[net.movies] "The Brother from Another Planet"

3471meb@hou2g.UUCP (M.BYRD) (11/20/84)

I too got a chance to see "The Brother from Another Planet".
Personally, I enjoyed the movie very much.  I was amazed at the
amount of symbolism the writer was able to incorporate into the
movie. I didn't think that the movie was intended to be a comedy,
although there certainly were some very humorous scenes. 

As for the ending, two thoughts came to me immediately. 1)Oppresion
will only be tolerated so long before the oppressed rise up and
revolt. 2)I thought that the last scene on the subway symbolized the
"Underground Railroad", but I'm only guessing.

I strongly encourage everyone to catch this one. It's a very unusual
and touching film.

                                  Michelle Byrd
                                  AT&T Bell Labs
                                  West Long Branch, NJ

martillo@mit-athena.ARPA (Joaquim Martillo) (11/22/84)

An  altogether  excellent  film.   I  think the bounty hunters stole the
show.  In the ending, I had the impression that  when  "Brother"  killed
the  Bank  President,  the  people who worked for him were then free and
could stand up to the bounty hunters even though Brother could not.