Seriously?

Our first movie! I don't know where to start.

The Serious Man... I would probably call it "The No Backbone Man".

It was very frustrating to see him never standing up for himself. Specially his wife! Wow! What a crazy woman! I liked the goy neighbour. His last line was hilarious

The moral I understood was: Even though you try to do the right thing, don't. Everybody else around you won't and you'll end up living a boring life with nothing in the end. And, oh yes! if you think you have problems there are always something worse coming up for you. Oh, If you try to ask for advice? No point because nobody really knows what to do, they just pretend to be virtuous and smart. And we're all going to die so, might as well hurry, live and not take life so seriously.

But all in all, I didn't get it. The movie ends abruptly, they should have wrote "Etc..." instead of "The End". The bad events kept coming with no end in sight. Maybe the twister was the end of this specific story.

Allison, did you get the part at the beginning? "The dead Rabbi's visit"? Was it another kind of story a Rabbi would tell. Like the teeth story? I still can't make a co-relation between the 2.

I can't wait to read your take on the movie, you probably got it better that I.

It was ok but not very good. 4 on 10. Eeech! Your company was way better than the actual movie!

I'll be watching Zack and Milli make a porno tonight. Not sure if I'll be able to finish it but I'll try. I remember you liked the movie when it came out, we'll see what I think. Jon will be watching it with me.

Seriously Man, Where's the Rabbi?

What a movie...Who knew what to expect when the first scene is done completely in my Bubbie's language, Yiddish. It was like sitting with my Bubbie and Zaida in their kitchen and listening to them bicker about whatever. It was an interesting idea and ballsy choice. I really enjoyed this movie. I thought that in some ways it was a typical black comedy from the Coen brothers - that we have come to expect and enjoy - but that this time they paid homage to their Jewish roots. Our main character Lenny, is a nebesh. A nothing of man who is stuck in his life rut and can't seem to get anything to go his way. The man needs some betzim! Betzim I tell you. The scene where his wife's boyfriend dies and he accepts his wife's demand to pay for the funeral - are you kidding?? What a schlub! I enjoyed the twist with the Korean student and the bribe - I thought that this was very creative and the father was hilarious. The scary neighbours were very funny - with Lenny getting twisted up over his property line concerns. Once again we see in a Coen brother's film, lots of interesting characters, good dialogue with a decent story line. I thought that it showed the hilarity of some Jewish traditions and situations and they were able to show that with a good deal of respect. One of the things that I found quite funny was the difficulty that Lenny had trying to get some decent advice. He went to see the junior Rabbi, who for some insane reason was thrilled with the parking lot behind his office - really? The parking lot? The next Rabbi, told thrilling tales of teeth writing that didn't do anything but confuse everyone. The goyim and their teeth...I always thought that teeth were teeth. The oldest Rabbi, which unfortunatley Lenny never got to go see, was a wise old man who ended up giving advice to Lenny's son at the end of the film. Somehow, I think that anything the old Rabbi said to the Bar Mitzvah boy was wasted on the boy. Lenny could've used some direction first. The poor man was getting it stuck to him from all angles and was desperate for something good. The movie ended a bit abruptly for me, I was wanting more...needed them to explain a little more. Basically, what I am saying is that the movie family was very interesting to me and I wanted more time with them. More time to watch them, cry with them, laugh with them and of course laugh at them. Excellent movie. Can't wait for the sequel "Oy, You Thought I Was Serious...Wait Until After The Funeral."

A serious man

Tomorrow...