Your explanation is pretty solid by the way! After watching this movie a few times I have come to a crazy but cohesive theory about The protagonist's true identity
I did one awhile back but it was more about how it’s great. I’m working on a large piece about the entire series narrative but I have to rewatch the entire series and read all the books. Here’s the old video. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-boy6GY1T5gk.html