TBL is about characters, not plot
The reason why TBL is misunderstood or hated by a lot of people but worshipped by a lot of other people is that it’s not about the plot, or an idea, or sending a message like most movies.
It’s all about the strange characters. It mirrors the lives of most people in which a lot stuff happens but actually nothing important happens, or there is no clear resolution, real life isn’t like a typical movie- The only thing that stays with us is our encounters with people and our experiences with them.
The plot resolves to nothing and nothing really makes sense. Lots of stuff happens for no reason other than to showcase a quirky character, all that while you constantly expect something to happen. The scene of the nihilists breaking in to the dudes house making a mess and leaving while turning off the light encapsulated the entire movie- lots of stuff happens but actually nothing resolves and everything retunes to the way it was.
As wise people said:
The dude doesn’t abide or bowl. Walter isn’t Jewish, and doesn’t bowl. The marmot isn’t a marmot. The Pomeranian isn’t a Pomeranian. Bunny isn’t kidnapped. The big Lebowski isn’t a business man. The nihilists are not nihilists. Or nazis, and they didn’t cut off his Johnson. The ringer has a ringer. It isn’t little Larry’s car. Larry didn’t take the money. The toe isn’t bunny’s. Brother shamus isn’t an Irish monk.
The reason why TBL is misunderstood or hated by a lot of people but worshipped by a lot of other people is that it’s not about the plot, or an idea, or sending a message like most movies.
It’s all about the strange characters. It mirrors the lives of most people in which a lot stuff happens but actually nothing important happens, or there is no clear resolution, real life isn’t like a typical movie- The only thing that stays with us is our encounters with people and our experiences with them.
The plot resolves to nothing and nothing really makes sense. Lots of stuff happens for no reason other than to showcase a quirky character, all that while you constantly expect something to happen. The scene of the nihilists breaking in to the dudes house making a mess and leaving while turning off the light encapsulated the entire movie- lots of stuff happens but actually nothing resolves and everything retunes to the way it was.
As wise people said:
The dude doesn’t abide or bowl. Walter isn’t Jewish, and doesn’t bowl. The marmot isn’t a marmot. The Pomeranian isn’t a Pomeranian. Bunny isn’t kidnapped. The big Lebowski isn’t a business man. The nihilists are not nihilists. Or nazis, and they didn’t cut off his Johnson. The ringer has a ringer. It isn’t little Larry’s car. Larry didn’t take the money. The toe isn’t bunny’s. Brother shamus isn’t an Irish monk.