Nothing Matters

The narrative of Nothing Matters introduces us to Egbert Eggleston, an aspiring but clearly amateur private investigator whose credentials stem solely from a correspondence course. When a series of local home robberies necessitates his intervention, Egbert embarks on a pursuit that leads him from his provincial setting into the bustling anonymity of the big city, eventually depositing him in the exotic labyrinth of Chinatown. In a moment of peculiar ingenuity—or perhaps sheer desperation—Egbert adopts the guise of a Buddha statue to evade detection amongst the criminals. This bizarre masquerade, fueled by the soporific effects of incense, plunges him into a surreal dreamscape where he inexplicably transforms into a fairy queen. This abrupt shift from gritty, if incompetent, detective work to fantastical slumber forms the brief, whimsical core of the film's premise.