"Mystery Train" - More Than Just a Soundtrack? My Theory

Alright, Hughesreviews here, back with another score dive... or, well, sort of a score dive. I was watching Jim Jarmusch's "Mystery Train" again the other night (god, I love this film's vibe, even if the soundtrack is kinda...minimalist) and I got thinking. We all know Jarmusch's films are almost vignettes, right? Little slices of life intersecting and bouncing off each other. But what if the Arcade Hotel in "Mystery Train" isn't just a location, but a character itself? Hear me out. Think about it. Each story – the Japanese couple obsessed with Elvis, the Italian widow with her friend, the trio of junkies – they all pass through the Arcade. It's a constant, the only real connecting thread. The night clerk and bellboy are almost like its guardians, observing these fleeting dramas unfold. And the hotel absorbs the energy, you know? It's got this timeless feel, like it's seen it all before and will see it all again. The Elvis impersonators, the gunshots, the quiet loneliness...the Arcade just is, indifferent yet somehow affected. My theory is that the film isn't just about these individual stories, but about Memphis itself, personified in the Arcade Hotel. It's a place where people from all walks of life converge, their lives briefly touching before moving on. Like the blues, right? It's the heart of the city, feeling and breathing with every sorrow and fleeting joy. It's a bit of a stretch maybe, but I can't shake the feeling that Jarmusch was intentionally giving the hotel a deeper, almost sentient presence. Wish we could get to know more about it and it's back story. What do you guys think? Am I overthinking this, or is there something to the idea of the Arcade Hotel as a silent observer, a character in its own right?