Young men who haven't figured out who they are or how they are supposed to live should not tell stories. This silly movie teaches that it's better to run away when the going gets tough than to be brave and loyal and fight for your buddy, or family or whatever. It also teaches that if you are doing really stupid selfish things but you are special in some way, that you can continue to do really stupid selfish things and the good spirits will come help you anyway. It also teaches that when you are doing these really stupid selfish things and you go into the desert and you face difficulty and some really scary looking women in the distance that it's alright to throw a temper tantrum, and be really reckless with your stuff and the good spirits will reward you by coming and taking care of you anyway.
I was quite annoyed by this movie because it doesn't teach anything worthwhile and instead teaches the exact opposite - that it's all quite random and pointless. That the decisions and choices we make don't really matter and that you fate is really out of your hands, so go ahead and be a dumb, selfish, petulant ass and it's all good. This movie teaches entitlement and rewards bad behavior. It's shocking to me that some young men who created this movie tried to take the trappings of a 'hero journey' and didn't get the substance of it AT ALL, put the ingredients in there, but COMPLETELY missed the point. Grrrrr
I was quite annoyed by this movie because it doesn't teach anything worthwhile and instead teaches the exact opposite - that it's all quite random and pointless. That the decisions and choices we make don't really matter and that you fate is really out of your hands, so go ahead and be a dumb, selfish, petulant ass and it's all good. This movie teaches entitlement and rewards bad behavior. It's shocking to me that some young men who created this movie tried to take the trappings of a 'hero journey' and didn't get the substance of it AT ALL, put the ingredients in there, but COMPLETELY missed the point. Grrrrr