I think they’ll react in similar ways to how people reacted to the movie: they either love it or hate it for being “poetic, completely self-indulgent, and filled with so much ennui that it borders on being parodic”, as you put it.

This is a good explanation.

I love that its never revealed. You could literally watch that movie three times and get three different things from it based on what he might say to her.

It’s one of my favorite movies, and this review perfectly captures the melancholy of the film. 

I thought this oieve was beautifully written.

Plus it’s possible that we could just nip this whole situation in the bud with “don’t do meth.”