Land of Hope

I enjoy watching historical movies, but this one is not a great movie. Not a good narrative, each persona character is not well contoured,a lot of unnecessary sexual images. Why? I am not interested to see that. Is that a good movies because of it, trying to compensate for lack of the narrative? There are movies from 20th century ten times better. No pornographic scenes etc, good quality. Nowadays film industry is so lacking. I have expected more from a Finish movie, unfortunately, as many movies on Netflix they are made within a short time frame for money purposes. Maybe we have better cameras nowadays, but not better plots.

Its lovely simplicity is the main virtue. It is a love story and portrait of hard fight for survive. It. Inspired photography, good performances, noble message and correct definition of beginning, it is just a beautiful film.

I lack the words to properly discribe this film. All of it is stunning and for international viewers super interesting. The film deals with the aftermath of WWII in Finland which is a fairly unexplored topic outside Finland. It's fascinating to explore the cultural, natural and socio-economic setting.

It's a movie about hard work, standing up for neighbors, perseverance, and love. In many ways, this movie has a lot in common with American Western settler movies but this one is, of course, distinctly Finnish.

I appreciate that the movie doesn't glamorize relationships, it shows the commitment and hard teamwork. The characters don't dandy around in wildflower fields on romantic picnics. Instead, we see them covered in mud, shivering in the snow, and working the land with every bit of energy they have left, complete with the zooming of mosquitos. It feels real and yet, it's absolutely beautiful in every way.

It's romance, and history, and amazing scenery, real costumes and sets, and interesting storyline. Give me more!

I started watching this film because the rating was 4.5 out of 5 on Amazon which in my opinion is highly misleading. I've watched nearly 3/4 of the film, but abandoned it because it's boring. I've seen plenty of great films which have had me on the edge of my seat and this certainly isn't one of them. The plot is very simplistic. There's nothing special about the acting or the music. I need to keep on writing because I have to have a minimum word count for this review. There isn't really a lot more to say. I would not recommend this film. I was expecting a lot more of the film based on rating.

A movie about real people, falling in love during the war, putting their own values ahead of parental judgments. No glamour just real struggles and hard work when two peole have a common goal and have a fullfilling life together no matter what.

Beautiful scenes of intimate relashionships between husband and wife, father and daughter, sisters and a great moment when the mother reaches out to her daughter's wrongful husband when she realizes the strength of their authentic love and gives him hope to win her back. We learn a lot of what it is to live in wartime in Finland. I compare this film to " A hidden life" and "Testament of youth". This film is incredibly comforting. An excellent choice.