We're on the same page.
All facts point to him being an aging loser facing the realities of his life vs the “dreams” he had in his youth.
Most of us will go through this process cause we all don’t get to be the “Defensive End for the Dallas Cowboys”(my unrealized dream)
The problem with “conspiracy theories” is somewhere reality must come in to play.
I like a good conspiracy tale as anybody but I’m not willing to believe a “Hollywood script” outside of a fantasy
But I’m just queer that way(snicker, snicker/)