Sad that some viewers can not see the beauty in this film (might give some character of the film away, so don't read if you have not seen it)

Rating: 10/10 (7 August 2004)

I have read over a few of the viewers comments in here, and just returned from seeing the movie myself and hearing the comments of the people in the theatre, and all I can say is how sad I feel for them that they can not see the beauty in this film. The ending was a surprise for sure, but not unreasonable. If you follow all the evidence of what was all said (and for those who miss the points made, they repeat again and again throughout the movie what they are), it all makes sense. The village and what is going on there is something I share a sense of longing for, as I am sure do many people. I have often thought, would it not be great to live in a world like that, free of the burdens of all this Western society crap? If we could, would we not want to preserve it? I feel the pain of the characters that drove them to seek out this solace and understand their desire to have that, what we all truly long for in our isolating and often painful world, the innocence we lost, and a world of simplicity. Kudos to the director, you see in true colours, I only wish everyone else would try to as well.