Now that we know hidden messages are silly...I will completly contradict myself

There can indeed be hidden messages in movies. Some directors go out of their way to use subtle symbols to manipulate the audience towards a certain emotion or thought. If your paying attention you may even catch a story behind the story. One such example of this is how Stanley Kubrick, notorious for hiding things in his movies, worked in the idea that The Shining was about a father who has molested his child. There are some subtle hints to this, but the big one is a quick shot of the father reading a magazine that features an article about parents who molest their children.

So what does that mean? Nothing really. It may help explain how the director achieved the creepy and predatory feeling throughout the film. It nice when you pick up on these things, you may feel some achievement, but it doesn't change the fact the movie is exactly what it has set out to be. I suppose it's like songs. You can write a song about a relationship and you can do your best the explain the complexities of the relationship within the 4/4 beat, but in the end you'll still have just a silly little love song. (And what's wrong with silly little love songs?)

Here's more of what I mean.