the big lebowski // by vallaster

“All the dude ever wanted was his rug back…” this summarizes the intricate plot and theme that is this film. The story follows a character only known as “the Dude,” who is calm in his disposition throughout the flic. This film definitely has a cult following, and seemed as though the script was constructed to acquire such. The humorous tale of a man’s strife to simply make people aware that they keep attacking him for no reason (because there is another Lebowski living in the same town, except he’s ridiculously rich), gives way to numerous tangled scenarios only progressing his intent to live in solace. His friend Walter is usually the one that keeps The Dude into trouble, and plays a large role in the film. The comedy aspect of this film via the characters and their actions made this one of the funniest movies I’ve ever seen. Between most of the “male comrodery,” I think the underlying representation of brotherly love and surrogate family shines through. While they squabbled and got into trouble numerous times, they ultimately loved each other and mostly hated everyone else.