It might at first seem obvious why filmmakers won’t leave the subject of Bob Dylan alone. Search “Dylan” and “movies,” and the list — from documentaries like “Don’t Look Back” (1967) to fictionalized treatments like “I’m Not There” (2007) — turns out to be surprisingly extensive.

The beauty of the movie, and of Timothée Chalamet's performance, is it captures how the secret of Dylan's music was never about what it "means."