i really don’t think the movie thinks your 40s are too late. the message of the film is “there is still time”, and though the ending is depressing, the main character has opened themselves up and recognized who they are and finally taken the first step to understanding what’s going on inside. not to say your read is necessarily wrong, if that’s what you got out of it then that’s fair and i’m not trying to convince you otherwise. but i read it as saying “there is always still time” not “there is still time right now while you’re 25, but in a decade it’ll be too late”