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the snails

posted 17 years ago by Mr_Chet
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What was with all the snails at the end would someone care to explain?

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[–] Mr_Chet 17 years ago

ok, thanks alot for the help

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[–] gorgsharpy 17 years ago

But the snails also spoil their project of filming the decay so nature gets the last word topping design.

[–] St_Anus 14 years ago

^^yes. There is a cruel irony in that one of the lowest forms destroys the attempts of man to understand the mysteries of life and death. Greenaway is perhaps hinting at the futility of this experiment, and these kind of experiments in general. There are limits to reason, and no matter how much we try to control and understand our environment, along with ourselves, we are doomed to fail, because certain aspects of nature are unpredictable, and perhaps even unknowable.

[–] gorgsharpy 14 years ago

The symbolism is Darwin topping God, if you ask me.