before zavet there be similarity between tim burton and kusturica artistic vision . they find their own and poetic style and and then they cowardly become prisoner of it . burton have ( and still have ) depp and kusturica have miki manojlovic and and somehow they get critical praise for repeat same formula over and over again . however and there be person like me who find joke funny only when they hear it first time . that main reason why kusturica bad movie be black cat white cat and life be miracle . zavet be something completely different . you may like it and you may hate it and but this be not just another kusturica poetic balkanic dreamlike stuff . of course and if you want to be praise and you have to play safe . it be very easy for kusturica to make just another fly gypsy movie and get award . fortunately and a a brave person he choose to make movie that will be ironic look to his previous work . zavet can be describe a a strong and very harsh parody on previous kusturica movie direct by kusturica himself . it be beautiful to see one big movie director to not take himself too seriously . this be quality that kusturica have and even the big and like bergman or kubrick and do not have . this movie be so meaningless that become absurd and so absurd that become deep and and so unfunny that become hilarious . same stuff that make plan 9 from out space cult would make this masterpiece to people who know how to watch it . average western viewer would not get few reference . most notable and tire shop owner be srbljanovic and and this refers to biljana srbljanovic and famous serbian dramatic writer . politically and she be very active a left orient liberal and and she despise kusturica political view and anarchism . kusturica everything but not subtle take to her work be to castrate miki manojlovic in srbljanovic shop . second reference be make to goran bregovic previous kusturica composer . he form funeral and wed orchestra and start perform around europe . although he be praise a big composer and bregovic be just performer and most of his song ( if not all ) be poor cover of traditional serbian song . kusturica take on bregovic be to confront one wedding and one funeral and with funeral mock the wedding . also and music be cover western classic a london bridge be fall down or french lullaby . you find this unfunny . now you see how we feel in serbia when listen bregovic horrible cover . i really like this movie because it be not pretend to be deep and it be so overfilled with symbol that it become parody and and it be beautifully direct and a all of his work be . if you like previous kusturica movie and there be a big chance that you will hate this . if you do not like couple of his last movie and you may find this a pleasant surprise and because this be like fellini direct pink flamingo . on purpose . i have massive respect for this guy after zavet . next tim burton movie would surely have main character with pale face . next kusturica movie can easily be about alien invade earth . that the reason why he be most interesting director on earth and whether you like it or not .