Reply to Topic
Hi, my name is bigvalbowski and I'm a Coen Brothers-aholic.
Only the Hudsucker Proxy and Blood Simple stand in the way from me seeing their entire cinematic career. Miller's Crossing, Fargo, O Brother Where Art Thou?, Big Lebowski and Raising Arizona would be how I would place their films in order of brilliance. But after watching Barton Fink there is a new number one. And I don't even have much clue what the damn thing is about.
Barton Fink starts out conventionally. A playwright(Barton Fink played by John Turtorro) leaves 1941 New York to start a career in Hollywood. Here he hits writer's block. That's the basic outline of the script until it veers suddenly into a much darker and confusing tale.
****SPOILERS****
Is the Hotel Earle hell? What's with the wallpaper? How does the fire light up when John Goodman runs down the hall? What's in the box? Is it her head or is that too obvious? Who killed her? Why does the film suddenly become about anti-semitism towards the end when before there was no mention of Fink's judaism? Or did I miss a mention at the start? Are Fink and Charlie (John Goodman) actually one and the same person? Or are they lovers? Explain the shoes.
Your help would be greatly appreciated.
My mouth salivates at the thought of a film leaving so many questions open. I know the answers can be implied somehow.
Only the Hudsucker Proxy and Blood Simple stand in the way from me seeing their entire cinematic career. Miller's Crossing, Fargo, O Brother Where Art Thou?, Big Lebowski and Raising Arizona would be how I would place their films in order of brilliance. But after watching Barton Fink there is a new number one. And I don't even have much clue what the damn thing is about.
Barton Fink starts out conventionally. A playwright(Barton Fink played by John Turtorro) leaves 1941 New York to start a career in Hollywood. Here he hits writer's block. That's the basic outline of the script until it veers suddenly into a much darker and confusing tale.
****SPOILERS****
Is the Hotel Earle hell? What's with the wallpaper? How does the fire light up when John Goodman runs down the hall? What's in the box? Is it her head or is that too obvious? Who killed her? Why does the film suddenly become about anti-semitism towards the end when before there was no mention of Fink's judaism? Or did I miss a mention at the start? Are Fink and Charlie (John Goodman) actually one and the same person? Or are they lovers? Explain the shoes.
Your help would be greatly appreciated.
My mouth salivates at the thought of a film leaving so many questions open. I know the answers can be implied somehow.
__________________
I couldn't believe that she knew my name. Some of my best friends didn't know my name.
I couldn't believe that she knew my name. Some of my best friends didn't know my name.
