Duck Soup VS The Way Things Go

I believe that Duck Soup can indeed be considered a narrative, that is, up until the climax of the film. The first 3/4 of the film follow the logical point A to B narrative structure of story, as we follow Firefly's misadventures as ruler of Freedonia and the possible lead-up to war with Slyvania. The end of the film is more splintered in spatial and temporal logic however, as we see the Marx brothers switch costumes irregularly and are in one spot one minute and another the next. The Way Things Go can also be considered a narrative because there is a natural progression of the various contraptions that lead to an eventual end (albeit somewhat anti-climatic in my opinion). And while both films are filled with gags and spectacle, I feel that The Way Things Go is meant as more of a showmanship of the director's ability to make good inventions and isn't a sum of it's parts because of the anti-climatic ending, while Duck Soup seems to offer commentary on the absurdity of war and those who wage it, making it more than just a gag reel.