Gran Paradiso - Aufbruch ins Leben

I can’t say that this film is bad, or at least as bad as the ratings here make it look. It didn’t feel like that to me at all. I rather think that the feeling still prevails on this website that the Germans cannot make good films, which is not true at all. The problem is that it’s harder for the really good ones to get to us than for the commercially successful ones. Gran Paradiso is a classic story about overcoming the insurmountable and I really liked it. It really resonated with me. For example, I really liked how the main character in the wheelchair changed his views over time, beginning to realize that even though he is in a wheelchair, life is still something we should respect and take care of. And the ending was just delicious. It wasn’t exactly a hit movie, but on the other hand I knew it was sincere. (03.12.2012)