The problem is it absolutely is self important navel gazing. It just also tries to ask us to think and be so much more at the same time. It absolutely knows it’s the grand work of one guy, but he dared to dream.

But yeah, if people were calling the “go back to the club” bad acting then all I can say is I wouldn’t listen to them personally. I mean, I don’t know Coppola’s intent but that entire scene struck me as perfect as his character was intentionally mocking someone there. He was supposed to sound silly and dumb.