The movie is broken down into two parts, and after I watched the whole thing I kind of wondered what the first part was even for. The film is about a planet, that has been hiding behind the Sun, is supposed to hit the Earth. Ultimately, the movie is focused around these two sisters.
Part One, Justine, starts off with a happy couple on their way to their wedding reception. They seemed so happy while they were kissing and laughing. Then as the movie goes on it just gets weird and hard to understand. Kirsten's character obviously has depression and to me seemed a little bipolar. Her new husband, played by Alexander Skarsgard, seems like he is so in love with her. He seems so grateful to have her and to be married and it seems so great in the beginning. But as the movie goes on you can tell she is not in love with him and it never explained why she would marry him if she didn't love him. After the whole reception is over the groom just leaves. They don't fight and you never understand why and he is never mentioned in the rest of the movie. Which bothered me because it leaves you wondering. But, I guess, when you think about the whole message of the movie it doesn't really matter.
The second part, Claire, is mostly about Justine's sister and her family. How Claire's husband, played by Kiefer Sutherland, doesn't understand nor can stand Justine. It starts out as Justine coming to stay with them at their house. You would think that there is something wrong with Justine because she comes and can barely walk and looks so ill. She complains when her sister tries to bathe her and complains that the food doesn't taste right to her. Later, Claire's little boy comes in and tells Justine about the planet that is going to hit the Earth. The scene right after that Justine is walking around and doesn't seem to have anything wrong with her. To me, this seemed like a way of explaining how Justine is handling the planet hitting Earth differently than her sister. She seems to be happy and a little better. The director has said that this movie is about how people with depression handles situations like this differently because they already expect the worst. Which I guess, this movie gets the point across when you think about it that way.
The picture itself was amazingly beautiful and the music was so calming and wonderful. All and all, even though I didn't understand every part and it kept you wondering about parts that didn't even matter, this movie was pretty good. When you think about the whole message you start to understand the movie a lot more. But like I said, maybe not every part. It isn't a light movie, if you want a movie that will get you thinking and wondering, this is a good one. I will say that Kirsten Dunst did a wonderful job and is beautiful in this film. But I will admit, I had to really think about the message of this movie and kind of sleep on it. After you think about all of the scenes and what happened, that's when you sort of understand it. So, maybe after reading this and then watching it, it will be easier to understand and get through.
x.o.
Just A Picky Bitch
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