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35 out of 47 people found the following review useful:
Disconnect yourself, 3 March 2004
Author:
udi h bauman from Humanshphere
did you ever wonder why the floor under your feet , in the place where you
live are covered with a gray material, & you can't see the soil? why this
floor is full of poop? why are there boxes of metal emitting gases that
you
must breath? why you live in high cages, forced to hear the noise of
these
metal boxes? why you're driving them, & not using your feet, causing you
to
eventually have heart attack, if you won't die earlier from cancer from
the
gases, or an accident with the fast moving boxes? why you eat corpses of
animals? why you use pieces of paper entitling you to any value, without
which you won't have nothing, not even food? why you eat unhealthy food?
why you're sitting every evening watching a box showing people telling
lies,
& dirtying your mind? why do you let yourself be led by fat selfish people
caring only about themselves, their money & power, why don't we really
listen to each other, talk to each other, why do we have these
hierarchies,
in which the stupidiest, incapable ones rule, control & exploit the
goodness
& capable weaker ones? why we go about doing wrong immoral things just
because we're being told, why we we're constantly mad, worried &
frustrated
with such small trivial things, like a scratch in the mirror of our cars,
&
never see, appreciate & thank the beautiful wonderful life, nature & world
that sorrounds & support us? why we ruin the world, poison ourselves,
live
in ugliness, support the rich selfish people exploiting us, selling us
lies,
tobbaco, weapons & arms, killing people with the money that we're forced
to
pay them as taxes?
if you haven't wondered on all this, its because you're like an ant, small
cell in the super-organism, & can't see beyond your cell's
vision.
what you need is to be disconnected, shocked by artists such as Coline
Serreau, that have a vision that you don't have, consciousness, different
from that of the ants.
such artists, like Jesus & Johann Sebastian Bach, cause the world to
change,
the super-organism to evolve into something more intelligent, more good
for
its cells, that are given life.
23 out of 28 people found the following review useful:
Don't listen to Phroggy, best movie ever made., 26 January 2000
Author:
maxsimona from ny, ny
This movie is undiscovered or perhaps denied genius. Watch it, give yourself
to it, you can't help both feel great and wonder what our society's up to
these days, how really far behind we are, of our own selves, even. Fantastic
idea from start to finish, (ET's, super-advanced humans have been keeping
track of a number of civilizations, including ours, which has been the
slowest to develop. They're surprised we still use money, and live less than
a hundred years. What they note through this point of view will astonish
you.) Well done, really well done, every detail well cured, and thoroughly
thought out. Surprising, entertaining, intelligent movie. Visually and
conceptually stimulating, a more mature movie than say, Rambo. But fit for
kids, too.
17 out of 21 people found the following review useful:
A glimmer of hope, 17 November 2004
Author:
merlin9877
As opposed to the last reviewer, I found this movie completely
refreshing. Finally, a movie that presents the quirks of our modern and
frantic living in a very humorous and simple way (check out
Kooyaanisqatsi if you need a more abstract and poetic view). This movie
doesn't "try" to make you laugh, you just do so because you can see
yourself in it.
This may not be a movie that Americans will quite get into since the
type of humor and cultural background is very French in deed (and it
does point out the absurdity of a lot of things we do here in North
America as well as in Europe). It is highly commendable for the social
comments it passes (just check out the scene where Vincent Lindon
accidentally scratches someone else's car's rear view mirror or when
the baby doesn't exist since it doesn't have papers). The movie as a
lyrical feel to it and gives us hope. We just have to listen a bit
closely. I give it a solid 7,5/10
12 out of 15 people found the following review useful:
Best film I've seen in years, 25 July 2009
Author:
nik-202 from France
If you don't understand French you are gonna miss a lot in this film because the dialogues are incredible. It was really difficult to get a hold of this film in France and after seeing it I understand why. It shows our society for what it is and how we are all just a bunch of sheep following the leader. No one wants to be shown that they are a sheep, so its no wonder this film received very little exposure. I will make sure that everyone I know will see this movie and make sure that all their friends see it too. Its a wake up call that was made over 10 years ago and we still haven't understood the message. Every high schooler, every college student should see this film, you should see this film. Its a film that calls for change. Loved it.
12 out of 17 people found the following review useful:
Simple and beautiful, 25 October 2006
Author:
(s_henrik@hotmail.com) from Paris, France
Once again I am struck by the original talent of Coline Serreau, who shows in "la Belle Verte", in a very simple and yet beautifully profound way, all the insane sides of humanity. Very much unlike her later film "Chaos" (2001) ,the choice of style and expression for "La Belle Verte" is a very undemanding form of comedy, which gives the movie an altogether very light tone, totally free of complexions and not at all inviting to intellectual debate. She simply points to the almost ridiculously obvious differences between a life of beauty and respect of life and one of disease, stress and egoic battle. Interesting is off course also to see the director herself in the leading part. Merci Madame! /Henrik Ajax
12 out of 18 people found the following review useful:
It will change you, 2 January 2009
Author:
Martijn Brasem from Germany
When I first saw this movie on Youtube, I was amazed about the foresight of her maker, Coline Serreau. That's why it's a shame after its release in 1996 this movie was banned in the EU and neglected in the rest of the World. It was far ahead of its time, and the ones who banned it knew that it would change the people, as a result of which they would lose their power. However, times have changed and the DVD can now be downloaded for free at www.romanovs.info/labelleverte.php with English, Russian or Portuguese subtitles. This movie is no SF anymore but will be our true reality in the next few years. Dear ones, watch this amazing movie, and let it change you, so that you can change the world.
7 out of 9 people found the following review useful:
Colline Serreau has created one of the most creative films of recent times ! ! !, 1 August 2008
Author:
Lalit Rao (cpowerccc@yahoo.com) from Paris, France
La Belle verte is directed by Colline Serreau,a talented woman film maker from France who made us all laugh with joy with her 1985 film "Trois hommes et un couffin".Her film is probably the only French film of recent times that talks of nature,environment and importance of greenery in our daily existence.In La Belle verte,we see how an alien lady from a green planet descend on French capital Paris in order to gather information about the status of greenery. What follows is absolutely shocking for this alien person as she learns that earth's inhabitants have almost no respect for nature,greenery and environment. Apart from its pro nature stance,La Belle verte is also a searing attack on consumerist society where modern human beings have no idea of nature's power.This forces them to eat meat,listen to music which is nothing but cacophony.An important role in this film is played by Colline Serreau who is effective as Mila,lady from green planet.Thanks to a DVD box set of Colline Serreau's films,la Belle verte is enjoying renewed popularity as a film that has highlighted mother earth's plight.
9 out of 15 people found the following review useful:
Totally lovely, 19 October 2003
Author:
Patrice from Montreal, Quebec
*** This review may contain spoilers ***
This movie is very nice, talking about how important it is to be careful
of
the nature, and stuff like that. I would use those words: Gaïa is there,
loving us, and we are part of it, and we most be careful, because She will
survive, where we couldn't. Please do not interpret what i say a I
spoiler,
because it is not. It is just the way I see maybe one of the many messages
passed by this lovely movie, a cult movie, for me, indeed!
In fact, one who see this movie and stay unaffected, is either totally
unable to understand french language (or can't read subtitles if there is
any ;) ) or has a mental or emotive blockage. The call to the truth of
human nature, where the human life is leading, where there is a way to get
the (f word here) away from this worldwide situation, in a better world,
it
lies in our hands to improve our world!!! =)
Anyway...
You do what you want, but this movie is a cult movie for me, as was The
Fifth Element and The Matrix.. Keys are there, ready to be used to unlock
some interesting realms...
Have fun seeing this movie and g'day!
4 out of 6 people found the following review useful:
Basically, everything we need to know, 7 June 2011
Author:
anwaldi-50-161997 from London, UK
7th June 2011. I am 30 years old and live in London, UK. I was born in
Gran Canaria and, a day like today, I happen to watch "La Belle
Verte"...........
I haven't read many reviews of the ones already written, but I have
seen that many people have given 10 out of 10. I also give 10 out of 10
because it somehow expresses that this "film" should be watched by
everybody that needs to "wake up", to see our existence from the
distance, with objectivity. It doesn't matter if some people claim that
it gets "repetitive". That's just like saying that your mother's,
girlfriend or boyfriend kisses are "repetitive". This film is pure
LOVE. Forget about cinematography, or technicalities of filmmaking.
This film is a film but it could well be a book, or a theatre play.
Coline Serreau probably thought that in these days, with film this
could get further, to everybody, that's why, I guess. There's only been
another film that made such an impression to me: "Into the Wild".
Thanks Coline. Thanks for helping me to continue to get re-connected. I
keep trying.
6 out of 10 people found the following review useful:
A True reflection of our time, 29 August 2006
Author:
guigarel from Sweden
*** This review may contain spoilers ***
I saw this film at the theater in 1996 and I just loved it. But I never watch it again until today and I was not disappointed as I feared: This movie is as Wonderful as I remembered it! I think this movie is excellent but that most of the people find it disturbing. And it is (!!) as it's about the stupidity of our world!! And people don't want to know how stupid they are, how they live their lives, closed in in their comfort and habits. But if you're not like this, you will just love this movie as it is pure genius. The whole film is very well done, with beautiful pictures, good acting and it's very funny. It's just the scene of the football match that I think was a little too much and off the subject. Otherwise Coline Serreau offer us a perfect movie: smart, funny, beautiful and touching.
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