Haha that's great, this is why i also the coen's, on the surface their movies are simple but they are so littered with small details and of course great writing and directing
It's up there. Many of their movies have standout scenes that it almost feels like the rest of the movie was built around. This for "A Serious Man", the briefings for "Burn After Reading", the gas station for "No Country For Old Men".
The Coens genius cinematograpy ideas are all over this.. perfect zooms, awkward angles, beautiful wide shots like outside the red owl, cllimbing over his wife... The camera is perfect in every single edit. And obviously the way the soundtrack works around it. Perfect.
Six years late to your comment, but the cut at 4:36 - 4:38 from Sussman's satisfaction with the answer to Larry's confusion and dissatisfaction is so good too
great scene. the point is: you don't ask the questions until you want the answers, and when things are going good and nothing bothers you, you don't want answers. you have them.
So wonderfully written So what did you tell him? Is it... relevant? Exactly how many people feel about the content of this movie, and the reason why it has the ending it has. I mean the same type of people that cannot 'understand' or enjoy a Lynch film. They want a narrative more than art. One of the best movies I've ever seen
This movie highlights the distinction between Coen and Lynch, Lynch doesn't care about 'truth' as much as feeling. This movie is analysis of how much 'truth' matters. But their conclusion isn't the same as Lynch.
That line is so brilliant..."Is it...relevant?" That sums up the whole movie and what he's going through. No one seems to understand him and it's so frustrating.
The movie illustrates the point: we want answers, but we'll never get them. No matter how hard we try, the things we are looking for that are after us aren't nor will ever be known to us.
George Wyner has appeared in just about every television show, and most movies, ever made. I believe that *this* is the scene that he will best be remembered for.
I always thought he looked very familiar in this scene and knew he was in Not Another Teen Movie and American Pie 2, but I only just found out he was also Colonel Sandurz in Spaceballs. It'd be really cool if he had a role in the next season of Fargo.
Brilliant sequence! Just brilliant! Lots of details, humour, flashes of different sets and old props (where else one gets to see dentist's equipments from the sixties?) plus spot-on comic rhytm from the rabbi.
Perhaps the single funniest cinematic sequence ever, but it helps to be Jewish and a little twisted to really Grok it. The music takes it over the top, and if you've never seen this movie, do yourself a favor and rectify that, you'll love it.
I like how this scene and this comment contains the reasons people come to like Jews (the mundane world is replete with wonders, stories and storytelling are the tools that will redeem mankind, all life must be approached with humour and conclude with a message to be kind and help others) and then the reason people come to dislike Jews (yeah you gotta be one of us to really get it)
I’m not Jewish but I appreciate the sentiment. The asker of the question seeks “the answer” to these most difficult of questions, the rabbi has spent his life struggling, trying to answer these questions. Ultimately, the most sound advice he can offer is “you have to figure it out for yourself”. Which is never satisfying. Still, we all try to relate to each other, we’re all human. This search for “the answer” is what drives us.
The main point of Coens Films full of mixed scripts and mindtwister scenes is that evey single person has his own outlook and tries to find the answer about his past or present circumstances. Almost every scene can be discribed with several different ponts of view.that makes Coens films so attractive and desirable. One of the greateat scene of Coens fiction. :)
@1:30 Sussman's eye viewed thru the magnified lens amplified his suprise and the discord of Hendrix guitar suprises the viewer too. The Coen Brothers are pure Genius.
Deeply enjoy the look of relief on Sussman's face at 4:35 lol. You can tell just talking it out with someone was a big help to him; like yes, finally, someone tells me "who knows - you can safely let this one go if you perform a little charity." Was really all he needed to hear!
"The Red Owl? In Bloomington?" got a big laugh/cheer when I saw an early screening at the Lagoon in Minneapolis that it probably didn't get in other parts of the country. Along with Ron Meshbesher.
Religion is a spiritual path by which one seeks meaning in their life - but this path can become limiting and obsessive, to the point where someone like Dr, Sussman, while seemingly good intentioned, can’t see the most obvious solution - just talk to the goy and ask him about the Hebrew on his teeth. But instead of getting out of his comfort zone and simply communicating with a dude from a different faith, Sussman tries and fails to make sense of it using his own, ultimately moving on with his life and “accepting the mystery” even when there was a simple solution all along. When I first saw this scene, I thought “who cares” at the end was just a funny line poking fun at religious jews for being so insular. Now I think the rabbi was actually being facetious to make an important point. As in, if Larry waited until the very end to even ask about the goy (the most relevant person in the story), then he’s already missed the point - and, like the dentist, would probably be better off moving on with his life.
looking back at it the answer is kinda obviously simple. Larry went to a Rabbi for help, he left with nothing but a senseless story and a passage of Scripture. For some reason, it NEVER crosses Larry’s mind to literally say exactly what he was told here and “Pray to God for help.”
I don't know if this is what the Coens intended, but I think the reason I love this film so much - and this scene is a perfect example - is that it shows that the Rabbis and scholars, whose job it is to actually study religious texts and theology, are just as clueless and incapable of providing answers to the questions that people like Larry ask of them. Because despite being more well versed in what the scripture says, at the end of the day they have no way of knowing whether anything that they're saying is true. So they just come up with nonsense narratives like in this scene, while dressing it up as wisdom to save face instead.
I don't think Coen's intended to show rabbis as ignorant. In this particular scene the rabbi gives a message "embrace the mysteries of life and move on" which is one of the main points of the movie
The point of this scene is the inscrutability of Creation, and Gods purpose. That is, Sussman the scientist (and so too the main character ) cannot reduce Creation to a set of data. The scientific method cannot account for Hashem.
Why didn't he just ask the guy why his teeth were so weird? Any reaction he would've given would have been better than checking your spouse's teeth for answers.
Because who cares about the goy? The orthodontist and the rabbi are both stuck in their accustomed patterns and unable to help others. The rabbi can't make Larry as complacent and serene as he is with a little story but he can demonstrate how wise he supposed is without offering any practical advice or sympathy.
I feel like that wouldn't have changed anything. There's a reason he didn't go straight to the rabbi. The actual answer from the goy would've felt too mundane for him. He'd hear it and think, "no, there must be more to this." And then he'd keep up his tireless search until finally going to the rabbi.
Sussman stands under the sign that says “PRODUCE”. Is the rhyme or reason behind the Hebrew on the teeth relevant? The rabbi asks if its relevant. In time Sussman returned to life. There are different levels of awareness and Larry is at the lowest. He need certainly
I don't even need to write a whole movie. I just want to write a scene this good one time in my life.
Sterling Goodwin YOU ARE CORRECT!! TREMENDOUS WRITING!!
I want to memorize this entire monologue just to recite it to people when they ask me for advice.
"Hey man I've been having suicidal thoughts, I don't know what to do..."
"Have I ever told you about the Goy's teeth?"
If only I could. I am an educated man. Not the world's greatest sage - no Rabbi Marshak.
Can Sussman eat ? Sussman can't eat.
Can Sussman sleep ? Sussman can't sleep.
I think it only hits because we see a visual of it. I can’t people see following it the same way in person
LOL
The teeth? We don't know. A Sign from HaShem? We don't know. Helping others? Couldn't hurt.
I’m dying😂
typical cop out clerical answer.
The goy? Who cares?
@@T.R.A.I.N.I.N.G. I disagree. In that answer lies everything.
@@GOLIATHdominates that "everything" is about how we don't know anything in the face of god, so yeah he can fuck off with that.
I think its funny that the only word uttered by the Red Owl employee is "Who?".
Very astute. Anybody ever tell you you're a smart guy? Because you obviously are.
Haha that's great, this is why i also the coen's, on the surface their movies are simple but they are so littered with small details and of course great writing and directing
lmfao nice catch
the Hendrix really ties this scene together man..
Tanner Herzman it’s like the scene’s rug
@@SupremacySinema FAAAR OUT MAN FAR OUT..
Yeah? Well, you know, that's just like uh, your opinion, man.
@@chrisholle4980 atleast its not the eagles.. man..
That hendrix really tied the scene together, did it not
"First I should tell you, then I shouldn't."
He should have just looked at the parking lot....
just look at that parking lot
The parking lot, TomthatiscalledTom.
Can Sussman eat? Sussman can’t eat.
Can Sussman sleep? Sussman can’t sleep.
Great phrasing
Can Sussman sleep? Sussman can't sleep.
Sussman is such a funny sounding word. The Coens are Dickensian in their use of believable but silly-sounding names. Linda Litzke is another ripper.
@@zingzangspillip1 Common German-Jewish last name: "sweet-man."
This might be the greatest scene the Coen brothers ever filmed.
It's up there. Many of their movies have standout scenes that it almost feels like the rest of the movie was built around. This for "A Serious Man", the briefings for "Burn After Reading", the gas station for "No Country For Old Men".
That Dutch angle tho..
i don't think so but this is my great one
Damn right
I agree but I think it exceeds the threshold of just the Coen brothers.
"In time, he found he stopped checking."
The Coens genius cinematograpy ideas are all over this.. perfect zooms, awkward angles, beautiful wide shots like outside the red owl, cllimbing over his wife... The camera is perfect in every single edit. And obviously the way the soundtrack works around it. Perfect.
ALL CORRECT!!
the style reminds me of the movie Casino.
HE GOES
Six years late to your comment, but the cut at 4:36 - 4:38 from Sussman's satisfaction with the answer to Larry's confusion and dissatisfaction is so good too
@@joedkat omg...you are right. notice it in my 4th rewatch lol.
The Goy? Who cares? 😂😂😂😂
In case anybody’s wondering the song is Machine Gun by Jimi Hendrix
Live version?
This is the greatest scene in the history of film
mighty perceptive of ya
nailed it
With Jimi Hendrix- they hit it out of the park.
The scene at the diner in Mulholland Drive
great scene. the point is: you don't ask the questions until you want the answers, and when things are going good and nothing bothers you, you don't want answers. you have them.
This movie is just so perfect in every way, and this scene is no exception. The Hendrix music is just the icing on the cake.
This movie made me really uncomfortable and disgusted at the end, and I think that was the whole point.
Can Sussman sleep? Sussman can't sleep
I died when he checked his wife's teeth
So wonderfully written
So what did you tell him?
Is it... relevant?
Exactly how many people feel about the content of this movie, and the reason why it has the ending it has. I mean the same type of people that cannot 'understand' or enjoy a Lynch film. They want a narrative more than art.
One of the best movies I've ever seen
This movie highlights the distinction between Coen and Lynch, Lynch doesn't care about 'truth' as much as feeling. This movie is analysis of how much 'truth' matters. But their conclusion isn't the same as Lynch.
They want safe movies
Exactly. It is a true masterpiece. Life-changing in a way few other movies are.
That line is so brilliant..."Is it...relevant?" That sums up the whole movie and what he's going through. No one seems to understand him and it's so frustrating.
The movie illustrates the point: we want answers, but we'll never get them. No matter how hard we try, the things we are looking for that are after us aren't nor will ever be known to us.
George Wyner has appeared in just about every television show, and most movies, ever made. I believe that *this* is the scene that he will best be remembered for.
I always thought he looked very familiar in this scene and knew he was in Not Another Teen Movie and American Pie 2, but I only just found out he was also Colonel Sandurz in Spaceballs. It'd be really cool if he had a role in the next season of Fargo.
This will forever be my favorite movie
What is your top 10? 🤔
Brilliant sequence! Just brilliant! Lots of details, humour, flashes of different sets and old props (where else one gets to see dentist's equipments from the sixties?) plus spot-on comic rhytm from the rabbi.
Perhaps the single funniest cinematic sequence ever, but it helps to be Jewish and a little twisted to really Grok it. The music takes it over the top, and if you've never seen this movie, do yourself a favor and rectify that, you'll love it.
I'm not Jewish but this sequence makes me laugh out loud. Absolutely brilliant. So funny.
I like how this scene and this comment contains the reasons people come to like Jews (the mundane world is replete with wonders, stories and storytelling are the tools that will redeem mankind, all life must be approached with humour and conclude with a message to be kind and help others) and then the reason people come to dislike Jews (yeah you gotta be one of us to really get it)
"it sounds like you don't know ANYTHING, why even tell me THE STORY!" - bwahaha
Fitting, bestie
"Why even tell me the story?!"
Accept the mystery
This movie is genius on so many levels.
I’m not Jewish but I appreciate the sentiment. The asker of the question seeks “the answer” to these most difficult of questions, the rabbi has spent his life struggling, trying to answer these questions. Ultimately, the most sound advice he can offer is “you have to figure it out for yourself”. Which is never satisfying. Still, we all try to relate to each other, we’re all human. This search for “the answer” is what drives us.
The main point of Coens Films full of mixed scripts and mindtwister scenes is that evey single person has his own outlook and tries to find the answer about his past or present circumstances. Almost every scene can be discribed with several different ponts of view.that makes Coens films so attractive and desirable. One of the greateat scene of Coens fiction. :)
Wonderful scene. And Jimi increases the quality of it.
@1:30 Sussman's eye viewed thru the magnified lens amplified his suprise and the discord of Hendrix guitar suprises the viewer too. The Coen Brothers are pure Genius.
I don't even like this movie, but this scene uses Jimi Hendrix's Machine Gun song so well that it has to be mentioned.
Deeply enjoy the look of relief on Sussman's face at 4:35 lol. You can tell just talking it out with someone was a big help to him; like yes, finally, someone tells me "who knows - you can safely let this one go if you perform a little charity." Was really all he needed to hear!
Lol this is peak Coen Brothers. I love it.
pleuvonics YES!!
“ we can’t know everything”
“ it sounds like you don’t know anything!” Powerful stuff
"The Red Owl? In Bloomington?" got a big laugh/cheer when I saw an early screening at the Lagoon in Minneapolis that it probably didn't get in other parts of the country. Along with Ron Meshbesher.
I love choice of music in this movie. Jimi Hendrix - Machine gun!
flykeys thanks for posting that! I was wondering. Which particular recording do you think it is? I see a variety of live versions on Spotify
@@danielbatalles It's this version, recently released to the public apparently:
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The best piece of cinema I've ever seen in my life.
"Ours not to reason why, ours but to do and die"
But indeed there was a message in the Red Owl in Bloomington: big letters saying PRODUCE. You missed that, Dr. Sussman.
Did Sussman have children? Sussman had no children.
Larry seeks the wisdom of rabbis only to be jerked around with rabbit trails and platitudes.
Brilliant and stunning storytelling .
fucking stupid if you ask me
@@riggingpots3453 yeah?well , that’s just like your opinion, man.
I like to turn to this particular scene when I’m feelin life is draggin me through the dirt.
perfectly filmed. very immersive. perfect choice of music, and a very well narrated monologue.
Oh my g*d that is an amazing sequence. Astoundingly good.
now I‘m gonna be paranoid wondering if there‘s anything engraved in the back of my incisors
Absolute class.
the music makes it
Just want to point out there's a HIPAA violation in this scene...
The only thing the Red Owl employee visibly says is "Who?"
The way Sussman shrugs at the answer as if to say "Eh. You're probably right." 😂
This is amazing
Fantastic scene
Love this movie.
‘HE GOES…’
Best line.
SY ABLEMAN
It's a real master piece the coen brothers nailed the scene,the music the anticipation it's just a whole other level
This Thing Change my Life in thinking.
Notice the color of the furniture changes from the flashback to the flashforward in 4:34.
I think it's just the lighting
Hendrix is perfect for this.
First I should tell you, and then i shouldn't 😅
Religion is a spiritual path by which one seeks meaning in their life - but this path can become limiting and obsessive, to the point where someone like Dr, Sussman, while seemingly good intentioned, can’t see the most obvious solution - just talk to the goy and ask him about the Hebrew on his teeth.
But instead of getting out of his comfort zone and simply communicating with a dude from a different faith, Sussman tries and fails to make sense of it using his own, ultimately moving on with his life and “accepting the mystery” even when there was a simple solution all along.
When I first saw this scene, I thought “who cares” at the end was just a funny line poking fun at religious jews for being so insular. Now I think the rabbi was actually being facetious to make an important point. As in, if Larry waited until the very end to even ask about the goy (the most relevant person in the story), then he’s already missed the point - and, like the dentist, would probably be better off moving on with his life.
that's hilarious.
He needed to pick up his axe and fight like a farmer
This is a real smart scene.
It pointless trying to seek answers that have nothing to do in our lives except maybe wasting our time.
Hey this is some heavy intense stuff!
Can Sussman eat?
Sussman cant eat.
How did you upload this video?
This is sooo fuckin' hilarious :D :D :D omg Coen bros. at their best! :D
“Is it… relevant”
Hilarious.
This was better than the actual film. Coen is a fucking genius.
hilarious
looking back at it the answer is kinda obviously simple. Larry went to a Rabbi for help, he left with nothing but a senseless story and a passage of Scripture. For some reason, it NEVER crosses Larry’s mind to literally say exactly what he was told here and “Pray to God for help.”
I love that cut at 4:36...same story occurring in a box (his office)...two responses. Is the cat alive or dead?
I don't know if this is what the Coens intended, but I think the reason I love this film so much - and this scene is a perfect example - is that it shows that the Rabbis and scholars, whose job it is to actually study religious texts and theology, are just as clueless and incapable of providing answers to the questions that people like Larry ask of them. Because despite being more well versed in what the scripture says, at the end of the day they have no way of knowing whether anything that they're saying is true. So they just come up with nonsense narratives like in this scene, while dressing it up as wisdom to save face instead.
I don't think Coen's intended to show rabbis as ignorant. In this particular scene the rabbi gives a message "embrace the mysteries of life and move on" which is one of the main points of the movie
The point of this scene is the inscrutability of Creation, and Gods purpose. That is, Sussman the scientist (and so too the main character ) cannot reduce Creation to a set of data. The scientific method cannot account for Hashem.
Funny movie
Did he have an onion tied to his belt, which was the style at the time?
Is it F Troop?
The Coens wrote a beautiful Koen
4:50 how the ending of every Coen brother movie feels
Krauss was a Nazi prisoner officer and a Jewish dentist engraved that on his teeth.
Why didn't he ask the patient how it happened?
Why didn't he just ask the guy why his teeth were so weird? Any reaction he would've given would have been better than checking your spouse's teeth for answers.
Because who cares about the goy? The orthodontist and the rabbi are both stuck in their accustomed patterns and unable to help others. The rabbi can't make Larry as complacent and serene as he is with a little story but he can demonstrate how wise he supposed is without offering any practical advice or sympathy.
Yeah, that's a bit of a plot hole..
I feel like that wouldn't have changed anything. There's a reason he didn't go straight to the rabbi. The actual answer from the goy would've felt too mundane for him. He'd hear it and think, "no, there must be more to this." And then he'd keep up his tireless search until finally going to the rabbi.
Nachter aint have the Answers
What’s going on with Russell Krauss meaning red curly haired?
Sussman stands under the sign that says “PRODUCE”. Is the rhyme or reason behind the Hebrew on the teeth relevant? The rabbi asks if its relevant. In time Sussman returned to life. There are different levels of awareness and Larry is at the lowest. He need certainly
God is certainly... adversarial.
An orthodontist does braces, not bridges.
It's a yiddish joke. Lol.
Name the song ?? please
Jimi Hendrix - Machine Gun
Myyy God peple doesn't recognize Jimi anymore !!! this is so sad :(
Shaggy dog
Can someone explain the meaning of this whole scene?
1:45
Anyone know what version of Machine Gun this is??
Niall O Rourke wondering about that too
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Best movie ever made.
so f'ing amazing
I still don't get it.
The most revealing part of this scene is the rabbi's response at the end when he asks what happened to the goy.
Seems pretty clear what “help me, save me” means in the mouth of a goy. Too bad these guys couldn’t figure it out.
What movie is this?
A serious man.
@@freshtoast3879 What’s the movie about?
@@josecarranza7555 go read about it