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This odd controversy reached such a point that the movies writer-director, Isaiah Saxon,felt compelled to respond.
Its a fantasy that makes it hard to believe that its a fantasy.
Thats the good news.
The cursory plot feels like its been assembled from generic pieces of other fairy tales and myths.
But at their best, those movies had wild, unforgettable stories.
Their concepts were simple, but they sent us on rollercoaster rides of anticipation, terror, and heartbreak.
Theres a reason people still watch those films, and its not really because the effects were great.
The mother, whose home seems nurturing and filled with plants, listens to Italian pop songs.
But this sort of shading only really works if theres already some weight to the characters.
But again, they remain images and ideas a context waiting for a text.
