Kirsten Dunst gave an award winning performance in the film Melancholia. This 2011 psychological disaster movie about a planet called Melancholia was hiding behind the Earth's sun and is now on a collision course with Earth to destroy it. Justine, played by Dunst has everything going for her in life however, she is going through depression. Her sister Claire (Charlotte Gainsbourg) and her husband John (Keifer Sutherland) start off by throwing a lavish reception for Justine and her new husband Michael (Alexander Skarsgard). Director Lars von Trier demonstrates two sides of this movie through the eyes of Justine and Claire. The comparison of how an extremely depressed woman and a woman that's in control of her life deal with the end of the world is ambiguous and fascinating. The still life photography and the cinematography is absolutely brilliant. You will either love this story for its symbolism and psychology or dislike it because of it. Either way, its a beautiful and mesmerizing story.
