Coen Brothers

Fargo, although I don´t much care for it, might be the best representation of the Coens. If someone asked me to show them what the Coens are all about with just one movie, I would pick this one.


In a way, and with this I´m going a bit off topic, these two always make the same movie. A normal person (or several) who finds himself in problems with his luck fading all the way to the end. I can´t think of one movie by them where this does not happen (but then again, I need to watch more). Usually these characters are simple people, often from small towns in the heart of USA who have to deal with problems far beyond their level of comprehension. Yet, the Coens don´t make fun of them. And it would be easy to do that. But no. They show how these simple people are not dumb because of their simplicity. They might look dumb, they might sound dumb, but they act and react fast (probably the best example is Brolin´s character in No country for old men). I think that in this way the Coens succeed in making movies, or at least in writing them, as I think they are way better writers than they are directors. In a way the director who most resemblances the Coens is Kevin Smith, wouldt you think? As a fact if discussion takes on from here that might be cool! Just a thought...


Edited by el böthy - January 18 2009 at 13:15