This movie is one of those movies that you watch, and you do not understand what you're watching but still like it! From the beginning, I was captivated by the story and yes, I was more confused at the end, but I also felt like it was worth watching. After reading several comments and googling "The ending" I realised it's mainly about the pesticide plague happening in Argentina. But it also talks about the bond between a mother and a child and how different mothers deal with motherhood.
Let's begin with the pesticide plague that's happening in Argentina. There is no doubt that it is poisoning everyone in the village, and the reason why children are born deformed or fall sick because of the pesticide poisoning. Rather than doing something about it, the villages choose to do black magic, voodoo, BS, and make peace with the consequences. Now that's out of the way, let's talk about the other other main subject which is about motherhood.
To me, carolla comes across as a narcissist, and that she has always put herself first and failed to own up to her own mistakes. Because of that, she nearly lost her son and destroyed her new friends life. Even at the end, she chose to run away from the consequences, rather than facing up to them . The fact that she believes that her own son does not deserve her love shows she is a narcissist .
Amanda, on the other hand was an anxious empath, who put everyone else's needs before her, which made her the perfect victim . She was the perfect caring, loving mother, wife, friend, neighbour, etc. It is why there 2 very a different women felt this strong attraction towards each other.
Also this movie is talking about, often the things we perceive as threats aren't always threats and places we find safe aren't always safe. Sometimes the real threat or the danger is right in front of eyes and we choose not to look at them because of our own insecurities. If we paid more attention to the details, then we could have prevented those disasters from happening to us.
I guess that's why David kept asking Amanda to focus on the details. Because these tiny little details can be clues for us to save our selves from danger. Anyhoo.. I really like the movie and I might probably watch it again.
Let's begin with the pesticide plague that's happening in Argentina. There is no doubt that it is poisoning everyone in the village, and the reason why children are born deformed or fall sick because of the pesticide poisoning. Rather than doing something about it, the villages choose to do black magic, voodoo, BS, and make peace with the consequences. Now that's out of the way, let's talk about the other other main subject which is about motherhood.
To me, carolla comes across as a narcissist, and that she has always put herself first and failed to own up to her own mistakes. Because of that, she nearly lost her son and destroyed her new friends life. Even at the end, she chose to run away from the consequences, rather than facing up to them . The fact that she believes that her own son does not deserve her love shows she is a narcissist .
Amanda, on the other hand was an anxious empath, who put everyone else's needs before her, which made her the perfect victim . She was the perfect caring, loving mother, wife, friend, neighbour, etc. It is why there 2 very a different women felt this strong attraction towards each other.
Also this movie is talking about, often the things we perceive as threats aren't always threats and places we find safe aren't always safe. Sometimes the real threat or the danger is right in front of eyes and we choose not to look at them because of our own insecurities. If we paid more attention to the details, then we could have prevented those disasters from happening to us.
I guess that's why David kept asking Amanda to focus on the details. Because these tiny little details can be clues for us to save our selves from danger. Anyhoo.. I really like the movie and I might probably watch it again.