Very deep, thought provoking film

Rating: 9/10 (10 June 2005)

I am disappointed how some reviews have trashed this film for not living up to some "unknown" expectation. The allegories presented in this film are too numerous to completely mention. On one level the film speaks of the inability of trying to create a man-made paradise. The Village represents mankind. The Elders represent controlling thought or governance that an individual is able to save himself from evil without the presence of a Saviour. When a character decides to save another from an impending danger, their individual attempt is unsuccessful because they are blind to the truth. The film ends with the question will an individual attempt at providing salvation for one's self be successful without divine help? The answer is provided in the last few scenes. The film proves that evil is inherent in mankind and that Saviour is necessary.