ManiakJiggy This is How Movies Should Be Made

Konterr Brilliant and touching

FrogGlace In other words,this film is a surreal ride.

Murphy Howard I enjoyed watching this film and would recommend other to give it a try , (as I am) but this movie, although enjoyable to watch due to the better than average acting fails to add anything new to its storyline that is all too familiar to these types of movies.

rubistlouis I shall give this movie a rating of 5, to be quite frank I am one of JW, some parts were actually funny and I could relate to the "cheers" part lol, anyway A lot of people are not seeing this from OUR point of view, lets get one thing straight, this girl was not an unbaptised publisher (when your not baptised but still go to meetings), this girl made a PROMISE to Jehovah that she will serve him!(at the beginning you see the girl being baptised) Another extremely important point the elders, I repeat the elders would NEVER "spy" on you or "suddenly" turn up at your door step that is NONSENSE!!! When I was going through a rough time when i was 13 yes the elders did come to see me but only to encourage and they were very caring about the whole situation. Now fast forward, when I stopped going to meeting for a while i didn't get any visits, I was engaging in sex, my mum probably knew but again there's nothing she could do, The elders only come to you if YOU APPROACH THEM!!! I wasn't "expelled" because I was not baptised, I didn't make a promise to Jehovah. AGAIN the elders WOULD NOT "expel" you if they have not spoken to you, what ******!!!! Yeah this is getting me even more upset. I've been in the world yeah I had some fun times but I had rough times, at the end of the day no one FORCES you to get baptised its your own choice, you cant make a promise to the grand creator and then suddenly decide "this isn't for me", see it from our point of view please. YOU PEOPLE WHO ARE LYING TO OUR OWN CHILDREN ABOUT A MAN COMING DOWN THE CHIMNEY AND GIVING THEM PRESENTS, AN EASTER BUNNY, TOOTH FAIRY??LOOOL at least we stick with our beliefs and don't lie to our children. I was never "brainwashed" when I was younger yes i was forced to go to meetings but its what my parents know what is best for me, as Im older now and still living with my parents I go to meeting because its what I want, YES I, AS IN ME want to do, and I believe it 100% I've been to other churches and they are damn well brainwashing, so don't come like JWs are brainwashing people I made my own choices thank u very much and yes it caused my family loads of stress my mother still loves me and talks to me, YOU are only DISFELLOWSHIPPED not "EXPELLED" if you are not sorry for what you did, get your facts right. The fact still remains she was not baptised..... How the elders are portrayed in this movies is ridiculous lol when they visit you they are friendly and not "daunting", im going to stop cuz ill only get more angry, on a last note I am happy worshiping Jehovah God, you can say that my parents were JWs yes but I KNOW its the truth, I have been to other churches and what Jehovahs Witnessess are preaching is the truth, we are loving people, if you want to make a movie about JWs then get it right, and we are ALLOWED TO WATCH TV AND PLAY COMPUTER GAMES THE ELDERS DO NOT TELL US WHAT WE CANT AND CANNOT DO!!!, obviously they put it in that movie to make us seem so boring and strict, I have LOADS of fun being a JW with my friends we drink, dance, listen to CHART music like Rihanna, Beyonce all of that we are free to listen to what we want its just up to our conscience......

rockguyjw Inaccurate and she should have known better. It isn't easy to be a JW but the reward at the end is great. If you're going to make a movie, please get your facts straight and not mislead people. It's things like these that generate misconceptions about the JWs. I'm sure that SnooktheCrook would agree and as well as others out there who see this movie as damaging toward the JWs. Hopefully another movie like this will not be made anytime soon. If she wants to leave, go ahead and see how it will go for her. She'll leave, but still believe in God and it is He who will judge her for her actions. .................................................10 lines :D

stephanlinsenhoff Worlds Apart begins with infidelity, committed by the father but repent by the community. As the mother does not forgive her husband, she has her reasons, the children should decide: she has to leave the house for an apartment (where she secretly sees her expelled son; his sin was reading the wrong books). Centered is the daughter, her father and the community. Saras way out from a sheltered, warm childhood into the cold outside-world starts subtle. Initiated by her fathers adultery, though repent by the community and not accepted by his wife; here Saras thinking begins. Word and action dis-coordinate for the true, passionate believer. Here and not her sinful love for Teis (based on lies and sex, a sin in the everything-seeing eye of Jehova, mediated by her father and the elder) starts off her doubts: the father and not the lover. Even in pre-paradise is a tempting snake. The snake here is Saras friend Thea, eager to tempted, doing something forbidden (internetchatting and disco). Three kinds of young witness Thea speaks off: the unfaithful, the between, the faithful (Thea the between, Sara as the faithful on her way, passing between, to be beyond the unfaithful) Thea backs anxious, realizing that it has gone too far. It is Thea, telling Saras father what happened when the friend is needed. Is Theas accident a scarifying suicide for what she has done by denying blood transfusion, knowing that death is for the higher cause? Saras questions and answers increase in strength – as well her self-thinking and self-deciding, standing her ground when tested by her father (he always tells her that her decision is hers, but he regards it not as a good idea), the community – and society. To be with Teis, against her fathers and the community's wish, Sara 'moves' to her mother (their conversation shows that daughter and mother understand each other, the mother waiting and hoping for this moments), the toothbrush and clothes with Ties, observed by her sister. Two bedrooms in case father and the community make their checks. Lies and two lives. Finally, as her brother, Sara is expelled: the first step done by her father. Sara: "Do not hide behind Jehova. It is your decision". After Theas funeral, Sara appears uninvited, her fathers accusation: that she is selfish, not thinking that she hurts him, her sister and brother. Sara asks: "Do you love me?", he: "Why do you ask, of course I do" and Sara: "Do you love God more than me?" The fathers yes is responded by her: "Why?", followed by his answer: "He has made me. He is the father in heaven, he can give me eternal life." Sara: "Father. I believe this is very selfish of you." And her father: "You can repent and return that we again can be a family". Sara: "Good bye, father." The last scene in a train car, Sara leaves for Copenhagen, where she will train for a teacher, never seeing her family again. And to Jehova: "Jehova, this is the last time we talk to each other. I do not believe in you any more." The Swedish SVT1-anouncement, 2010-05-10 22.00 for To Verderner/Worlds Apart tells The Swedish SVT1-anouncement, 2010-05-10 22.00 for To Verderner tells that Sara has to choose between religion and love. It is not this. It is so much more. Neither religion or love but 'naked' freedom, the strength to be persona non grata, the unwelcome person. For Tabita Broener (Sara) it was painful years journey. What is left behind will always be a companion in daily life, for better or worse. One of the reasons to leave, hardly noticeable, is the subtle tempting danger of spiritual and physical incest. With Lacan: the Third is absent, opening the door for incest. The decision of leaving is always personal. But to go to action, help is needed. Tabita Broeners story was read by the director and co-writer Niels Arden Oplev 2006 in Berlingske Tidende. A journey of many years was movie transformed to a year. The director uses neutral respect, only facts speak, helped by an expelled consult. Generally, wherever political and religious 'sects' are, the same is observed: leaving the warm (incestious) room, you are marked as 'persona non grata'. The lacanian No/m du Père: the empty space of l'ordre symbolique is not empty but occupied by l'ordre imaginaire. Mirrorreflecting to the members what Jehovah, told by the elders, what is wright and what is wrong. The absence of the No/m du Père makes the mentioned incest possible. It is this that is the danger and that Sara falls in love with the disturbing Third, Teis. It does not matter if he sees what Sara sacrifices and should balance. He was just a stepping stone for life outside and is too much the symbol of the past. Not only the community is closed-minded, also Teis parents are insensitive, practice self-righteous hypocrisy. Many members of such communities do not question the base of faith, do not brake out, unsatisfied what they have. Few, as Sara, are consciously hungry for more, without the courage to look for it outside. This is the reason why her brother returns to the fold of the community, telling Sara that he is unable to 'live isolated and lonely' – meaning outside their family. To see the mother and Sara secretly and not at all father his other sister and the little confused brother . If critic wants to see, which is not true, it is here. The description of the organizations effect on the family and how they handle it. These scenes are heartbreaking. Questioned, the organizations will answer with passages from the Bible – still: it is sad. Sad, as this method is well used in other political and religious organizations.

popdrome Last time I reviewed a danish production, I got spit out and bit in the tail for stepping on danish toes. Drømmen was supposedly Arden Oplev's masterpiece but however I tried, I didn't get it. Not one bit of it.This time (and fate is sweet and relentless), unknowingly, I thoroughly enjoyed a danish masterpiece: To Verdener, same director and writer! And honestly, I watched it twice and I can't find any flaws in it. It's brilliant. The acting is so sincere, the story so well told, the movie's pace forces you to keep watching, music is original, and the plot very well unfolded.A girl, raised as a Jehova's Witness, is forced into a devils dilemma when she falls for a charming older boy - a "non-witness", so there's bound to be trouble. This theme, very accurately portrayed and far from original, is very actual nowadays when so many people abandon their Christian roots, tempted by modern days' lusts and attractions, shopping, the net, sexuality, individuality and 'follow your dream' zeitgeist.Not only makes Rosalinde Mynster this story believable, she acts it out so well, there must have been bucket loads of chemistry on the set. From the Elder John to the young sister Elisabeth (another danish acting wonder Sarah Juel Werner) - all characters are real, fully developed and utterly believable. The biggest surprise for me though, frankly, was Pilou Asbæk, in his role as Teis, Sara's new found love. What a charm, what charisma, and what talent. His character goes through lengths as much as even volunteering to join the Witnesses, thus reaching out for Sara and share her burden.Sara, in the end, makes a far from diminutive choice, a choice for a worldly life - eventually even breaking all attachments; her family, her boyfriend and ultimately, Jehova.The end dialog with her father is so pivotal and to the point, it should end up in cinema history books. Won't spoil it all for you - but it's pure excellence.The best thing this movie achieves, is it never judges. There's no "good" or "bad" when it comes to religion. The Jehova's are portrayed unbiased, not overly sympathized, not threatening. Every decision Sara and her family have to make is difficult, complex. Yet it's far from depressing. In fact all in all this ends up to be a very positive movie.Life has changed, life goes on. We all choose what we think is good for us.Well to sum it up. Grand movie, very well acted, and gives food for thought big time. Give it 9 out of 10.