"Serious Man" fully demonstrates the uncertainty of life through a series of life experiences of a university physics professor within two weeks. At the same time, the film describes the protagonist’s process of seeking answers and solutions to life’s dilemmas through various film and television symbols, fully showing the absurdity of social reality in the 1960s, and highlighting an existential proposition. Serious questions about life will only exacerbate existence. Absurdity and nothingness.
The film is a rare black humor film. The combination of film shots shows the social reality of the protagonist's era and the absurdity of his life. The Coen brothers used multiple film languages such as narrative, light and shadow, sound, time, etc. in the film to fully interpret the black humor.
