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Rating: 10/10 (29 October 2006)

This is my number two all time favorite movie. Why? This movie is an onion. Even now years after it's release, I watch it and the layers unfold. What I have discovered is that the movies that somehow, mysteriously move me in unknown ways upon the first viewing turn out to be religious metaphors. Blade Runner. Pretty obvious if you at least a faint whiff of imaginative ability. The Big Lebowski is more subtle. Watch the movie and count how many times "Jesus" is said. Was Jesus betrayed by the Jews? He was in TBL. It's all there. An "immaculate conception", a betrayal, a crucifixion, a rebirth. Who is the Jesus metaphor? It's the car. The car carries the characters throughout the movie and is sacrificed in the end by nihilists. The car carries the reward, the million dollars, that turns out not to be there because the money is not the reward. Bowling is the reward. Donny is reborn as The Dude and Walter return to the lanes. The idolater falls. Maude becomes the next Mary Magdelene. Walter is Paul. The Dude is John. Not even the Cohen brothers can escape the Judeo-Christian core of our society. Of course, escape is not necessary. If Jesus can't f*** you on Saturday, he'll f*** you next Wednesday. Hey, check out my album, Tacos and Bowling on itunes: http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/ viewAlbum?playListId=39322321 We all abide.