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The Dude lives in a semi-permanent state of whacked-out, low-key bliss.
The Dude doesnt particularly want anything.
Needless to say, things dont go exactly to plan thanks in no small part to the trigger-happy Walter.
He picks up clues almost by accident.
What makesThe Big Lebowskiwork is the Coens obvious affection for their characters.
The Big Lebowskis warmth might come from the characters real-life origins.
Its the Jesus scene that underlines the Coens writing and filmmaking talent.
So what if The Dudes landlord fancies himself as an amateur interpretive dancer?
Who the fuck are the Knutsens?
Actually, lets interrupt this appreciation with a few ofThe Big Lebowskis most quotable lines.
Youre sure to have plenty of your own, but here are my favorites:
10.
Hes a good man, and thorough.
Obviously youre not a golfer.
Smokey, my friend, you are entering a world of pain.
So thats what you call me.
Mr Treehorn treats objects like women, man.
Nobody fucks with the Jesus
3.
Obviously youre not a golfer.
I am the walrus.
Shut the fuck up, Donny.
Perhaps its only right thatThe Big Lebowskiis much more tightly-written and smart than it appears on the surface.
As the movie points out, theres a world of difference between nihilism and contentedness.
Perhaps thats what we can take comfort from, to paraphrase Sam Elliotts wonderfully droll narrator.
As ever, The Dude abides.
