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What was the point of this movie?


I just did not really understand what this movie was trying to tell us. You had had three interlocking stories and one tenuous link to another. If there was a message in this film then i totally didn't understand it. I guess bad parenting leads to bad kids? I just do not know how to appreciate these stories or why should i care for them. It's a shame cause I really liked amores perros, i dont think i will be watching 21 grams after watching this.

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It was a butterfly effect… if the Japanese business man had not given the gun to his Morrocan hunting guide, then it never would have ended up in the boys hands. They would’ve never shot the American tourist. The couple would have answered the phone when the nanny called and stopped the trip to Mexico. I forget how the deaf Japanese girl ties in, but she’s the daughter of the Japanese business man. Something about him neglecting her after his wife’s suicide.

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Where, you're right. It's all about the butterfly effect.

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I was just about to start a new topic about this very thing.

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