Neal Gabler analyzed the film as showing three different approaches to solving an obstacle: science (represented by Hooper), spiritualism (represented by Quint), and the common man (represented by Brody).
尼尔·高布乐（Neil Gabler）在分析中认为，影片展示了解决障碍的三种不同办法：科学（由胡珀代表）、唯心主义（由昆特代表）和普通人（由布罗迪代表）。