Over the course of this project, I have developed a new love for the film The Big Lebowski. I have been able to analyze the artistic abilities of the Coen Brothers and I genuinely appreciate what they have done with this film on many distinct levels. This film is perfectly flawed, the weird characters and… Continue reading Post #11
Post #10
In the film The Big Lebowski, the Coen Brothers created a movie with a one of the greatest cult followings of all time. People love this film for one simple reason, they love the characters. The characters in this film are each unique and bizarre in their own wonderful way. The characters in this film… Continue reading Post #10
Post #9
Roger A. Deakins was the cinematographer that the Coen brothers decided to use to film their film The Big Lebowski. Deakins is a highly regarded cinematographer who has won countless awards for his work in films such as Blade Runner 2049, No Country for Old Men, and 1917. He is the recipient of five BAFTA… Continue reading Post #9
Post #8
The song The Man in Me by Bob Dylan is featured in The Big Lebowski in two different scenes of the film. The first time this song comes on the screen is in the very beginning of the film. It is used to introduce the characters and to create a powerful stigma around the bowling… Continue reading Post #8
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The Big Lebowski is a crime comedy film that shares a similar genre identification with another Coen brothers’ film, “O Brother, Where Art Thou?”. Neither one of these films fit into a standard movie genre, but they both follow unique and peculiar characters as they try to achieve their overarching goal. In the Big Lebowski,… Continue reading Post #7
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I am selecting the film The Big Lebowski directed by Ethan and Joel Coen, for my final project. This is a very entertaining film that features action, comedy, and fantastic Rock n Roll music. In this film we follow the story of on man, “The Dude,” on a hunt for the people who peed on… Continue reading Post #6
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I believe the song Tuesday’s Gone by Lynyrd Skynyrd best identifies Randall “Pink” Floyd in the film Dazed and Confused. Richard Linklater, the director of Dazed and Confused, knew his film so well that he was able to assign a “favorite album” to each of his main characters. The song Tuesdays Gone would be associated… Continue reading Post #5
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The piece I chose to examine was Donna Ferrato’s Living with the Enemy. Ferrato was interested in photographing domestic violence which led to her four-photo set Living with the Enemy. Ferrato’s goal was to spread awareness to the public and bring attention to domestic abuse. Looking at this piece, my eyes were initially attracted to… Continue reading Post #4
Post #3
An example of songs traveling through different sound spaces in the movie American Graffiti occurs halfway through the film when one of the main characters, Curt, is found sitting on the wrong car at the wrong time. Curt is sitting on a car outside of an electronics store watching television when a group called the… Continue reading Post #3
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I believe that the first verse in the song “Be My Baby” is about the main Character Charlie and his commitment to the streets. I genuinely think that he does not want to leave the streets and he willing to do anything to stay. It very well could be about his commitment to Johnny Boy… Continue reading Post #2
