DISQUS

Allynd Dudnikov · 1 year ago

If someone doesn't like the Big Lebowski then they're probably brain dead.

Fletcher · 1 year ago

I've got to agree with your friends on this one. I'm a huge fan of the Coen brothers, and even their weakest films (with the exception of Barton Fink) hold some allure for me. I think they simply lost their way with The Big Lebowski. There is an interesting premise there - somewhere - but it gets awfully muddled up with allusions that just never go anywhere. But it's the Coen Brothers, so I make an effort. I've made the effort several times as a matter of fact. I'll hear someone whose judgment I trust lauding the film and I'll think, "Maybe this is the time I'll get the beauty of this film." I strive to find meaning when none is there. And I can't just enjoy it for the slapstick comedy, for that's not there either. There is a grotesque perversion of slapstick, but it doesn't work on that level. And then the movie commits the greatest sin of all; it just ends. I'm not the type of guy that needs things neatly wrapped up. I love the ending of No Country for Old Men. That was a great film that didn't provide easy answers and a pat ending. No, I fear that the Coen Brothers themselves didn't really know where they were going with The Big Lebowski. I think the film is a failure and in no way deserves the cult following it has received.

Tom · 9 months ago

I agree with Fletcher.