The Big Lebowski question (saw it for the first time last night)

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What was the deal with the cowboy narrator? He seemed like a very important character who had absolutely nothing to do with the plot.

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That's why he was awesome.

Obviously you're not a golfer

you are out of your element Donny.

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What was the deal with the cowboy narrator? He seemed like a very important character who had absolutely nothing to do with the plot.

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It's all so meaningless. It's exhausting.

dont call Wade Garrett "Virgil Earp"

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had absolutely nothing to do with the plot.

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does anything in the big lebowski really have anything to do with anything? that's what makes it such genius. random shite that happens to make a complicated plot.

but i will admit i didn't get it my first viewing, the second time the bulb went off and i saw the light.

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Big Lebowski

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One of the most overrated movies in history, and I say that with almost zero hyperbole.

It's decent at best. The best thing about it is how quotable it is.

"sometimes there's a man... I won't say a hero, 'cause, what's a hero? But sometimes, there's a man. And I'm talkin' about the Dude here. Sometimes, there's a man, well, he's the man for his time and place. He fits right in there. And that's the Dude"

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What was the deal with the cowboy narrator? He seemed like a very important character who had absolutely nothing to do with the plot.

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Something you realize the more you watch the film is there really is no plot. If Seinfeld is the show about nothing, The Big Lebowski is the film about nothing. The entire movie pretty much evaluates the pointlessness of every single thing every single character does. The plot of the film literally resolves itself by the time the Dude actually figures it out. This is the reason most people hate the film watching it for the first time (myself included) is that you actually try to keep up with the plot and the twists and turns when that was never the films intention. Once you realize this, the film becomes more and more enjoyable with each viewing.