The Coen brothers are some of my absolute favorite directors, ever since i first watched their most famous films, No Country For Old Men and Fargo, and i've slowly dug up into their filmography, which i recently(and finally) completed. First of all, imo, they have a perfect filmography, the only stain being their very unnecessary remake of The Ladykillers(2004), but apart from it, every single one of their films could be your favorite, and thats what makes their filmography so fun to discuss. I watched this film just today and want to talk about it because i've seen a lot of hate to it on the internet. I understand that it can come off as a safe bet for the Coens, but c'mon, they came off from doing Inside Llewyn Davis in 2013, and i haven't seen anyone thrash on that movie. Yeah, i guess ILD is much darker and this movie is more, wholesome i guess, but still i don't get who could hate this film. First of all, it's massively entertaining, not only does it have the trademark Coens' accelerated pace, but it's very witty how it pieces together this big ensemble, which has so many memorable dialogues, moments and performances, you never come across a boring cameo that feels unnecessary. And oh, the cameos, Tilda Swinton, Jonah Hill, Ralph Fiennes (also shout out to the guy from the restaurant scene in Mulholland Drive). As someone who loves the movie era from the 50s, the way the production design recreated that feels so vibrant (along with the photography of course) and the extremely delightful tributes to so many aspects of old cinema; a part that melted my heart was the Busby Berkeley tribute(which they had already practiced in Big Lebowski), in case you don't know, Busby Berkeley was a famous choreographer for musicals in the 30s and he was known for these huge,meticulous numbers, i really recommend you watch some of the movies he worked on, for his work alone, but they're also great movies(42nd Street(1933), Gold Diggers(1933), Footlight Parade(1933), Dames(1934))and so the brothers made a tribute to this with the mermaids number (and also the sailors' number is amazing).Anyway, just wanted to talk about this film. It tackles so many aspects of Hollywood, both modern and old, in an infectously vibrant and informed way. What are your thoughts on it? via /r/movies https://ift.tt/2Z0eR5Z
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