More Than One Meaning

With the recent release of the movie Inception, everyone is chatting about whether or not the ending was one thing or the other. Everyone seems to be equally convinced of their own opinion with sufficient proof in their corner. I really love when literature or a film can be vague or misleading enough to create very well founded but totally different opinions about the subject in regard to what transpired or what things meant.

To me a great story isn't just one that leaves you feeling after it ends, but one that demands discussion, that does not hand you every answer. I recently was reading more about the American adaptation of the Sweedish novel Let The Right One In. Some may be aware that there already exists an adaptation of this book which goes by the same title. In the novel, there is a very clear explanation of some elements, which are intentionally left out or left vague in the movie. The American adaptation is taking is own twist on things. Until reading about the American version I never even considered the other side of the coin to the vagueness in the movie which was supported by the original story in the novel. It's been two years since seeing that movie and so much just changed in terms of implications and such by considering the other side of it.

I apologize for being vague but if you have not seen it I do not want to spoil the vagueness for you.