"Where would it get you if something that's a little bit ambiguous in the movie is made clear? It doesn't get you anywhere."
— Joel Coen
Where Would It Get You If
Where would it get you if something that's a little bit ambiguous in the movie is made clear? It doesn't get you anywhere.
About this quote
Joel Coen has articulated this view of narrative ambiguity in interviews about Coen Brothers films, particularly those — like No Country for Old Men and A Serious Man — that resist conventional resolution. Coen argues that resolving ambiguity is not only unnecessary but often actively harmful to a film, stripping it of the uncertainty that makes audiences engage and return. The Coen Brothers frequently decline to explain their films' endings.
Source
Interview