I must say that i was waiting to see a movie that impress, is hard to explain that when you work in this industry see a film that keeps you on the edge is pretty rare. Life of Others the german film that win the academy award as a foreign film this year is a good example of smart filmaking, Ok Im saying that the film is good, but i have some comments, i will tell you later.

The story takes you in the divided two Germanys and how all the espionage techniques was taking place to find revolutionary movements against them, an amazing actor Ulrich Mühe play the part of one the tops men behind extreme surveillance of everyone who plans or has different ideas against the regime, his face is so impressive and his performance during the movie really hits you, he perform some kind of mutation during the course of the story, which tells about the case of a famous playwritter Gerorg Dreyman performed by another amazing actor Sebastian Koch and how the regime was looking to incriminate him of antagonize against the goberment, using all type of surveillance in other to get what they looking for, the whole change of events makes you think that the direction of the film is opposite of what you expecting, but i must say in other to not ruin everyone else plot, that has good twist and turns. Im just going to talk about what i felt rather than just give specific details of the story. When you see Ulrich reacting in a different way, im only getting the idea of when you are trying to find the truth in someone else lies, you can become a bigger liar. A person who was trained to push your limits using every resource and decode everything that sees in you in order to get the real truth can become vulnerable, in fact is a more weak person, lonely, sinful, an empty human being, can a person that forced is more powerful than the person who choose to force you? may be, Life of others is a film of choices, is a story of people who decide to do something in other to get other things, sometimes doing sacrifices for freedom, better life or may be a not so better life... changes are good? or sometimes is good to keep the same routine?

I think that to me this films has two ends im not going to say how this end takes place, but when you think that's is over, is not, and is my critical comment, the story was longer i don't know why, it was necessary the rest of the story of was a reason to pick up some events that was consider important but no critical to the plot.

I recommend this film no matter my last comment, you have to judge that part.