My favorite part of the movie is the story that the projectionist tells the boy about a soldier who waits outside a princess's window for 99 days, then leaves. The princess had promised to marry the soldier if he could prove his love for her by staying for a full 100 days. The projectionist ends the story by asking the question, "Why does the soldier finally give up when he is so close to his goal?" No answer is explicitly given in the movie, but I felt that the search for that answer was central to understanding the deep emotions that the movie stirred up in so many viewers.
Another question is why the boy did not return to his home town sooner, despite requests from his aging mother. The movie engaged me with these questions that wouldn't leave and kept me searching for the gold, insights into life and love. It's a movie that gives back as much as you put in.
Another question is why the boy did not return to his home town sooner, despite requests from his aging mother. The movie engaged me with these questions that wouldn't leave and kept me searching for the gold, insights into life and love. It's a movie that gives back as much as you put in.