Another Earth

Another Earth

 

Not a typical sci-fi movie, Another Earth borders on a romantic drama with a sci-fi twist. The main character Rhoda is riddled with guilt after causing a car accident that killed John Burrough’s wife and child. The discovery of another planet the shares all of Earth’s qualities and it is later discovered to be an exact replica of Earth, people and all. This movie is really slow after the accident and takes awhile to develop the relationship between John and Rhoda. Rhoda wins an essay contest to be the first civilian to go to Earth 2, which is really strange.  After admitting to John that she was the one who caused the accident that took the lives of his wife and child, he flips out, she offers her ticket to Earth 2 in the hopes that he can reunite with his family. I really like the concept of this movie but it just moves too slow for me. Another Earth left me wanting more interaction between Earth and Earth 2, perhaps developing character relations between Rhoda and Rhoda 2 or any character and their duplicate from Earth 2. Another Earth has a really cool concept but is a bit too dramatic for me.