Visions of Paradise

movie what are you saying? some theme about people on that Island not being quite what they say they are, or what/all they appear to be? If we apply that to Alan and Billy as well, obviously they're more honest than the rest and were tricked there under false pretenses, but even so, clearly there is more going on to them than is voiced. While it's shown that Alan is facilitating Billy's higher education and involved with his employment, their actions and behavior demonstrate there is far, far more going on there

Alan dramatically declaring to an entire audience while begging for their money, "No force on Earth or Heaven could get me on that island," and then a mere three scenes later he's agreeing to go

and then it's LITERALLY spelled out in text when he says to Billy, "And the truth is, you got me into this. And I have no intention of being on my own with these people."

there's no way Alan would have gone to the Island if it weren't for Billy, so therefore, to Alan, Billy is a force greater than Earth and Heaven.

it's the simple math of it that gets me, a + b = c