I saw this movie with my husband, and 10 and 12 year old, and none of us had a clue as to what we were supposed to take away from this movie. I understand that Spike is a "cool" director, but I just couldn't stand this movie. No one in the family had a clue what it was about - nothing ever happened, and the symbolism was so buried that it was just plain confusing. There was absolutely no story, or character development. Good monsters, but a lousy story. Sorry, Spike, this is a big miss.