My problem with the coens
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TheDewdAbides — 13 years ago(January 18, 2013 05:32 PM)
IMO, their greatness is in the details and they don't always jump out at everyone. Every one of their movies leave at least one scene that is unforgettable for me. Sometimes they're simple scenes, like the scene in True Grit where they hang the Indian without giving him his last words or at the end of The Big Lebowski when The Dude and Walter get a face full of Donny's ashes.
I'm not a fan of all their movies but the ones I like, I really like.
For those who say their movies don't make them 'feel' anything? How can you not feel anything when Jerry Lundegarard is scraping his windows in the parking lot or when you find out Llewelyn Moss is dead? At the end of Serious Man when Larry gets the phone call? When Gaear Grimsrud stares into the car before killing the scared girl inside? I don't know, to each his/her own. -
bond_98 — 12 years ago(August 14, 2013 04:55 AM)
Frankly I think the only movie I really like is their comedies. Because as detached as you are from the characters. At least there is something to laugh at. Frankly i really didn't care about what was going on in Fargo or No Country for Old Men. Because I simply didn't care for any of the characters. To me a great movie does a good job of making you give a Sh!t. You know like Shawshank Redemption.
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Don_Cheech — 10 years ago(February 20, 2016 01:04 PM)
I honestly dont get how people do not like
No Country For Old Men
. Its there best film to date. Everything about it. The dialogue- very intriguing. Super gritty- rich cinematography. The sound is just as present as the visuals.Every character is extremely memorable. They really just did a great job of putting Cormac's world onto the big screen. If you have read his stuff- you know he would be content with it- unlike Ridley Scotts-
The Counselor
. Btw2000- Cormac Mccarthy is considered one America's great modern writers if you didnt know\ he wrote No Country.
i watched it alone when i was 10 in the middle of a hot august day in a cool basement with the lights off. Honestly- life changing. One of those films where I just felt different after watching it. Like- every sound in the film is so crisp- whereas I literally started to appreciate silence and small sounds in real life.
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TheDelusionist — 12 years ago(August 26, 2013 07:08 AM)
That's exactly my problem. I feel that movies should have a personal meaning and a connection for me in order to say that I enjoy them. Otherwise it's just cold filmmaking, no matter how "brilliant".
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Don_Cheech — 10 years ago(February 20, 2016 01:21 PM)
Its important to remember their films are often about
pointlessness- and in a way-
randomness
. How we are never in control- no matter how much we think we are.
A Serious Man - (its pointless to try to answer every question- especially about God, as we simply cannot explain everything. Accept the mystery. Life is random)
No Country For Old Men - (Greed is pointless- as it often will defeat you and everyone involved. One cannot predict random obstacles in life)
Fargo - (again- Greed is pointless, as in- it can usually catch up to you and cause you more problems than you originally had.)
Inside Llewyn Davis - (sometimes- ambition can be pointless. Not everyone succeeds- no matter how talented they are. Fame and success have an unpredictable path.)
those 4 films stuck out the most for me. I sort of forget how Blood Simple ends- so I scratched that out.
So- the theme of pointlessness might be hard for some people to grasp. Its not a clear/ tangible concept- but its very real. Life is random. The coens know this. Its a part of why theyre films are so interesting IMO
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pendragon235 — 9 years ago(June 06, 2016 10:02 PM)
I wonder if people are expecting the films to automatically connect with them, rather than making an effort to connect with the films, and meeting them halfway. In any case, I've always found I like their films more the second time around. Maybe you could try giving them another go.