Just to explain why I think spoilers are something you should care about:

Sorry, but this whole article is based on a REALLY dumb theory: that people who are anti-spoilers "value plot above everything else".

Here's an article that asks for Rian Johnson's response to this: http://www.slashfilm.com/te…

But what I'm saying is, the "message" isn't necessarily the point. The form itself can be the main point of interest (and yes, pleasure).

So you think every film should have traditional characters and character arcs and narrative? That sounds really limiting to me. Malick's movies are all about letting the filmmaking wash over you, to be guided by the visuals and the score and the impressionistic editing and symbolic (yes, but sometimes just purely…

All the President's Men.

Whoa, you got some stuff wrong there. A TIME TO KILL is a huge piece of shit, and he's great in MAGIC MIKE, which is a pretty decent film. He's also great in LONE STAR, NEWTON BOYS, BERNIE, etc.