What is death and what comes after it? Is it the end or does anything come after it? Like an eternal "stinger" that is tagged to a movie? Those are not questions that are important to the movie itself or are going to be answered here. But the movie does have an obsession with death. The main character to be more precise.
Our main character while not a role model, is very enticing and is able to keep us more than interested in his motives and his journey. Which is the reason why the movie does work. I'd say the viewer wants to see where this is going. Not so much hoping for a success (more likely to be the contrary), but to see where this is heading and what the message of the movie is ... maybe the answer will not be completely satisfying though
Our main character while not a role model, is very enticing and is able to keep us more than interested in his motives and his journey. Which is the reason why the movie does work. I'd say the viewer wants to see where this is going. Not so much hoping for a success (more likely to be the contrary), but to see where this is heading and what the message of the movie is ... maybe the answer will not be completely satisfying though