Isn't every other movie ever made about "other people's problems?" Malick makes movies for people that have experienced life, who think about life and what it means to live and love. If you've ever been in a relationship you can feel what the characters are going through without having to be told why and how.
Roger Eberts final film review before he died was for To the wonder, I recommend that one http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/to-the-w…