thoughts...

My attraction to this movie is not so much the plot or acting, which I thought was mediocre (except for Sean Penn), but rather the incredible imagery and views that are expressed about the present state of the world. The flying people of Uganda, the day when all the fresh water in the world freezes, people lying dead in the streets due to a lack of love. "It's in the heart". It's beautiful and tragic and magical. I find that many of the best movies are infused with a sense of fatalism. I don't understand why many people find it so hard to understand this film. The main plot is pretty straightforward. I actually found that the whole movie boils down to a simple statement, the world is trying to destroy love and when love dies what else is there to live for?




btw... I am an American. There's been a lot of talk about the "Stupid" American's that I truly find offensive and pretty ignorant, as is the case with any generalization. I do understand that view on American's though, whether it be due to our horrible foreign relations and politics or the gut-wrenching movies (see: not films) that Hollywood churns out, god they can really make some *beep*