the topiary gardener

Posted on April 4th, 2007 by shayden.
Categories: Uncategorized.

The more I think about it, the more I can see idea of  the topiary gardener as “God” in the film.  While I did not find any of the people that interesting in the film, something about him makes me curious to know more.  I can see how Morris has set him up to be “God” in the tangled mess of it all.  What really struck me after seeing it again was the scene where he talks about his boss wanting him to create “Eve” for the male scarecrow.  To me that part is more interesting than the whole birthday scene.  He can give life to the scarecrow and plants, but once he is gone, they will more than likely cease to exist.  I can see the likeness to God with this idea because in a similar way, God gives life, but can easily take it away, as can the gardener in reference to his animal plants. 

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