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Jazz Inmate

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In Reply to: RE: Then "A Serious Man" by the Cohen Bros. may be a good start. posted by free.ranger on February 01, 2010 at 22:36:14

If you want to see a truly disgusting interpretation of the film, check out this review at rense.com...the only thing that turns my stomach more is that the reviewer had a perfectly valid interpretation. That's how screwed up this movie is.
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We must be the change we wish to see in the world. -Gandhi

http://www.rense.com/general89/film.htm (Open in New Window)

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The Coens have a Dylan-esque view of the world which goes against your - tinear 16:44:00 02/04/10 (1)
radical Israeli view. They have the ability to see the more ridiculous parts of organized religion and, being fair-minded guys, look at theirs first.
You seem unable to leave your personal prejudices at the door when appreciating art.
This film is a hoot.
- All of Hollywood is mindlessly critical of religion, from Borat to Shawshank - Jazz Inmate 22:40:52 02/04/10 (0)
  I expect a bit more from the Coens.
  
  As for you, I know exactly what to expect: anti-semitism. And as for that, A Serious Man gives your ilk lots of ammunition.
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  We must be the change we wish to see in the world. -Gandhi
a more interesting analysis - tunenut 07:27:03 02/04/10 (1)
of this remarkable film from the Daily Forward.
- http://zeek.forward.com/articles/115950/ (Open in New Window)
- "For hanging there in plain sight is a two-month calendar showing May and June of 1967" - Jazz Inmate 12:29:24 02/04/10 (0)
  Sorry, tunenut, but that review is banal and there is much the reviewer is missing. He astutely points out the calendar and its date, but then ties this to popular culture. Huh? His review up until then had praised Serious Man for rejecting popular culture and inviting us into a different world. Then he points out the six-day war, June 5-10, which also coincide with the film's timing. An existential threat to Israel, just as there is an existential threat to the protagonist's family. And the way the movie ends, which I won't give away, is not very optimistic to put it kindly. What was "hilarious" about a kid getting stoned to read from the Torah? And that was the climax of the film--to make a mockery of the Jewish ceremony of becoming a man. I found all the Coens' choices quirky at best--though they have done "quirky" elsewhere far better--and on the darker side, readily given to the demonization of Jews, Judaism and Israel.
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  We must be the change we wish to see in the world. -Gandhi

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