it's not like the story is bad at all, it's great. strong characters, moving dialogue, and there's a lot of powerful symbolism to sink your teeth into. i wish i'd seen it with people so i could have a discussion about it actually, but my friends are lame. :( anyway i just mean that it's pretty bombastic to say that a movie will ~CHANGE THE WAY ALL MOVIES EVER ARE MADE~. i do think that the bar has been raised, though.