it sets up it’s rules within that universe and tries following them. This movie just went all over the place without any rules, it made no sense and then at one point you simply can’t suspend disbelief anymore

I think what we are seeing is cinema catching up to the abserdity of the current era. There are a few other recent films that do this that I really enjoyed, The Menu and White Noise.

Its also “suspension of belief.” “Suspension of disbelief” is funny though, and sort of fits.

What the hell was it with the deer?

Ethan Hawk’s character says “oh deer. In mezoamerica deer were a sign of good luck” (paraphrased). But as you’ve noted, we are breaking the rules. The deer as a symbol don’t represent what they have traditionally/in the past. I think its nod to how many factions in our current culture are outright trying to bend language/tradition for their own benifit and to the detriment of others.

The ending was shit, whatever you want to call it. Half the plot threads were still open, but now the girl finally gets to watch her friends episode which she wanted and that somehow is an ending? Wtf?

The little girl is the viewer, is you, is all of us finding comfort in media and comfort in fantasy/things that don’t actually exist, even while the world is literally falling apart. She’s also a child and i s relatively without the agency to change things, as you and I are in the current geopolitical climate, and rather than try and gain agency to maybe save herself/family, she burrows into the thing that will give her immediate gratification.

What was with the different flyers being thrown around? Like they opened threads left and right and then… Did nothing with it.

Its misinformation. Somehwrre else the writing was Chinese. Its whatever the current boogyman is.

but the music, dear god, it was invasive and intrusive and even an annoyance when it was on in the background

Yes the point was to make it uncomfortable.