I haven't watched this movie in a while, but I remember my initial reaction being that it was a horrible movie with an incredibly deep narrative. Absolutely hate the movie, but I find it very interesting at the same time.
I dot not fully agree with your interpretation about the polar bear, but all your take on the value a freedom is really interresting, you gave me a new look over the movie thanks a lot for this video.
Harvey Weinstein tried to get the director of the movie to cut 20 minuets from the runtime and have a clunky monologue slapped on the beginning and ending, but the director refused. So they palmed it off to a different distributor who released it in 8 theatres in the US.