I think this article misses the mark pretty bad. Was it just an excuse to quote The Bard?
Anyway, I commented this elsewhere but will re-post here:
My take after a single watch is
spoilerI think it’s possible the entire construct of what was happening in black and white was not really happening at all, but just an invention of Jason Schwartzmann’s character to help him deal with the grief of losing his wife. Conversely, I think everything that happened in color was really happening. Interestingly this is a wild inversion of what’s presented on screen (where we’re supposed to believe that what’s happening in color is all a production being put on by actors and is NOT real, while the black and white stuff is what’s real. I’ve only seen it once, but I suspect there are really subtle hints to this peppered throughout. I believe the climax of the movie is when Jason Schwartzmann’s character “walks through the set” and ends up encountering his wife / “the actress who was supposed to play his wife”. That it began snowing afterwards is a strong visual Cue. This is literally just my take. I haven’t bothered reading any analysis. I probably won’t until I see it a few more times.