An amazing depth of meaning

Rating: 10/10 (3 October 1999)

This is by far the best movie I have seen in years. There are so many layers of meaning here. It perfectly captures our times and shows us why we are so unhappy even though it appears that we "have it all." As portrayed in the film, most of us are sleepwalking through life, not really *living*. The character of the neighbor boy is out of place (and thus must leave) because he is the only one who *sees* everything -- both the beauty (the white bag) and the ugly and violent (death). It's all part of life, but within our suburban cocoon, we see none of that. This is an amazing film that shows us why depression is at the highest levels ever, why violence is a way of life, and why (as women did in the 1950s) we want to ask, "Is this all there is?"