Hidden Meaning in The Big Lebowski - Earthling Cinema
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What if an alien in the future stumbled upon The Big Lebowski? Welcome to Earthling Cinema, where we examine the last remaining artifacts of a once-proud culture and try to understand what human lives were like before their planet was destroyed. I'm your host, Garyx Wormuloid.
This week's film:
The Big Lebowski (1998)
Starring: Jeff Bridges, John Goodman, Julianne Moore
Directed by: Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
Working Title Films, Polygram Filmed Entertainment
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Written by: Ben Steiner
Analysis & Directed by: Jared Bauer
Starring: Mark Schroeder
Edited by: Ryan Hailey
Original Music by: David Krystal (www.davidkrystalmusic.com)
Opening Animation by: Danny Rapaport
Producer & Additional Artwork by: Jacob S. Salamon
© 2015 Wisecrack, Inc.
@goawayleavemealone2880 9 жыл бұрын
Isn't the hidden meaning just, that the rug tied the whole room together...
@malachicorvinus 8 жыл бұрын
+GoAway LeaveMeAlone Not hidden, it was stated.
@peterschiller7937 8 жыл бұрын
You truly understand
@andrewbaumann2661 6 жыл бұрын
Yeh, well, that's just, like, your opinion, man.
@MrOllonne 6 жыл бұрын
lol
@alleyoop4465 5 жыл бұрын
Oh yeah, we'll that's just like, your opinion man.
@MrEdman4 9 жыл бұрын
What I really like about the film is that the dude didn't find true love or defeat his enemies, his life just went on and we got to see a part of it.
@JiveCinema Жыл бұрын
Classic slice of Life
@stevefrench4139 7 жыл бұрын
"....and Donnie is stuck in a coffee can" Nope......28% of him is on the Dude, 70% of him is scattered over the rocks.....and 2% of him made it to the ocean.
@Yoisthatabe 5 жыл бұрын
0.5% on walter
@ItzDrPlow 5 жыл бұрын
lmaaaoo yes he almost forgot Walter!!!
@frankenzion0001 5 жыл бұрын
Actually, none of Donnie ended up in the water, because the wind was blowing inland.
@chunchunmaru 5 жыл бұрын
Joe King *in walter, he snorted that shit
@coletwigg9579 4 жыл бұрын
you can't forget the tiny amout of him that ended up on the dude's glasses
@sageemerald7685 8 жыл бұрын
"They're nihilists, they don't care about anything." "That must be exhausting."
@jaysway9251 2 жыл бұрын
“Are they Nazis?” “No, they’re nihilists” 😂
@VioletsOnMars Жыл бұрын
@@jaysway9251 "- there's nothing to be afraid of." 😂
@ayoubchergui2908 Жыл бұрын
that is not in the movie
@amiedeecomedy 10 ай бұрын
yes it is lol troll@@ayoubchergui2908
@fatahprasetyo 6 ай бұрын
That's what I thought
@ajdittmer14 9 жыл бұрын
But that's just like you opinion, man
@macbruno357 5 жыл бұрын
Typo
@jayjayjay4788 4 жыл бұрын
LOL
@ghostshellz752 3 жыл бұрын
WELL LIKE.... AT LEAST I'M HOUSE TRAINED! ✌️😎🤘💙
@CleverMonkeyArt 3 жыл бұрын
no, it's you're, man
@jacksonwilliams4052 3 жыл бұрын
@@CleverMonkeyArt no its your
@jessewells9256 8 жыл бұрын
4:08 shows the best part of the movie. In the entire film, that is the only sleuth-like thing The Dude does, and it accomplishes absolutely nothing. I love it.
@Jearbearjenkins Жыл бұрын
Hahaha I never thought of it that way 😂 you’re right. That’s the only time he even remotely tries to gather intel 😂
@ricardo7oo 9 жыл бұрын
This video really tied my day together.
@wanderingaround4175 6 жыл бұрын
Ricardo P. Lol
@tsriftsal3581 3 ай бұрын
Your opinion is correct
@tommymeyer8281 8 жыл бұрын
The movie does have a pretty deep meaning, in that it has a pretty straightforward one: Go with the flow, man. The Dude calls to mind many things religious; mostly Jesus' looks and Buddha's life philosophy. He goes with the flow, bares witness to the experiences life presents him, and then keeps on keeping on. He abides. We could all do better to be more like the Dude. Know yourself, take pleasure in the simple things, and just go with life. Anyways, be like the Dude or don't. It doesn't really matter. That's just my opinion, man.
@themarquess 8 жыл бұрын
+Tommy Meyer Hmm, I'd offer a different interpretation. The Dude has a good philosophy of going with the flow and not getting emotionally attached to anything, but surprisingly rarely follows it. The film's action is propelled by a recurring cycle: people trying to manipulate the Dude into some shenanigans, the Dude explaining why said shenanigans are not going to work and then getting involved in the shenanigans anyway. Cracked suggested a parallel between the Big Lebowski and Alice in Wonderland. I think this is quite accurate. Alice sings a song at one point about how she gives herself very good advice but very seldom follows it. I think the Dude is very much like Alice in this respect, which makes me wonder why he's so revered.
@tommymeyer8281 8 жыл бұрын
themarquess I think he's so revered because even though he knows the shenanigans may not be a great idea, he embraces that they're sort of beyond his control and that he's going to have to get involved with them anyways. So, instead of running away from what he's gotta do, he accepts it and goes with it. It's a very zen buddhist kind of mindset: he knows who he is and he bears witness to the experiences life throws at him. And in the end he's a better person for it
@ownpetard8379 7 жыл бұрын
Well, the Dude gets a broken TV, a ruined (and missing?) rug, a killed car, likely an assault charge brought by big Lebowski, Maude might charge him with the theft of the Urban Achievers Foundation money rather than impugn the family name by outing her father, loses his friend, Donny resulting in an unfiltered exposure to Walter, untold security deposit issues with his landlord, and on and on. Yet, he gets laid on the positive side, and still has his Creedence. Need balance I suppose.
@tommymeyer8281 7 жыл бұрын
Own Petard Shit happens in life man. A lot of that stuff was well beyond the Dude's control, so I don't think we can use those misfortunes as warnings not to follow the Dude's lifestyle. I doubt Maud would drag the Dude through a BS theft charge considering he's already done a lot for her and she doesn't seem like an evil person or particularly worried about her father's good name. And if anyone were to get assault charges from the big Lebowski it would be Walter! (who has the dumbest luck of any person ever. He should have gone to jail or died a couple times in just the span of that movie.) Anyways, the point is that you can't control all the bad stuff that happens in life (and it will happen) it only matters how you handle it. And I think the Dude does a fairly good job. He's not perfect by any means. but in general I think his attitude towards certain things is one to emulate
@MrOllonne 6 жыл бұрын
Word
@m620 8 жыл бұрын
One thing you missed - in the scene where Jesus Quintana is introduced, they are playing a song called "hotel california" being covered by a mexican band. That song was originally written and performed by The Eagles. Later in the movie when the dude is trying to get out of Malibu in a taxi, the taxi driver is playing The Eagles. The dude tells the driver that he hates the eagles, and the driver then kicks the dude out of his car.
@S1mply11 2 жыл бұрын
Good point. Just wanted to mention the Gipsy Kings (guys who covered “Hotel California” in the movie) are from Europe, not Mexico.
@kntrsh Жыл бұрын
Gipsy Kings are a technically french band, members being originally from Spain
@bucca2 8 жыл бұрын
"Hallowed be their names" "Vietnam, the largest moon of Jupiter" YOU ARE KILLING ME THERE IS NOTHING IN THE UNIVERSE BETTER THAN THIS KZfaq SHOW
@sleeeeep 5 жыл бұрын
Then you haven't heard of a little show called BallFondlers!
@EatPieNProsper 4 жыл бұрын
@@sleeeeep eyyyy lol
@vijaywarriyar1000 4 жыл бұрын
8 year olds dude
@vyrgill 4 жыл бұрын
I didnt get any of those 🤔🤔🤔🧐🧐🧐
@Innugamiproductions 9 жыл бұрын
Every analysis I've seen of this film has come to a completely different conclusion. It's a movie that seems to have a clear point and clear ideas, but when you have to explain them, they never seem to be universally understood in the same way by everyone. I suppose that's just another reason it gets as much praise as it does. Also, are you planning on analyzing Terry Gilliam's "Brazil"? That is a film I need explained to me a bit more. Keep up the amazing work Garyx Wormuloid!
@Lucols4 9 жыл бұрын
Beaurocracy dude, the damn beaurocracy
@Innugamiproductions 9 жыл бұрын
Are you referring to "Brazil", or to "The Big Lebowski", because that is honestly a pretty fair explanation to either film.
@Lucols4 9 жыл бұрын
Innugamiproductions Brazil
@Innugamiproductions 9 жыл бұрын
Thank you.
@zamraam 9 жыл бұрын
Innugamiproductions I
@TheRetromanChannel 9 жыл бұрын
The best channel on KZfaq.
@WisecrackEDU 9 жыл бұрын
Appreciate it.
@pacrox2 9 жыл бұрын
Love it
@lakesidefiddle8051 7 жыл бұрын
Make love to it.
@silentgolden8507 5 жыл бұрын
The best channel in the universe
@sam9708 4 жыл бұрын
I actually got the vibe that the dude was actually a misunderstood genius. I always thought there was a time before he became so relaxed. Like him trying to get his point across and nobody listened so he gave up and just became the dude.
@ImotekhtheStormlord-tx2it 2 жыл бұрын
i thought he was detective for real but he lost his mind he forgot his true persona by having second life. thats why there is no ID of him.
@bluesrocker91 Жыл бұрын
He does mention being one of the Seattle Seven, so he was clearly very politically active at one time... I imagine at some point he concluded that actively fighting against the system was futile, and that the powers that be would ultimately always win. I think you can even see that in his eyes when he sees George H W Bush talking about Iraq on the news at the beginning. I think there's two ways you can deal with that kind of disillusionment... Either become bitter, cynical and jaded about the whole world, or you become The Dude. You take it easy and just abide... The Dude's lifestyle could even be taken as a form of passive resistance against the system. Just simple non-participation. This was meant to be a really brief reply but then I started thinking about it and it got kinda deep... And now I need to watch the movie again. 🤣
@jessehcreative Жыл бұрын
The script notes, apparently say he was an heir to the Rubiks cube foundation, and that is how he has been living, off of that money. I’m guessing by the time the movie rolls around, he is struggling somewhat.
@bluesrocker91 Жыл бұрын
@@jessehcreative I think they deliberately cut that idea as it removed some of the mystery about him... He does say he was in the music business, and roadied for Metallica briefly.
@ChemistyStudent 9 жыл бұрын
As a minister of The Church of Later Day Dude, I approve this interpretation. Abide on dudes.
@user-fq4hj8yv2z 3 жыл бұрын
Adude
@dannycerdan1925 2 жыл бұрын
Far out man
@atleys6519 2 жыл бұрын
a fellow minister of dudeism, what’s up man
@ChemistyStudent 2 жыл бұрын
@@atleys6519 Oh you know man, it's complicated... lots of ins... lots of outs... I'm keeping up a pretty strict regiment to keep the ol noodle limber. I might be channeling a little more Walter than I'd like, but.. come on man this isn't Nam!! There are rules and in the League game of life... some things really need to be marked zero.
@xalener 8 жыл бұрын
"the type of war that still lives in its parents basement" fuck
@remykarns430 9 жыл бұрын
I've literally seen this movie over 100 times, yet you guys have added so much more to it. Amazing job. Speaking of deconstructed noirs, Taxi Driver?
@coryczerwinski4456 6 жыл бұрын
Remy Karns there is a book called "I'm a Lebowski you're a Lebowski"
@rubenoskarsson7741 8 жыл бұрын
Earthling cinema saved my soul. That's how fucking good it is!
@WisecrackEDU 8 жыл бұрын
+Ruben Oskarsson The Dude abides.
@eternitynaut 8 жыл бұрын
+Wisecrack I'm going to reply later with a witty comment, but first a nap.
@TristanDrijver 8 жыл бұрын
+kalimul has been napping for a week.
@dknwx 8 жыл бұрын
+Tristan Drijver 2 now.
@TristanDrijver 8 жыл бұрын
dknwx Yup.
@Lucols4 9 жыл бұрын
Birdman would be extremely awesome, could you guys do that when it comes out on blue ray?
@WisecrackEDU 9 жыл бұрын
Really good idea. Will do something on Birdman
@artfacekillah 9 жыл бұрын
Wisecrack Raging Bull would be cool too! (hint hint nudge nudge)
@Lucols4 9 жыл бұрын
Wisecrack thanks for taking the suggestion into consideration. I even think Riggan Thomson would be an interesting character for pop psych
@whoseyourdaddyful 8 жыл бұрын
+Lucas Garibaldi yeah uh NO
@raymondfair7822 8 жыл бұрын
+Lucas Garibaldi RESPEK IT
@margarethmichelina5146 7 жыл бұрын
Well, it's just like your opinion, man.
@CleverMonkeyArt 7 жыл бұрын
You forgot the "like" part, man.
@Raythe 2 жыл бұрын
honest moment here, the fact this movie never went anywhere, never progressed or concluded, the story just.... happened, utterly broke my Aspbergersness. 5 years later, smoking a cigar after a weird strange week of events strolled past my life... It made sense. Life is just strange. and thats normal.
@Jaydoggy531 9 жыл бұрын
I'm ashamed to admit I had no idea this film was a parody. I'll have to check out the original. Thank you for enlightening me!
@Daihatski 9 жыл бұрын
Amazing as always. Keep 'em coming :) We love Earthling Cinema. It just gets better every time.
@WisecrackEDU 9 жыл бұрын
Thanks
@oskki224 9 жыл бұрын
You guys are amazing, Best channel on youtube, I love every episode of every series. Im not good at interpretations but thug notes and this series, oh god so good. Since I started watching you videos every book and movie are so much better. I started enjoying the literature classics. Love you guys. The Dude from Poland ;D
@vedantkaushik4202 2 жыл бұрын
the act of finding meaning in the big lebowski is so ironical
@ulysses5340 4 жыл бұрын
These great analysis's are why I love this channel so much.
@b1merio 9 жыл бұрын
Would love to see Wormuloid's interpretation of El Topo. Also, why no mention of Sam Elliot's awesome moostash? Sure puts your eyebrows to shame.
@TheCosmicRabbit 9 жыл бұрын
LMFAO XD dat moostash'''
@lotus-prince 9 жыл бұрын
I'd actually be up for El Topo, though the second half of the movie just just a straight-up loose interpretation of the Bible.
@allansloan123 8 жыл бұрын
+b1merio It really ties his face together
@2lobo777 7 жыл бұрын
I love this videos, keep em coming, great content.
@BeenSauce 9 жыл бұрын
Best one yet! Bravo!
@rotitnhoj 3 жыл бұрын
"If you scratch the surface looking for meaning.." LOL that part had me dying. I actually became ordained yesterday. Dude
@ShadowMii14 8 жыл бұрын
I gotta say, I've been loving every episode of this
@atifmirhussain334 7 жыл бұрын
What a fantastic video. Informative & witty!
@masonbrown9155 9 жыл бұрын
Do an analysis on David Lynch's ERASERHEAD
@ARCTERYXSWEATSHOP 9 жыл бұрын
zzzzzzzzzzzzzz
@adamqadmon 7 жыл бұрын
That would be... interesting
@euanrutherford3449 7 жыл бұрын
Mason Brown
@0mnicide 6 жыл бұрын
YEEEEESSS
@markappleby02 5 жыл бұрын
Or even David Lynch'd Blue Velvet lol
@cinemachef 9 жыл бұрын
Probably the most entertaining one yet. No matter how many times I watch this movie or somebody analyzing it, there's always something new.
@myfootiswet 4 жыл бұрын
great wrap up been searching for one for days and i finally got recommended this hands down the most knowledgeable about the film or at least explained it elequantly
@danielkirstie942 6 жыл бұрын
subscribed. this is the best the big lebowski review EVER
@artkoenig9434 9 жыл бұрын
Well done sir. I was enlightened and made to laugh heartily!
@fadi77fadi77 9 жыл бұрын
excellent review!
@jimbojet8728 3 жыл бұрын
A great fun vid. Thank you
@Cas12321 9 жыл бұрын
Your reviews are amazing bruh
@stephenswaim Жыл бұрын
Happy 25th Dude!
@snicky58 4 ай бұрын
Brilliant. This video will abide -- in my "Favorites"
@apextroll 9 жыл бұрын
The Dude abides.
@bendre1997 9 жыл бұрын
My all time favorite movie. I was hoping you guys would get to it at some point!
@alexs3758 9 жыл бұрын
Thank you! Best show devoted to analyzing cinema.
@jcbuttons 9 жыл бұрын
Fantastic!!
@thelocalfortuneteller 4 жыл бұрын
It's about being content with your lot in life. Doing non-doing. The flawed Dude someone manages to still exemplify such a level of goodness that it attracts a satisfied, heavenly attention.
@HipJipC 5 жыл бұрын
20th anniversary, had to watch the movie! This is the BEST and funniest summary of it I've ever seen! And WISDOM nicely tucked in there. BRAVO! I'm watching it again, lol!
@felixhaederle55 8 жыл бұрын
Earthling cinema is the greatest series ever. It deserves its own channel.
@rikimaru9 8 жыл бұрын
Awesome video.
@mattkleman7876 8 ай бұрын
Yo, i have seen this movie probably 50 times, seen countless reviews and reactions of it, and yet today you taught me something new about it! I had no idea about The Big Sleep connection. Thanks Dude! Abide.
@mikolanimator 9 жыл бұрын
Love this dude!
@kaptnkidd4444 8 жыл бұрын
I want to comment on all your videos to exclaim how underrated they are, you guys rock!
@kagutsuchi969 8 жыл бұрын
+Hector Salamanca Don't you mean: Ding! Ding! Ding! Ding! Ding! DING!
@bedazzlebo 7 жыл бұрын
THIS IS SO GREAT
@timboneesono 9 жыл бұрын
Great job
@whirlmaster 9 жыл бұрын
Love your channel. It'd be awesome if you guys did an episode on Le Samourai or Drive.
@chrisw7034 8 жыл бұрын
"Blue in the tentacles" . . . Love it!!
@bigt4135 3 жыл бұрын
Great video, even better movie.
@yoyoyoman11 9 жыл бұрын
Love it!
@72fja 9 жыл бұрын
That's like your opinion man.
@CuteRuth 9 жыл бұрын
Subscribted for Thug Notes, stayed for Earthling Cinema. Keep up with the great work!
@hellsacolyte 9 жыл бұрын
This was hilariously awesome!
@seen921 5 жыл бұрын
hahaha, this is brilliant.... nice references too.... so glad I found this channel ....
@deathcare 9 жыл бұрын
This is my favorite channel by far. Nothing even comes close. It would be awesome if you guys could do Pan's Labyrinth from del Toro, or even a Bong Joon-ho film like Mother or Snowpiercer. Also, when Birdman comes out on DVD/Blu-ray, that would be cool to see as well.
@MrRHailey 9 жыл бұрын
Mother!
@Joakim1400 9 жыл бұрын
Do Grave of the Fireflies!!
@b1merio 9 жыл бұрын
AKA Sadgasm:The Movie
@kdjets 8 жыл бұрын
These are too good.
@SkyreeXScalabar 9 жыл бұрын
Rad analysis dude
@Casbrotato 9 жыл бұрын
I have been waiting for this since earthling cinema started.
@JustinMBailey 9 жыл бұрын
I think you give some of the best analyses of certain movies I have ever heard (Fight Club, Mean Girls, Trainspotting). So far, I think this is your best. Thank you.
@TacoMighty 7 жыл бұрын
Bravo!!
@blondwiththewind 9 жыл бұрын
I've just discovered this channel this evening...awesome concept. I'd like to suggest "Dog Day Afternoon".....just to show that Earthlings can survive just about anything as long as they can order in pizza.
@ryukendevereaux512 9 жыл бұрын
Pure genius! I lol'd all over my workspace.
@kieranperreaultdit-morin9262 8 жыл бұрын
Donny is stuck in a coffee can. Lost it there...
@themarquess 8 жыл бұрын
+Kieran Moran I am the walrus.
@TheHistoryGeek1 8 жыл бұрын
+themarquess shut the fuck up donny
@sterrshow5016 6 жыл бұрын
No, Donny is stuck in The Dude's eyelids and hair
@BlackavarWD 4 жыл бұрын
I'm late...but that reminded me of *Preacher,* when the angels say they will put Genesis back into it's domicile... and Cassidy says "because it lives inside a coffee can" 😂
@Predaguy 9 жыл бұрын
These are amazing! I'd love to see them do Star Wars, Aliens, and Jurassic Park.
@f3derico2007 6 жыл бұрын
Excellent
@drayely 10 ай бұрын
🎥🍿love your reviews!!! Are you in ny??
@porc1429 5 жыл бұрын
"...and Donnie stuck in a coffee can" No, he is out of his element
@Roman-zz4ep 4 жыл бұрын
Shut up, Donny! You're out of your element!! -Walter Shobcak (Sorry, I forgot how to spell his last name)
@fellopez62 9 жыл бұрын
Good job guys. Suggestion: snow piecer. Keep up the awesome work.
@mornincorp.2116 8 жыл бұрын
I like how this was humorous but had some low key good points
@AshaiTides 9 жыл бұрын
I love this show!!!
@Splurgendii 9 жыл бұрын
Wow Gotta watch this
@TyBurney 9 жыл бұрын
Ah fuck it Wormuloid, lets go bowling.
@Rhodon506 9 жыл бұрын
thank you for fixing the cable
@alexhartan 6 жыл бұрын
"... and Donny is stuck in a coffee can" :)) Awesome review of an awesome classic. Do Office Space next? :O
@Klemaiify 9 жыл бұрын
Great stuff. The shrewd imbibes.
@thomas1910 9 жыл бұрын
I think it would be rather fitting to see 1979's Alien on here!
@ClydeLeeM 9 жыл бұрын
i'm filled with peace with this
@animatorwannabe0019 8 жыл бұрын
Do something on snowpiercer
@jacobmorales323 8 жыл бұрын
Pretty obvious in that movie
@chrishaugan8230 8 жыл бұрын
yeah really nothing hidden there, they were very overt with their message. Still a good movie tho
@CinemaPsycho 2 жыл бұрын
Great!
@neilvanheerden536 6 жыл бұрын
Garyx, you have single-handedly redeemed KZfaq for me. Can you guys do The Grand Budapest Hotel?
@estebandelvalle2116 5 жыл бұрын
Wise crack and earthling cinema are way out of their element and entering a world of pain
@blorac9869 2 жыл бұрын
Agree, TYVM!
@Crystalvampire66 9 жыл бұрын
Garyx totally nailed bowling. Which I say as an avid bowler
@michaellane2216 6 жыл бұрын
this is literally my favorite movie
@R4Y2k 4 ай бұрын
"THEE BEFOULED THE SACRED FLOOR COVERING!"
@calibomber209 2 жыл бұрын
The soundtrack is one of my faves!
@deptusmechanikus7362 6 жыл бұрын
*"...the type of war that still lives in it's parents' basement"* fucking gold
@Quicksilver_Cookie 8 жыл бұрын
Was expecting this episode to be at least twice as long as the others. Because...Lebowski :)
@frankl.garnica1709 9 жыл бұрын
I think you guys should totally do Inherent Vice, Starred Up, Birdman, Whiplash and Nightcrawler. Those would be straight up magnific analysis
@mademoisellevee 9 жыл бұрын
excellent
@Tangly 9 жыл бұрын
"The dude imbibes."
@spodybanjack8800 6 жыл бұрын
Ed Carone He does imbibe too, though
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