The Big Lebowski

[IndieMatty]

Theres different levels of humor. There's a reason why there's an audience for things like Friends and BBC's The Office, both are funny, but in completely different contexts.

[nolanfan34]

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Theres different levels of humor. There's a reason why there's an audience for things like Friends and BBC's The Office, both are funny, but in completely different contexts.

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No, no, no. Friends is not really funny. The Office is outstanding. [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

I get your point on the whole thing Indie, and I sort of agree with you. In the end, the view of the movie probably depends a lot on what age and situation you're in when you see it. If I had seen it when it was first released, right when I was out of college and just starting work, maybe I would have connected with it more. But now that I've been working in the "real world" for as long as I have, I don't see the lifestyle of The Dude as a glamourous one that I'd want to emulate.

[wayabvpar]

I really think it has to seen more than once to truly be appreciated. I remember seeing for the first time, and thinking it was mildly amusing. I caught it on cable a few months later, and it hit me- it is [censored] brilliant. I think it even outranks Raising Arizona, which until then had been one of my very favorite movies (and favorite Coen effort by far).

Take a few weeks, then go back and watch it again.