The Ending (BIG SPOILERS)

Rating: 9/10 (11 January 2006)

This is a profound film with filmmakers that knew what they were doing. It was such an incredible experience to watch this film. It will stay with me for a long, long time.
The only frustration is the ending. I just wanted it to be more. Perhaps it's my Hollywood sensibilities, but I just wanted our hero to win big. This wasn't a tragedy, he won the prize...but it wasn't big enough.
In fact, I got very upset because I felt that he was PART of the problem. Because of his inability to expose the corruption, our hero (though he got the job), added many more years of violence, neglect, and suffering to his town. So I felt that in the end it was a Pyrrhic victory at best.
It's a sad, sad commentary on everything. But again, truly an amazing film. Congrats to all of those involved.