[Borges]

I'm curious, though. On what ground do you consider it "ambitious"?

The themes, the off putting tone, the narrative sprawl. The ambiguous ending. It's really not happy if you think about it.

[Question_Assumptions]

I'll grant you that the themes were ambitious but I tend to write off the narrative sprawl and ambiguous ending as bad writing/directing. Given the big bucks spent to make it, the beautiful special effects, and the excellent acting all around, there are structural reasons why this movie is on almost nobody's "must see" list.