The Movie As A Reflection Of All of Us

I watched this film last night and was amazed by two things. One was how quickly it goes by, despite the deliberate pace. It literally ended and I was in shock that two plus hours went by. The second was how well the director switched the main character and used the children to do so. In that aspect, it's one of the best directed films in ages.

Now an explanation of what I wrote in the subject line. I just browsed a few other threads, but I'm amazed by what people saw in the film that wasn't there. Like the fact that so many saw The tear flowing down the wife's cheek as she presses his hand, which never happens. If you saw that, you didn't get the movie and clearly didn't understand that the final scene is the culmination of everything we've seen and explains the title. We, despite wanting a sign good or bad, can't let go of our past. I believe that so many people watched this and were overcome by their own lives, that they inserted what they hoped would be a resolution, because as we see with all the characters nobody wants to accept that the present is a result of their own actions.

All this being said, it's a brilliantly executed film and the only flaw, if it is one, is that the last 30 minutes adds one to many elements for my liking. I understand why, but it bothered me. Maybe in time and a second viewing, it'll become more clear why it was needed, but to me it seemed like an overload.