@Judi The main allegory of the the film’s plot was: Live impassibly.. as I can see it.
How did YOU interpret it?
could you share this, please?
It’s not that obvious that every individual can grasp the sense of metaphors, especially when (so) implicit. The message in the film isn’t very easy to understand fully.. and it’s even less easy to understand what the director wants to say specifically.
There are people who would automatically rely on the attempt to interpret a metaphor for what they think it SHOULD represent, according to the plot’s course and according to what they think the director wants to communicate.
That type of attempt is a logical, rational approach to the understanding of something that can’t necessarily be patterned into a rational ’ schedule ’ .
There also is another factor which implies the understanding of something: knowledge of the thematics dealt with.
That also is not an obvious requirement for all individuals. Not everyone is familiar with the concepts of Samsara ( the vicious cycle of ordinary existence and its breeching ) and reincarnation according to Buddhism or Hinduism. Or with the concept of the underworld for the Mayans, etc..
We all have different ’ mind-tracks ’, perspectives, standard opinions, ways of believing things, which alter / modify / influence our comprehension of a certain context.
Though, when presented with a metaphor we should not ( have to ) use imagination..because that would also alter the meaning we learn from the metaphor and in our perspective it would alter the metaphor itself.
And once our mind handles something, its aspect changes and we see it as our mind finds easiest.
[ Basically, don’t let your mind be forced to handle something ( for too long ). Otherwise it starts giving it a different shape than it originally had.
That also, by the way, is another hidden meaning I got from the film. ]
Thus, also considering the requirements to understand a metaphor at its fullest, one might ask if another is able to understand it.
That is a rather objective question.
Having explained my question and given a reason to it, I honestly don’t find it either ’ a bit condescending ’ or offensive.
So, that was not how I meant it.. don’t worry.
Since the metaphors ARE relative to individual interpretation and knowledge of certain elements contained in this film..why didn’t you express your interpretation first?