I didn't imagine that you took it as a literal prophesy. Neither do I want to investigate whether it did justice to the book, which is really quite different. I dislike moralising in general. I think any message should emerge from a story rather than be the imposed on it. If a piano lands on somebody walking under a window, I want to learn about motive, stupidity, or whatever, rather than have a health and safety message pushed onto me.
I think that we are in agreement that it's a yarn but perhaps we disagree about the degree of rip. Maybe if it had ripped a bit more for me, I would be prepared to accept what seemed a rather vague commentary of folly. And no, I don't want masses of back story. I do want to care about the characters though - and I didn't.
Interesting that you mention Gravity. I was distinctly underwhelmed by that too, although as with CoM, I acknowledge the style and spectacle.never trust a man in a blue trench coat, never drive a car when you're dead |