The Edukators (2004)

Brilliant, brilliant, brilliant, from the first to to last minute, absolutely fantastic, amazing music, 5 stars or more. This is a movie about three youngsters who want to fight for justice/equality and change the world and break into posh houses, rearrange the furniture and leave messages, signed the Edukators. They want these rich people to think and to be scared, some sort of being suspicious to be watched all the time. Fear. That was the second time I watched the Edukators, but I came to the same conclusion as at the first time: worth every moment of watching, and therefore it will surely remain for long on my mind for good. I believed everything. Though the movie lasted more than 2 hours, I didn't get bored a single second, I was keen on continuing. It is a challenging film, yes, and it might be helpful if you share a certain interest in politics, but that's a nice alternative to all those superficial American films you usually see on the telly. That film has really a meaning, for me really impressive of my attitudes, because sometimes I think I wanna be an Edukator... just because it is right that we are all so addicted to the media that we forget which potential for change we actually have. The film leaves you with a lot to think, to interpret and to discuss. The best ideas will survive... true or not true, the idealism of the protagonists is really believable, everything in it is so real- on the one hand we have this wish of which I think actually everybody has it, to improve the world and to think that the personal beliefs are worth fighting, the right ones. And then we have the struggle with it on the other hand, like probably everybody does when life gets complicated, and you don't know what to do, just because you want to save your ideals, though you are forced to accept that it doesn't work. I just can't say/know/decide- is it really so unimportant who invented the gun, who made the rules? - I liked the way it was shown in the film how the spirit of revolution unites, but also separates Peter, Jule and Jan. The three actors were absolutely perfectly performing their roles; as I said, I love Daniel Bruehl, he is one of my favourite German actors ever. :) Julia Jentsch and Stipe Ergec were also completely stunning, the combination of them three was fully convincing. I also even liked the character of that business man they kidnapped... he was in some sort of way everything Jan, Jule and Peter feared to become, but thus in a likeable way, because they brought him back to the old days, showing that he was not completely mean. The ending was also full of hope, stating that although your life may not go the way you planned it to go, friendship and love remain and you somehow get rewarded for all your efforts. I find the clash between communism and capitalism very hard to get my head round, but the film once again helped me a lot to improve my understanding of the issue. For me, perfection is an illusion, and that is why I think that communism is not compatible with human nature. But however the arguments that were pointed out throughout the movie brought me a little more distance to capitalism, though. I don't know what the perfect society, the perfect world is, it probably simply cannot exist, but everybody should be left on his/her own to decide if that is good or bad. It is the question if we just accept that or if it makes sense to us to fight and challenge it. I can't say anything bad about the Edukators, to be honest. On the back of the DVD it is stated “Terrific, intelligent, delightful, suspenseful, original and wicked” (Hollywood Reporter)- I totally agree, it leaves you thinking about what you believe. But don't you ever dare to forget: you may have too much money, your days of plenty may be numbered and every heart is a revolutionary cell.