The Big Lebowski is The Coen Brothers wild ode to film noir and Hollywood movie conventions. But it s believable in terms of the characters. And at the same time it pokes fun at overuse of screen profanity. The pure inspiration for The Big Lebowski is a Raymond Chandler detective story. His adventure begins with physical debasement and ends in a triumph over the darker forces.
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Like The Hudsucker Proxy , the stylized nod to madcap comedy of the thirties and forties, the Coen Brothers continue to find movie inspiration from the movies. Theirs is an individual style, a unique point of view that sees everything from another angle. These guys dare to be different in their filmmaking. Their instincts may not always be perfect, and they can wander dangerously within in a film, like the strange Sam Elliot cowboy character that narrates The Big Lebowski and seems to bear no relation whatsoever tot he story. But why not have a cowpoke with a deep-voice subbing for a fairy godmother in a film that includes some stunning dream sequences inspired by the musicals of Busby Berkeley.