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I thought it was a beautiful film, although I can also understand why it was given a 6.7 on IMDB. But I enjoyed it and I was disappointed when we traveled back to Earth and then the lights went on in the cinema.

The condition is that you follow André Kuiper's instructions and do not think or analyse, but simply absorb the images and the music. That took me a while, but then something happened. A bit like what sometimes happens with art; you no longer analyse the painting, but literally the 'art' enters you. That was the case now. Mother Earth 'was' there. Not in relation to a natural disaster, or how certain animals live, but really as herself. It seems that at such a moment a certain part of the brain is activated. The music certainly played a role in this.

Maybe that was also because I had no frame of reference. I did not know how far we were from Earth, so I could not estimate the size of things. Very special. I was also aware that space travel contains the pinnacle of human ability. The greatest experts in the field of physics, biology, but also in dietetics and psychology come together to make their best contribution. That enormous concern to achieve the highest possible quality, that was also in the film. André Kuiper spent hundreds of hours selecting the most beautiful images and the best matching music and in a certain way that came across to me. I was literally in tears when the images of the reflection of the sun on water passed by. Wow, how unbelievably beautiful.

Maybe a film for a special mood, but a must-see as far as I'm concerned.

To be honest, I don't think it's possible to translate the richness, depth and refinement of the book Middlemarch to the screen. A narrator gives the most beautiful comments, which is why this book is such high-class literature. The narrator was 'George Eliot', of course, and she was so wise, funny and compassionate that the story is reduced to half without her comments.

It's remarkable how George Eliot has set up Middlemarch. Usually, the narrator is on the outside of the story, and the events that take place with the characters make the story. But not in this case. The narrator is on the inside. He knows about life, psychology, philosophy, religion and spirituality, and he connects all this knowledge to the small lifes of the characters.

So, without the narrator, what's left is precisely this TV adaptation. It's the outside of the story. It shows the most beautiful clothes, gardens, coaches, china, townhouses, and music. The actors tell the story by saying the words their characters do and mimicking the feelings that go along with them. It's not bad at all. But it misses the heart, the inside.

How can we get to the inside of all the marriages without the narrator? How can we get to the personalities of all the characters without the narrator? It's simply not possible in this case. Maybe, with some class A actors we had a better chance, but that's not the case, unfortunately. So, like the characters without the narrator, we stumble through this adaption, which is remarkably fitting in a way.

If you like to see the outside of this story, watch this series. But if you want to see the whole package, please read the book.

I have never seen a more authentic movie. This movie does whatever the hell it pleases. It's not here to live up to any expectations or to serve a specific purpose; no, it's here because it feels like it wants to be here, and we are fortunate enough to be included in its existence.

This film is about a man who truly lives in the moment without being some spiritual guru. He deals with whatever comes his way, the good, the bad and the ugly, and he welcomes it without words. That's because he doesn't need words. He doesn't need to analyze, remember or anticipate because "now is now". He accepts and embraces reality, finding joy in every little detail. But also not shying away from sorrow. But he never gets dramatic.

And that's why this movie is so unique. There is no plot, there is no past full of hurt, there is no goal, there is no desire. Yet, it was mesmerizing, and I was glued to the screen. I was blown away. It's a movie that will stick with me for a long time.