Thank you for your perspective! Now that I think about it, your theory doesn't seem that far out there.
Cartendole
Yes, maybe I was looking for more than there is to it. For me, it felt very pathos-y and as if it wanted to convey a deeper message, but when I found none at the end, maybe that's exactly what Anderson was going for here. Or is going for in many of his movies. I think I'll see another one of his to try and make this clearer to me.
And I agree on there being a lot of characters! It's a great cast that shows up surprisingly little, so to say. :D
100% agree with you, being a completionist also sucks the enjoyment out of games for me. I feel like I'm not as far along as you and still have to "get" that I don't HAVE to explore and find everything. Just takes a while, probably. :) It's hard for me to decide whether a game is worth exploring extensively or not.
Can confirm, am born in 2000.