Rather than the story itself, Eggers is more concerned with a certain way of filmmaking - let’s say a certain level of visual intensity and an innate authenticity inherited in folklores and mythologies that makes that type of storytelling the dominant narrative form in western cultures. That way he can get deeper into what those cultures are.
An artist must observe like a scientist, but create with fantasy. He seeks the truth.This series shows his genius, but at the same time, it shows that he is a man. It explores his sexuality, which is historically true. 是自传但也有 fiction. It fills the gap in our knowledge about him with C, and the platonic relationship at the center.The ending moved me