&lt;b&gt;Are you interested in cinema, or just realistic storytelling? If the latter, go to your local library. Cinema lovers recognize the brilliance of this Rashomon-Ashes of Time hybrid.&lt;/b&gt;

Just because I didn't get this film is no reason to get snotty. I think my original post made it very clear that I like cinema and that I want to understand this film. That's why I ended my post with "I don't mean to bash the film. I really want to understand it."

Let me repeat: I don't mean to bash the film. I really want to understand it.
