[spoiler]Well, that's one interpretation. It may even be the intended one. But personally, that isn't what I take from it. There are elements of that, yes, but to me fiction is a from of truth, a thing of creation that allows us to internalize our own feelings and make them manifest in a way that is understandable. I view the movie as a statement that work equals reward, that struggling through the difficult times in life under your own power will always bring you what you need to carry on and do better, that there are right moral choices to make and that making them is not only the best thing for yourself, but the best thing for other people and the world. That even if your only consolation in the end is telling yourself that you did the best you could and you acted well, that is reward enough. So I guess what I'm saying is that even if Guillermo del Toro doesn't believe that this is true, I believe that this is what the movie has helped me realize... that yes, that's reward enough.[/spoiler]
