Tuesday, 10 March 2015

Well, that's just, like, your opinion, man!

True, this is only my opinion on The Big Lebowski, I'm sure there are people who don't find a weird satisfaction in this movie like I do, or like the millions of fans out there. I would say this is more than just a Coen Bros. film. It has a large fan base who know huge portions of the script word-for-word, celebrations all over America, known as "Lebowski Fest" ( https://lebowskifest.com/ ) and even a religion, I kid you not. Jeff Bridges obviously holds this movie as one of his greatest achievements, I mean, he named his band "The Abiders". I can't really say there's anything wrong with The Big Lebowski, in fact, there isn't anything that isn't absolutely brilliant about it. Everything has some sort of meaning that sometimes only the most devoted fans notice. Everything about it has comedic value, too, it just takes a few views to fully understand some of it, and it depends on how you watch it. While other Coen Brothers movies are sort of fun like O Brother, Where art thou? or downright terrifying like No Country for Old Men, Lebowski is a little bit of everything, but again, it depends on how you view it. It's about a lazy man who does nothing with his life, until he gets caught up in a kidnapping case due to having the same exact name as a millionaire. A hilarious series of unfortunate events follow, as you watch our protagonists face off against bowlers, nialists, evil porn stars, and an insane sheriff. There isn't much else to say, besides that I think everyone should see this movie, and whether or not they like it, they'll at least know that about themselves. A+

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