So theres this idea that The Big Lebowski is a bowling movie. Sure, there’s a lot of bowling related stuff in it, and some of the more seminal lines of dialogue take place in a bowling alley
Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man
Has the whole world gone crazy? Am I the only one around here who gives a shit about the rules? Mark it zero!
et al.
However I would arge that as we don’t actually see the two main characters actually roll until almost the last scene, that bowling is more of a metaphorical signifier on the movie. It cant be marketed a practical bowling tuition DVD.
So the question remains, If bowling in The Big Lebowski is a metaphor, what is it a metaphor for?
Life in General?
The Artists Struggle?
The Unbearable lightness of Being?
Hoonoze
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LandersUK
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- 25. Apr 2007 @ 12:19:22 pm
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AnneKruiter
- 24. Jun 2009 @ 03:34:31 pm
well, I think that bowling indeed is a metaphor for solving problems. The ball needs to push over al of the pins, but there are more pins than the ball can handle.... how do you solf this problem?
the same thing is happening in the movie. The dude has a problem that is to big for him to handle.... -
Anyone who thinks the the Big Lebowski is a bowling hasn't really watched it.
It's a great film, not brilliant but great.
And I don't personally see it as a metaphor for anything... it's just a film.