Birth: The Concept of Reincarnation

There are so many angles we can talk about the movie “Birth” that I don’t even know where to begin. Everybody who has seen the film would agree that the most critical point is the question of whether Sean, played by young Cameron Bright, is who he says he is.

Though the movie seems to be leading us toward the confirmation of reincarnation, it still reluctant to provide us with the absolute conclusion because to come to the absolute conclusion, one has to be an expert in the concept of reincarnation and I don’t think that the film wants to claim that responsibility.

But by not being absolute about it, the movie leaves us with so many possibilities to speculate. Some will dislike how the movie is played out and some will overlook the uncertainty and have fun trying to figure out the movie and come up with their own conclusion.

Personally, I think it’s the film’s weakness for not being brave enough to be absolute. I couldn’t help but thought about how brilliant “Birth” could be if it were in the hand of M. Night Shyamalan, who has left us without a doubt as to what really happened in his masterful work, “The Sixth Sense”. 2 ½ stars.