What's a Marionette?

The film makers are setting the stage and so well. So they set the stage by showing you the stage. And the cricket tells you what he sees. He's pretty happy to be there because, and this is also someone who's concerned about time,. Because there's a lot of clocks. There's a strong implication that whatever this thing is is half formed, and that it’s being manipulated by unseen forces, behind, unseen forces, behind the facade. Well, that's a freudian idea. That's you. That's all of you, you know....