What is it trying to tell us? The bottom line is to show that reality is hopeless, horrible, cruel, ugly. Beautiful and hopeful things are imagined and unrealistic. So, what's the point?
By comparison, films like the French "Butterfly" are much better. In terms of pain, things are always simpler. People always sigh when they see a tragedy, and the tragedy seems profound, but it is really nothing more than that. But it's much more difficult to say something profound with beautiful, cute, and even funny plots, but once it's done well, it's even more profound.
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