I'm reading 'An Editor's Burial', which is a collection of essays which inspired the film.
There's an interview with Wes as a foreword, and that's exactly what he describes as his intention for the feel of the film.
There will be lots of users who don't have the same workflow as a developer opening vim all day. People who spend their lives in meetings probably need the reminders. I like the idea and it's a super simple execution.
Me too. I remember being told by a rather stuffy teacher that if you pointed your fingers to the sky, that the prayer would shoot up to heaven! If you interlaced your fingers it would 'bleughhh not go anywhere!'
It's not a spirograph curve unless the cog teeth have slipped and your pen has scrawled across the page taking up a bit of paper with it and you have to start again.