I enjoy the movie for it's beautiful imagery, excellent acting, simple story-telling, and most of all, it's meditation on life, love and family.  Poetic without being pretentious, arrogant or resolute.  Love it. It's a movie I have watched many times since I was a kid, that I come back to over and over.  I don't always like movies that spell out what i'm supposed to think or feel and I don't think this one does.. it offers some insights without being preachy.  Essentially, I think the movie is about learning to live life with love, appreciation and grace, even if we can't understand it.