related: we tend to think of Dude as mellow and Walter as out of control and angry, because these are the personas they adopt and dress for ... but if you watch carefully, it's almost EXACTLY the opposite. Dude is worked up much of the time, Walter is a calming influence.
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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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