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I believe the "lol, so random" aspect is meant to better encompass the ultimate message of the film: the examination of the different responses to an ultimately meaningless universe.

Jobu Tupaki's randomness stems from her despondent, destructive response, which she wields like a cudgel to try to "make others understand".

Original Waymond's randomness stems from an unstructured absurdist response, thinking "if nothing matters, then what's stopping me from enjoying the little things?"

Alpha Waymond's randomness derives from a desperation to cling to meaning. He follows the insane rules of the universe in which he finds himself in order to prevent the destruction of what he cares about.

Evelyn's eventual breakthrough into her own enlightenment is a modification of the responses of both Waymonds: "if nothing matters, then I can decide what matters, and I can use that absurdity to make meaning from the beauty of the universe"

At least, that was my reading.

I love the movie, but my friend tried watching it and told me he didn't get past the first 20 minutes before he gave up. Which kinda sucks because the first 20 mins are just laundry drama and I felt he didn't give it a chance.

And I think that might be a common denominator. I loved how I had no idea where the movie was headed and it defied my attempts to predict it. But some people like it when movies have a predictable genre, and stick to the conventions of that genre so they know what to expect. Movies that immediately start in the same way they intend to go on.

So maybe that's a factor with your wife - on the second viewing you already know how it will end, so it's more comfortable.

It is! As long as you mean "Martial", as in "involves battle", and "arts" are understood to include "the creative application of random objects to different media in order to achieve the desired representation of reality" (the "different media" here being various body parts)