God belongs to God, Caesar belongs to Caesar

Kiley 2021-11-26 08:01:42

When watching this movie, remember one sentence: "God belongs to God, Caesar belongs to Caesar". The values ​​of the Coen Brothers movies tend to be more and more traditional, but they are the return of tradition after thinking and even rebellion. Traditional values ​​are to respect kingship (government and rule), not to give up faith, and to carry God. Remember the ending of the ice and blood storm in 1996? Wife and children are hot on the bed, this is the ending given by the Coen brothers. Many people say that the theme of this movie is unclear and the center is unclear, but the Coen brothers' movies have always been linked to philosophy. I must say that if you lack common sense of philosophy, these brothers' movies can easily make people confused. From the Coen Brothers movies I have seen, their themes are almost incomparably clear, but they are covered in many film symbols. If you untie these symbols, you will find that there is nothing special at all, and the title has already clicked on everything. The symbol of the protagonist Edie Mannix is ​​Caesar! He leads a theater troupe, a big film company, and the content of the film is that he has dealt with the problems of several stars in the film company, and these problems outline almost the symbols of modern world politics, alluding to the traditional cowboy spirit (the continuation of Western chivalry in the United States ), gold and jade are outside the upper class society, communism, and faith in God. What the director tends to is traditional values. From the title of the film, it can be seen that his theme is the unstoppable royal power and class in history. Even if you rebel against him and hate it, this routine has never failed and stopped. However, at the beginning, it was Edie Mannix's work regardless of day and night. In the final ending, I emphasized again that the big-character posters of behold, the kingship and the government, will last forever. Beliefs outside of the worldly life also need to be vigorous and rationally awed, just like George Clooney’s last speech, because even if you are full, drunk, sex is over, vanity is satisfied, and worldly You have obtained everything, and the deep-seated problems of people have never been solved, so you can feel the touch of that speech. This is a bloody reality: kingship has never and cannot disappear, because human desires have not disappeared; faith can never be stupidly discarded, because the satisfaction of desires has never really solved the problem of life, but only eased it.

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Extended Reading
  • Tyrel 2022-04-20 09:01:40

    When the Coen brothers are making comedies, they usually find big names to play off, and the fragmented narrative makes people unable to concentrate and immerse themselves in the plot. But the re-enactment of Hollywood's bustling city in the '30s is charming and interesting. Several songs and dances are the finishing touch, especially Chunning Tatum, the gay sailor dance is unforgettable.

  • Josianne 2022-04-21 09:01:53

    Watched in the cinema, the Coen brothers made a bad movie without any ambiguity, and it was still a star-studded bad movie.

Hail, Caesar! quotes

  • Eddie Mannix: What's on your mind, Laurence?

    Laurence Laurentz: Hobie Doyle cannot act!

    Eddie Mannix: Hobart Doyle is one of the biggest movie stars in the world.

    Laurence Laurentz: On horseback! But, this is a drama, Mannix, a real drama. It's an adaptation of a Broadway smash! it requires the skills of a trained thespian, not a rodeo clown.

  • John Howard Hermann, Head Communist Writer: Dutch Zweistrong wrote "All The Way To Uruguay."

    Dutch Zweistrong, Communist Writer: I wrote *all* the "All The Way" pictures.

    John Howard Hermann, Head Communist Writer: All successful. Did you see any of the profits, Dutch?

    Dutch Zweistrong, Communist Writer: Ha!

    John Howard Hermann, Head Communist Writer: All of us here are writers. The pictures originated with us. They are our own ideas. But, they're owned by the Studio.