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Mindcrime

United States6899 Posts

May 01 2008 20:35 GMT

#41

On May 01 2008 12:16 micronesia wrote:

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I find the concept of not doing simple things like driving and turning on the oven on Saturday to be pretty stupid, so I think I came at that segment from the wrong angle.

It's the absurdity of it all that's so funny. And, iirc, Walter only converted to Judaism because of his ex-wife... which makes his complete and utter devotion to the religion all the more absurd.

Jibba

United States22883 Posts

May 01 2008 20:48 GMT

#42

He's essentially a born again Jew. And some Jews do refrain from driving/turning on the oven on Shabbat since they're not supposed to start a fire.

Falcynn

United States3597 Posts

May 01 2008 21:36 GMT

#43

I hated it the first time I saw it because I expected something completely different, then I saw it again after a friend explained the film to me (essentially the same things Inky said) and while I'm not completely in love with the movie I do agree it's a worthwhile watch.

FakeSteve[TPR]

Valhalla18444 Posts

May 02 2008 19:17 GMT

#44

lol

watching The Big Lebowski because you like bowling is like watching A Clockwork Orange because you like Beethoven

micronesia

United States24761 Posts

May 02 2008 20:45 GMT

#45

On May 03 2008 04:17 FakeSteve[TPR] wrote:
lol

watching The Big Lebowski because you like bowling is like watching A Clockwork Orange because you like Beethoven

Agree now that I've seen it.

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1133 Posts

May 02 2008 23:05 GMT

#46

Just finished watching it yesterday.

I have never seen such a spaced out plot in my life that kept my attention throughout the whole movie. This is like a classic placement where you put the laid back protagonist, raunchy emotional sidekick, and a background guy to keep it all in tact, and put him in some twisted random scenario and just run the fuck with it. The characters are intuitively intelligent with random bits of philosophy and speculation combined with basic vocabulary, artsy scenes to keep it lighthearted, and characters that are completely out of place from one point to another, makes it such a weird but cool movie to watch. And at the end where the cowboy guy just breaks down the fourth wall like..sup..

Gonna watch it again, maybe I missed a few things.

Think the moral of the story is something like, life's random, just go with it.

Jibba

United States22883 Posts

May 03 2008 00:28 GMT

#47

On May 03 2008 04:17 FakeSteve[TPR] wrote:
lol

watching The Big Lebowski because you like bowling is like watching A Clockwork Orange because you like Beethoven

You should watch Beethoven 1/2 if you like Beethoven.

micronesia

United States24761 Posts

May 03 2008 01:18 GMT

#48

On May 03 2008 09:28 Jibba wrote:

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You should watch Beethoven 1/2 if you like Beethoven.

Haha I had that on vhs... practically when it came out. Well I saw the second one in a theatre once I think... the only time I ever sat in the front row IIRC. It may have been a small private theatre... BTW I think it is 'second' not '2' actually.

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