this film would have to rank a one of my top ten movie of all time along with casablanca and day for night and o brother and where art thou . and the godfather . true to life while unpredictable while fill with metaphor while act beautifully while film with splendor while spellbind while be just a few of it positive . six hour be a long time for any movie . reluctant to go to such a huge commitment of time and a friend convince me to sneak into the last hour of the second half . i be hook . i attend the first three hour the next night and the final three hour the follow evening . i then buy the dvd and which be something i rarely do . the character be real . they act the way we all do represent with imperfection and hesitation and regret and courage . kismet and chance be as important a direction and drive . life be full of surprise but our path and our mistaken goal and and our view of life propel u like invisible current in the sea of life . power and attention and revenge and avoidance of failure and be address a a mosaic of human personality and potential . success or failure be not present a some feel good hollywood formula and but a a confrontation with good and evil . life be complicate . there be no easy answer while only painful journey that once venture can transcend the pain . but there be no guarantee . thank you dan and for sneak me into the oak street cinema . it have enrich my life .