One of the things I love about The Big Lebowksi is that Walter's outrage is 100% performative. He turns it on and off on a dime.
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11/ But when an ACTUAL situation arises on its own (the Nihilists attack them), for about 10 seconds Walter is in his element, responds appropriately, and wins.
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12/ He uses improvised weapons to defeat multiple opponents armed with a sword. He has full situational awareness: he knows that Donnie wasn't shot, because - despite being involved in a melee - he was listening to everything, heard everything, knows no shots were fired.
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13/ The combat over, Walter IMMEDIATELY surveys the situation and calls for medical help for Donnie. It's too late, but that's no reflection on Walter. He went from calm to combat to calm to helping the wounded in 20 seconds. His performative outrage is a SKILL !
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14/ His ability to turn it on and off on a dime is a SKILL. The tragedy of The Big Lebowski is that everyone is in the wrong place. The Dude belongs back on a college campus in 1968. Walter belongs back in 'Nam in the same year. The movie is about living too long.
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16/ if you like my tweets about movies and writing, you'll also enjoy my wife's threads on similar topics e.g. https://twitter.com/LibertyFarmNH/status/1123242250769715200 …
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