Spoilers. Don't read further, if you don't want to get your evening ruined.
The Believer has, by some journalists been called the new American History X, but I think there is a great difference. American History X is about a neo-nazi who discovers that nazism isn't what he thought it was. But The Believer isn't most about that. As I see it, it's more about jewrysm (maybe not the correct spelling). Throughout the entire movie it tries to explain why he question the jewrysm so much.
Where I think this movie lags a bit is where it shows why he starts to go back to jewrysm again. I think it skips too fast through it, and doesn't explain it good enough. And another thing is the ending. I doesn't understand it. It's probably me who is a bit slow there, but I get it. Maybe the director has thought about how this infinite nothingness was, and if maybe it wasn't good as the jews think? But I can't come to any conclusion with the ending, maybe someone who is smarter than me could email me and explain it to me?
One of the best thing in this movie is Ryan Gosling's performance. In my eyes he does a very good job, and I am pretty sure that we will see more of him in the future. Just like American History X helped on Edward Norton's career, I would hope this helps Ryan Gosling too.
I'll advice all who hasn't seen it, and read further, even though there was spoilers to see it. It really is worth it. I gave it 7.
The Believer has, by some journalists been called the new American History X, but I think there is a great difference. American History X is about a neo-nazi who discovers that nazism isn't what he thought it was. But The Believer isn't most about that. As I see it, it's more about jewrysm (maybe not the correct spelling). Throughout the entire movie it tries to explain why he question the jewrysm so much.
Where I think this movie lags a bit is where it shows why he starts to go back to jewrysm again. I think it skips too fast through it, and doesn't explain it good enough. And another thing is the ending. I doesn't understand it. It's probably me who is a bit slow there, but I get it. Maybe the director has thought about how this infinite nothingness was, and if maybe it wasn't good as the jews think? But I can't come to any conclusion with the ending, maybe someone who is smarter than me could email me and explain it to me?
One of the best thing in this movie is Ryan Gosling's performance. In my eyes he does a very good job, and I am pretty sure that we will see more of him in the future. Just like American History X helped on Edward Norton's career, I would hope this helps Ryan Gosling too.
I'll advice all who hasn't seen it, and read further, even though there was spoilers to see it. It really is worth it. I gave it 7.