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While I had some laughs, I was disappointed . . .

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In Reply to: RE: "A Serious Man:" comic genius, nothing less. A perfect posted by tinear on November 10, 2009 at 21:44:47

My problem is that the Coens are stuck on this black comedy, life is meaningless track. They've made this movie over and over again starting with my favorite Coen brother movie (Blood Simple) and they REALLY made this movie a couple of years ago (No Country for Old Men). Besides the Jewish archetypes populating this movie which I can appreciate and the laughs in there, I feel that the Coens are in a complete rut trying to make and remake the same movie themes again and again. The setting changes, the characters change but the message is always the same. I want to say "I get it, life is absurd and meaningless. Please now do something else."

Edits: 11/15/09

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Yes and no - Jazz Inmate 09:26:13 11/16/09 (0)
I agree with your take on Serious Man, but most of the Coens' other movies are very different and have a lot more to say than "life is meaningless". Serious Man gave its message of "meaninglessness" in the context of religion. On the other hand, No Country brings McCarthy's novel to life in showing how the fight against evil, while it can never be won, is a noble pursuit that requires energy and conviction. I took the message as being very meaningful, and the triumvirate of law, lawlessness and the common man embodied in the three main characters was very interesting, I thought. The Coens were in a rut before that, with Intolerable Cruelty and Lady Killers, but No Country showed they pulled themselves out of it. Serious Man, was just a misguided, uninspired effort with a deeply flawed story and message, and uninspired performances from the actors.
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