Barton Fink: Let's talk about it.

Spoilers, probably.

I just saw this for the first time, as a major Coen Bros fan. I've seen most of their movies and like all of them.

Having said that, I really enjoyed this film. The final shot caught me by surprise, to say the least.

What do you make of it?

It's a fantastic film, with many levels of irony and commentary stationed below the narrative. I especially like how the script progressed. The first act is fairly straightforward, the second is like an internal degeneration of his mind, and the third is explosive. I'd consider it one of their three finest films, alongside Fargo and The Big Lebowski.

One of my favorite Coen Brothers films. Watch it back to back with "intolerable cruelty" and shudder.

I WILL SHOW YOU THE LIFE OF THE MIND

How can anyone not love it? Possibly the Coen's best (though Raising Arizona will always be my favorite). It's a film that's very much a product of intellectualism. It's worth repeat viewing. Chock full o' symbolism. It was made to be studied. One of the best of the 90's.

just watched it an hour ago, next to fargo its my favorite coen's brothers film, yeah the closing shot was a bit surpriseing, i did like the way the script developed, Great film

How, exactly, did the closing shot surprise anyone?

Terrific movie.

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I WILL SHOW YOU THE LIFE OF THE MIND
Is that what Goodman was yelling as he ran down that hallway? I had always wondered....

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Is that what Goodman was yelling as he ran down that hallway? I had always wondered.... Yeah... That scene is absolutely insane. I love it.

One of my all time favorites and my favorite Coen Bros. flick of all time.....I love the hotel room scenes when he is alone and confused, rarely has so little said so much.

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Did you know the head of Pete, the elevator guy, was supposed to roll through the hallway right before that moment? I heard the Coens cut it for budget restraints.

Anyway... "Wallace Berry. Wrestling picture. What do you need, a roadmap?". Tony Shalhoub was another great thing about this movie. That's the only thing that could have made that scene better. Come on.. How much can it cost to decapitate some extra?

Shalhoub's a great thing in every movie. The performances never get enough credit. It always irks me that Turturro and Goodman didnt get jack from the Oscars.

I liked it a good deal but I have still yet to actually "love" a Coen brothers film (except The Big Lebowski) regardless of how good I think they are. (***) Don't remember it well enough to say anything specific. It was one of the Coen brothers more interesting films.

Don't really have anything to add, just thought I'd say that I love it.

Great film.

One of my favorite Coen films. I love Goodman's performance and the dreamlike atmosphere.

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That's the only thing that could have made that scene better. Come on.. How much can it cost to decapitate some extra? *laughing HARD*

I knew there was a reason I loved you, my lion.

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*laughing HARD*

I knew there was a reason I loved you, my lion. I live only to amuse you, kitten. How can I not love someone who cracks up at the idea of horribly mutilating a poor extra

Yeah, wonderful film. I'm a huge Coens fan and this is one of my favourites. I just have to wait til it comes out on dvd in England though They're so f<i></i>ucking slow.

I just didnt really get into it. I guess I'm the only one. I did enjoy the acting and the ending but maybe I'll see it again one day. I saw a somewhat similar movie about a month before, The Player with Tim Robbins. Actually come to think of it that movie may have caused me to dislike Barton Fink. I thought of it as another Hollywood Insider type of movie and maybe it threw me off. I've seen all the Coen movies except for The Man who wasn't there and Barton Fink was the one I liked the least.

I made it a point to try to enjoy wrestling. Now I can't get enough of Molly Holly.

yeah john goodman is great in this flick

Heino did not care for it. Goodman was Goodman - by this point in life I had wearied of his career. It felt strained and oblique. Shalhoub and Mahoney were good. The ending was just silly.

I just recently watched it for the second time and liked it even more than the first time. On a second viewing, more of the story is clear and you can notice little things that you missed the first time. It's a lot like watching Vertigo again.

A great movie with clever dialogue. Turturro, Mahoney, Goodman, and Shalhoub all had great performances. There's some well-excuted sybolism, too.

After scanning this I was compelled to post it somewhere. This was just the first BF thread I found ...

http://www.philosophypages.com/dy/a7.htm#aren

Her last book is obviously what I'm referring to, and I doubt it's coincidence. I have a feeling no one will care, but maybe someone will be tickled into a rant or something. Eh.

I thought this was one of the few instances where the Coens made good use of Goodman (perhaps Raising Arizona as well). I found the second half to be absurdist...but in a relatively pleasing way. Rumor has it they wrote this while submerged in writer's block for Miller's Crossing.


The is the point in my Coen Brothers post where I state that The Big Lebowski sucked.

Funny, I'm watching this right now.I'm doing a Coen Bro's double feature. After this I'm going to watch Blood Simple.

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