Friday, May 25, 2012

The Edukators (Die fetten Jahre sind vorbei)



This movie has elements that art should have: it shows you, it does not seek to prove an absolute point, it conveys. For me, being able to identify myself with 3 German guys and share their feeling of alienation of the modern world is a breath of fresh air.

I think the message is this: al long as young people feel the need to rebel against the mediocrity imposed by the systems created by previous generations, the continuity of the world is assured.



"Good ideas are those that survive," say the protagonists.

Talking about the film, it has a nice phase from the beginning till the end without having the audience attention wane. The script is solid; the narrative image  has a powerful sense of impact.


The conversations that flow between the four characters, moralistic, idealistic and at times humorous, try to show a radiography of the past and the present, of good and evil, of right and wrong and moral and immoral.

A revolutionary analysis of our time, a breath of fresh air, a road with a different goal. Different, yes, different... this may be the adjective that best describes this modest production. Where the actors, without showing off, manage to transmit a feeling that every young person should hold: the desire for improvement.


The purpose of "The Edukators" is to spread the need for a romantic point  of view, in line with those kind of movies that generate so much trepidation in the audience. Never intended to be a blockbuster, as demonstrated by the implementation: shot with a handheld camera and all natural lighting, but instead looking forward to shake that hidden and passive conscience in our generation.

Without much real depth in the ideas discussed, this film still exposes them clearly, ideas and feelings of a society that never should be deceived by a false reality, full of opulence and sick excesses.


Director: Hans Weingartner
Writers: Hans Weingartner, Katharina Held
Stars: Daniel Brühl, Julia Jentsch and Stipe Erceg

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