The Lives of Others
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Movie Reviews of The Lives of Others
Movie Review: Amazing!!!
Summary: 5 Stars
Really brilliant! I enjoyed this movie tremendously! Beautiful mise-en-scene back at the apartment, wonderfully acted. Very stylish and extremely current to the world that we live in!!!Movie Review: Haunting Look At What Life was Like Under Totalitarianism
Summary: 5 Stars
The degree to which the people of East Germany were monitored and spied upon by their Government is chillingly captured in this movie. Focusing on a Stasi agent who is being pressured to set up a playwrite by his superiors, the story is a compelling thriller but at the same time a remarkable peek into what life must have been like behind the iron curtain.
Well written and acted this is a story that will stay with me for some time. A great film on a unique subject.
Movie Review: Excellent
Summary: 5 Stars
Excellent writing and acting give this movie a great edge. I had no idea what would happen next and it's seldom a movie can surprise me anymore. The Lives Of Others had me on the edge of my seat to the very end. Totally recommend it. Movie Review: An insightful look at the sad, somestimes desperate life, under the watch of the Stasi
Summary: 5 Stars
This movie is difficult to watch for some of the people who actually lived under the surveillance of the Stasi in East Germany. I know some of them. It has such a realistic feel of the times, the environment, and the fear of the people. You look at them through the eyes of a watcher. You feel sympathy for the pressed but also for the oppressors and what their jobs did to their sensitivities. You have to rejoice in their final freedom and emotional release but with sadness for the long wait in torment.Movie Review: Excellent Film
Summary: 5 Stars
I could not be happier with this film! Without any expectations, I found myself completely enveloped by this film, enraptured at the edge of my seat until the credits started to roll (and then how disappointed that it was all over!).
Ulrich Muhe was excellent as Hauptmann Gerd Wiesler. The evolution of his interest and involvement in the lives of his subjects is so interesting. It is a slow paced film, but all the details flow rapidly making this film irresistible once you have started watching.
Although sad and heart breaking at parts, I thought this film was beautiful. The compassion and love humans can show to people is astounding--especially given the bleak setting for this story, it is even more astounding.
This is a must see for anyone interested in cold war politics, oppressive governments, post-war Germany, or those interested in a film about the complexities of the human spirit and the ability to overcome external oppression. Highly recommend.