We're just the ones being played

Rowena 2022-04-20 09:01:40

You're ready to take a serious life, but God prefers to play dark humor with you, life is just that.

I really like the streets and roofs in the opening scene looking down under the falling snow. The picture is very beautiful, but unfortunately it is only seen in the eyes of God. You can only see your own life.

At one time, I thought that the actor would have collapsed earlier if he lived like this, but in fact, there are thousands of people like him living sadly. So why bother to ask about the meaning of life, just like that dentist, whoever digs the bottom is not necessarily smart. Since God treats us as pigs and dogs, then we are pigs and dogs, and we have to silently grow into big pigs and big dogs, and occasionally catch a glimpse of spring when we dial the antenna. So the one in the sky is the biggest. If not, in the open ending, the classmate who has been chasing and killing his son for 20 yuan, when watching the raging wind slowly move, greets himself and prepares to pay The money boy will not ignore it.

PS It was a pleasure to see Howard.

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Extended Reading
  • Brett 2022-04-24 07:01:05

    God always plays a gloating role in the Coen Brothers movies

  • Nick 2022-03-28 09:01:02

    The Coen brothers are always so cold

A Serious Man quotes

  • Sy Ableman: Do you drink wine? Because this is an incredible bottle. This is not Mogen David. This is a - heh heh - a wine, Larry. A Bordeaux.

    Larry Gopnik: You know, Sy...

    Sy Ableman: Open it. Let it breathe. Ten minutes. Letting it breathe, so important.

    Larry Gopnik: Thanks, Sy, but I'm not...

    Sy Ableman: I insist! No reason for discomfort. I'll be uncomfortable if you don't take it. These are signs and tokens, Larry.

    Larry Gopnik: I'm just-I'm not ungrateful, I'm, I just don't know a lot about wine and, given our respective, you know...

    [Sy abruptly hugs him]

    Sy Ableman: S'okay. S'okay. We're gonna be fine.

  • Arlen Finkle: We, uh, we decide on Wednesday, so if there's anything you want to submit in support of your tenure application, we should have it by then. That's all.

    Larry Gopnik: Submit. What. What do you...

    Arlen Finkle: Well. Anything. Published work. Anything else you've done outside of the institution. Any work that we might not be aware of.

    Larry Gopnik: I haven't done anything.

    Arlen Finkle: Uh-huh.

    Larry Gopnik: I haven't published.

    Arlen Finkle: Uh-huh.

    Larry Gopnik: Are you still getting those letters?

    Arlen Finkle: Uh-huh.

    Larry Gopnik: Those anonymous...

    Arlen Finkle: Yes, I know. Yes.

    Larry Gopnik: Okay. Okay. Wednesday.

    Arlen Finkle: Okay. Don't worry. Doing nothing is not bad. Ipso facto.