Yes, it was visually impressive but of the 7+ billion people on the planet, why did Lars von Trier choose to follow this particular nutty woman? Surely others could have offered something more insightful, and maybe even meaningful. I found the characters' behavior...unlikely, even given the circumstances that we later come to appreciate. Many, many books and movies (both fictional and not) have covered the topic of people facing impending doom. Personally, I prefer a combination of the Hemingway hero and Kurt Vonnegut's main character in Cat's Cradle: fight with dignity to the end, but then thumb your nose at the world. Like Breaker Morant: "Shoot straight, you bastards! Don't make a mess of it!" OK, the subject deserves a variety of treatments, but I found this one less than compelling.