i managed to squeeze in some time between meeting with friends and mass packing to catch these two german films.
the first one, 'So Weit Die Füsse Tragen,' also known as 'As Far As My Feet Will Carry Me' is a spectacle. arguably one of the best movies ive ever seen. i mean, forget matrix, gladiator, lord of the rings, last samurai, etc, etc, this is one heck of a magnificent movie. its about a german prisoner who was transported to siberia to mine. he somehow escapes and makes the whole trip from end of russia back to germany - by foot. its just a great tale, and i cant believe that its based on a true story! its like... 14000 km???? seriously, the scenary and the focus on human struggle puts 'cast away' to shame (and i thought cast away was a pretty good film too!)
the end of the movie, where the guy was reunited with his wife and daughter, i really wanted to cry. i mean after like 6 or 7 years, he finally manages to see them after going through so much. at the end of the movie, i felt as though i actually went through that ordeal, coz the focus on the extreme weather conditions and the obstructions were captured very well.
clearly, on top of the list of excellent/perfect films, in my eyes.
the other one, das experiment was also pretty interesting, it shows how experiments can just go oh so wrong at times. basically people are attracted to the offer that they pretend to be prisoners and guards for 14 days, for 4000 marks. but obviously, it all goes haywire. it moves very slow, but the last half and hour is very interesting.
so those two movies were feast for the eye. truly magnificent films.
alright, gotta go make lunch... heading off to meet friends later on.. i shall update at night..
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