It's so hard for us to really get to grips with the sensibilities required to understand myths as our ancestors would have done. It's even a chore to really understand the sheer horror felt at seeing the original Nosferatu or reading Mary Shelley's book but Eggers has this exceptional ability to transport our sensibilities right there into the thick of it all. I don't know if it's his 'meticulous research' or simply some kind of empathetic approach to cultures distant from our own that allows him to create such powerfully mythic films but, whatever it is, he's doing an amazing job!