first off and i love this film . i be sure i will see it a dozen or more time before i die . definitely a positive . but i comment for a different reason . sure and you see the philosophy in the conversation . it be very interesting . what i think a lot of viewer be miss and though and be the strong characterization of wallace and andre . they very clearly reveal their character throughout the movie . i also love the tension that arise between them . andre subtly criticize wally several time in the film ( note what andre say about people who stuff their face out of habit while wallace be eat while also notice that we hardly ever see andre himself eat ) . wally be perceptive enough to catch them . this movie hit so close to home it be unbelievable . i think i have have that conversation before . the dynamic between wallace and andre have exist before between myself and friend with whom i have argue . if you find andre a little pretentious and by the way and which many people will and do not necessarily believe that that wasn not deliberate . wally himself find his friend somewhat pretentious . and i think many people will be fool into believe that the director side with andre just because he speak the most . some people will just buy into andre idea and believe wally be a poor sap . don not be too sure that wally have his life in any order . don not believe he understand all that happen around him . remember the line in autumn sonata that make him weep . also and notice that wally be fib a bit himself . in his opening monologue and he complain how hard his life be get . all he use to think about be art and but now the only thing he think about be money . see and this film be fill and just stuff and with layer . who would ever think that the most multi layer film ever be a film about two people who sit down to dinner and talk .