The film attempts to express the confrontation between Western ethics and Eastern spirituality. The story of the film is a metaphor for two major civilization systems. The Australian society in the southern hemisphere is used as a cultural battlefield. It is an impact game that hurts both sides.
While director Jane Campion explores the gender of men and women or the conflict between Eastern and Western civilizations, the film also touches on the subject of where Australians should go in the 21st century. The film uses extremely subtle sound effects and gorgeous and exquisite desert scenes to make Ruth's family a microcosm of Australian society. The film attempts to use the power of the family to drive Eastern religious consciousness away from a female family member. The social and cultural aspects of the film are very huge
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The film describes the imagination that can be reconciled between human beings and reality. The film aligns reality with fantasy and combines them into one. It is an emotional and fascinating film.
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