2. There's a subtext that runs through many, perhaps all, of the Coen Bros. movies: the defeat of the American left in the 20th century.
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3. To situate the Coens historically, they are late-born hippies who started making films in decade Left was defeated by Reagan & Thatcher.
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@HeerJeet Walter Sobchek is directly based on John Milius.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@HeerJeet do we follow if we have always hated them? -
@pintonelli A good time to mute my feed. You can unmute in about an hour.
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@WorkingCollar More leather.
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@HeerJeet You might be interested in this piece I wrote for The Atlantic a while back.http://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2013/12/the-coen-brothers-subtle-politics/282501/ … -
@ReelChanger Very interesting -- I don't know how I missed that since I read The Atlantic.
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