It is interesting to watch a fiercely fought battle over a city that is in ruin. There is more rubble than buildings. Normality of life has stopped. Few families have been left intact. Childhoods have been destroyed as the children become spies and messengers.
Fear is a normal condition here.
If two people really love each other. But, they just can't get it together. In an time of broken relationships and high divorce rates, this story is refreshing. It affirms the absolute importance to commitment. It is becoming more spiritual.