For this type of story, I think I like the open-ended, no-answers quality you describe.
It would have failed its own meta-level if it had filled in all the blanks! It's not ambiguous to the point of incoherence; it is possible to follow the action of the film and even construe a good idea of some of the causes and I happen to agree with its stance on the dangers of human story-making, which can create art like we're watching and can also produce conspiracy theories and alternative facts and fake news. But it's not a puzzle, as we are so often pop-culturally trained to approach narratives now; it's more like an experiment or an invitation. It leaves a lot open and it should. The eye of the menhir. Nothing fills that space but its own mystery.
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It would have failed its own meta-level if it had filled in all the blanks! It's not ambiguous to the point of incoherence; it is possible to follow the action of the film and even construe a good idea of some of the causes and I happen to agree with its stance on the dangers of human story-making, which can create art like we're watching and can also produce conspiracy theories and alternative facts and fake news. But it's not a puzzle, as we are so often pop-culturally trained to approach narratives now; it's more like an experiment or an invitation. It leaves a lot open and it should. The eye of the menhir. Nothing fills that space but its own mystery.