The Brother From Another Planet | Caroline Aaron, Alvin Alexis

The Brother From Another Planet | Caroline Aaron, Alvin Alexis | Brother Has It All!

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The Brother From A...

	The Brother From Another Planet Caroline Aaron, Alvin Alexis MGM (Video & DVD), 2003 average customer review:based on 21 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

its like doleamite but from another planet

this is the baddest movie about space brothers i ever did see can you digit

Brother Has It All!

This movie has more going for it than you can imagine. There's, of course, the message about slavery - its ubiquitous practice even beyond earth - and the underlying passion of people to be free. Then there are the messages about drugs, about inter-racial marriage and relationships, about love with the proper stranger, about life as a 'has been' singing star, and on and on. You'll also love the music, the acting, and, of course, Little Earl! In my list of top ten of all time! Thanks John, Joe and everyone else involved in this movie.

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No special effects required

This was the first John Sayles movie that I experienced, I am now a rock hard fan of his. This story was delivered in such a compelling manner, such that "No special effects" were required.

unerstated and under rated

I saw this when it first came out about 15 years ago. It probably is not politically correct enough for one reason or another to make it today, but it is well worth watching.

A Look Through Different Eyes

Where most reviews of this flick fail, IMO, is by omitting its strongest quality--it brings a vision of humanity from another, saner viewpoint.

The Brother, stranded in a completely foreign society, manages without words to communicate to us (the audience) just how peculiar we human beings are, seen through eyes unpolluted by our society's normal filters--all handled with compassion and tenderness.

Magnificent! We have an opportunity to comprehend the insanities that we have created in our society.

The drug sub-plot at the end is a bit weak. If you like this, also see Being There, Edward Scissorhands, and Slaughterhouse Five.

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