The article makes the argument that the plot being hard to follow is in fact to the film's benefit. So unless you require "depth" to be plot depth, that doesn't

The article makes the argument that the plot being hard to follow is in fact to the film's benefit. So unless you require "depth" to be plot depth, that doesn't match #2. There are qualities other than "plot depth" that can be enhanced by ambiguity. Most people don't watch a film solely for the plot. > It's a crime drama. Is that prescriptive or descriptive?