Not as Sad as People Think

Rating: 9/10 (25 May 2018)

The religious undertones were incredibly strong.
All of Ophelia's choices were moral choices. She screwed up once, but was given a second chance. At the end, she gave her life for her brother, which arguably is the ultimate good. She got to escape a horrible, war ridden world to go home to her father (God) in his kingdom (Heaven). This movie was one of hope, and the purest explanation I've ever seen of Christianity.
That's why there was a heavy theme on innocence, and the simple brutality of life.
Maybe the director didn't mean that, but that's how I took it. Don't let this review ruin the movie if you don't like or believe in religion. It's ambiguous, I'm just inclined to think of it like that because of my experiences.
It was a great movie, very morbid like life itself, but not without hope. Definitely recommend.