" He described his factory as combining "advanced and ancient technology."In a large room where a circle of computers and white-coated technicians sat, a large fragment of the the 5-ton Bluestone stolen from Stonehenge was being chipped and hammered away:"From an ancient, sacrificial circle.[In the original novel, Shears was a dedicated officer, but here, he's a typical Hollywood hunk character.)Although Mildred's maternal sacrifice is portrayed as noble, some have claimed that the film is cautionary and anti-feminist, with Mildred presented as a typical 1940's post-war housewife whose 'American dream-fulfilling' role-switching movement from suburban, middle-class home-maker to divorced, successful business entrepreneur (restaurant-chain owner) results in corruptive, destructive disaster (both financial and personal).They ignore him, but pursue after their prey (filmed from high above) in a barren, abandoned lot, quickly losing his track and appearing bewildered by his sudden and elusive disappearance.He was brought before a board of official inquiry headed by Admiral Richard Barnett (Tyler Perry), facing expulsion.