It is!

Ya sure ya bet ya from Duluth MN 😂❤

Definitely. Greed seems to be a central theme to many Coen brothers movies.

A car that is connected to three different murders and he should rightfully see as absolutely radioactive. He could have given it off to the mute and turned him into a patsy. Greedy AND stupid.

I disagree. The reason everyone has to explain the Mike Yamagita scene and try to rationalise it is because it wasn't relevant in the first place.

@@michaelb2388 And yet, in the sequence of events in the film, Marge goes back and questions Jerry a second time RIGHT AFTER she finds out Mike was lying, and discovers her own naivety toward everything. OK chief. The Coens don't do ANYTHING in their films without a reason. And unlike most filmmakers, they treat the audience with enough respect to figure they're smart enough to figure it out. Apparently they were wrong about one person.

I think the Coen Bros' movies in general are really much more rewarding on 2nd viewing. I've seen this with so many of their movies, people watching them and thinking they're okay but then really enjoying it much more on a re-watch. I'm not a huge fan, but I appreciate the talent; I appreciate that the movies they make are overall really well-crafted even if most of them aren't movies that resonate with me in a big way. ALTHOUGH... "The Big Lebowski" is definitely a top-10 all-timer for me, maybe my favorite comedy of all-time. I think maybe it's that the Coen Bros are very much of the belief that it's the journey not the destination, so when people watch it they're trying to figure out the end, and want it to be wrapped up in a really satisfying way, they want the ending to kind of put a bow on the movie, for it to have an overarching theme... but typically their movies are just things that happen? That's my best guess. I'm not a huge fan of Fargo, but in addition to appreciating how well-crafted the story is, the character of Marge is really good, I think, because of how unique she is. I really appreciate that: 1 - they bring her, the protagonist (I would argue), into the movie so late which is note-worthy/interesting because of how uncommon it is, but also 2 - I've heard her described as a badass, but I'd say not even close. She's such an interesting an unique character because she's so much *not* a badass. She's a very rare character in movies: her work/life balance is on point. She goes to work, is really good at it, but when she goes home she doesn't take her work with her at all. It's so funny to contrast how healthy she is (her relationship with her husband is) to the typical tortured detective in noir/crime drama/thrillers. She's really good at her job in a way that is infinitely more realistic than most movies depict this kind of thing, it's kinda funny. Her relationship with her husband, so wholesome and healthy and supportive, contrasts with Jerry Lundegaard's relationship... I'd say more with his step-dad than his wife, although obviously his relationship with his wife wasn't great.

I don't know if extraneous would be the correct word, but those scenes are perhaps more for the benefit of the audience than strictly needed. As they recognized, Marge is quite a sharp investigator, and Jerry is awful at disguising his nervousness. Why wouldn't we think (as they did) that Marge already sees through it? The Mike scenes (including the hotel phone call reveal) work to slow the pacing down a bit, and the logistics of Marge's trip, so to speak. And then also, allow some of the audience to reach the same conclusion as Marge presumably would have had in the first interview. Marge doesn't need that revelation, but someone thinks the audience needs it.

@@Hexon66 The discovery of Mike's deceptions is the impetus for Marge to confront Jerry again, even though she doesn't really have anything new to ask him about. Mike's chirpy Midwestern "you betcha" demeanor is disarming at first, but it's the revelation of Mike's lies that helps Marge see through Jerry's similar demeanor. In the first interview, Marge is more polite and chirpy herself. In the second she's still reeling from the revelations about Mike so she's more direct even though this is against her nature. This is what breaks Jerry.

He was already broken

Good answer!

Good catch!! I never thought about this but that's a good point. At least it reinforces my comment above that the Coens don't put anything in their films without a reason.

@@sblagg527 Seems silly. Gaear couldnt have known she was pregnant, and he had a gun pointed at him. The only weapon he had on him was a piece of wood, which he unhesitatingly used on Margie.

Yes! Did you know the briefcase ("satchel") for the money in "Fargo" was the exact same prop used in "No Country for Old Men"? That tidbit is so spot-on Coen Brothers brilliant!

It's their best, then No Country. 😁

For me, "No Country for Old Men" is my favorite movie of all time, although oddly enough, my favorite Coen Brothers movie is "Barton Fink", with "Fargo" running a very close 3rd place. It's really a nose-to-nose photo finish kind of deal though, and I love so many of their films and was lucky enough to see all of their early films, starting with "Blood Simple" (so great), in theaters.

For me, "A Serious Man" was a magnum opus of their work.

This is their best

And pankcakes house guy is in both movies too!

She calls her colleagues because a man she was interviewing lied to her and took off and she's not an imbecile.

You may have me there 😆

Not really. There are only two parts of it that are based on real events. The first was a man who murdered his wife and tried to dispose of her body with a wood chipper, and the second was a man working in the auto industry who was arrested for embezzling money from the company. Other than that, the whole thing is completely made up.

You don't do this in the US or you are going to jail. ;)

Ah yes, cops. A famously low paying job in the US. 🙄🙄🙄 you know Jack shit about anything.

I wouldn't say better but it's every bit as good as the film.