artistic work for internal consumption

Rating: 5/10 (24 February 2020)

The film is an allegory about God, Mother Nature and the Earth and the destruction that man and religion, with the frequent absences of God, causes on Earth and in nature. The Poet is God, the wife the Nature, the House the Earth and the Baby represents Jesus or the Prophets. Visually the film is spectacular, the action is intriguing, strange, very uncomfortable and often visually violent. If I had seen the film as a teenager I would have devoured it for all the allegories and critical, cynical and sarcastic view of what it represents. Nowadays ... meh ... It is an artistic representation of a theme that has been discussed and discussed frequently, and with no real impact on those who would be its "target" given the allegorical and complex element in the way of passing the message. It turns out to be an artistic work for internal consumption by those who already share the point of view.