A Serious Man

Interesting movie, however there’s not a lot happening. Sure, he has the divorce and there’s the Korean kid who almost sues him but like there’s not much boom big stuff. No big fighting divorced, no firing from uni etc. You could argue this fits the movie but I think it would’ve

I really wish the opening sequence was the whole movie. It looked and played out insanely 'daydream' like. Almost like a cursed fairytale. However, that's where the fairytale ends. It flicks to the boring modern-day world, following a boring modern-day family. I understand that most of this is down to story and messages, tackling the serious questions of life, etc, but I had zero interest and my patience wore way too thin. Especially after having such a great opening. Unlike most Coen projects, there was no fun or mystery we could grab onto so I turned it off after the halfway mark.

The ending seemed self-indulgent, but the concept of consequences in the chaos was interesting. He tells the Korean student, “Actions always have consequences.” Then says to everyone (wife/collector/boss), “I didn’t do anything.” Then, he changes the grade and takes the bribe.

The ending seemed self-indulgent, but the concept of consequences in the chaos was interesting. He tells the Korean student, “Actions always have consequences.” Then says to everyone (wife/collector/boss), “I didn’t do anything.” Then, he changes the grade and takes the bribe.

felt horrible for the main character and everything that keeps happening to him.

its sure is a great movie, I liked the visuals and the acting really much. It's so intellectual and philosophical.