Did I miss something?

Rating: 6/10 (4 June 2013)

This movie was heralded as a feel good movie, but I left the movie feeling very flat. No doubt were the visuals incredible, but the story left me feeling confused and disappointed. The ending is far too ambiguous and open to interpretation. It left me feeling somewhat depressed that everything I had watched for the past hour and a half was simply a coping mechanism invented by a very traumatized individual. Much darker than the trailers or marketing campaigns made it to be. I don't get the hype whatsoever. I agree that it deserved Best Cinematography and Best Visual Effects at The Oscars, but how in the world did Ang Lee win Best Director over Steven Spielberg? Much of the work was done for him be effects crews. The effects alone make this movie an 8 or a 9, but the story being a 4 or a 5 out of 10 just bring it down. Very disappointed.