Is there a movie in here somewhere? SPOILER ALERT. I am a movie buff. There is really only one genre of film that I do not like. That would be the 'artsy' film. I have had people telling me their take on symbolisms in certain artsy movies. I understand the symbolism, I just don't enjoy it in a movie.
For the first 15 minutes or so, it was a movie, with people. A vague, cloaked story seemed to be lurking in there, somewhere. Then, out of the blue, we were hit with an array of odd imagery and classical music and opera. This went on for a bit, then we had several nature scenes. Then, are you ready for it? ......... Dinosaurs. Yes, dinosaurs. Then imagery from space. OK, we are now roughly 35 minutes in. Where did the cast go? I felt like it was now a different movie, but I don't remember changing it. Oh, now we are back to seeing the cast again. So we had a half an hour of something that would be at home on the Discovery Channel. Oh, wait, OK, well, not sure what that was all about. Now we see a leaf on the ground. Then it blows away. I guess that's it for the leaf. Hmmm, alright, now it seems we are watching a child growing up. Still waiting for some relevant dialogue. Well we are now 45 minutes in, the end is drawing near. WHAT???? This is over 2 hours long? Oh sweet lord NOOOOO!!!!!
I realize some people find this type of film riveting and haunting. Which may explain it's high star rating. Myself, I'm afraid I simply can not give it more than a 2. There may have been a good movie in there, but I found it got lost amongst the odd scenes. Remember, there were scenes with dinosaurs.