the girl have bonded but get caught in the house of the man she owes money to. The tempo then switches to a kidnapping scenario in which they take the guy a mountain retreat and spend a lot of time talking, even finding out the rich guy was once a revolutionary himself. Finally in the end, just when it seems like everyone has changed their ways, everything goes back to the way it was. The last image is a note found by the police in their apartment saying "Some men never change." I would recommend this movie as something different and interesting, but I don't think it's a masterpiece.Movie Review: Anti-establishment movie
Summary: 4 Stars
Two friends who have known each other from childhood get their kicks by getting inside rich people's home while they are on vacation and re-arranging their furniture. They do not take any of the items from the house, but leave a note to its habitants that "Your days of plenty are numbered". These two young men have a problem with the social order, exploitation of the people in the third world countries and lack of concern for the environment. For these two friends, giving out pamphlets is just not enough. That is until one day when one of the friends leaves for Barcelona as his girlfriend is moving out of her apartment from which she has been evicted. Young woman's life and future are ruined because she owes 100,000 euro debt to a rich man whose Mercedes she has damaged during car accident while she had no insurance and registration. Her aggression and pain are silent but one can tell that she is close to the tipping point. I was disappointed with the ending of the film, but I did like the idea thta is the core of this movie: anti-establishment, loyalties, youth vs. middle age...