The Coen brothers are as obsessive with language, if not more, but they do not come across like they were writing something to be quoted. And I take this to be actually a strength of Labowski in contrast to Pulp Fiction. Like some of the Tarantino stuff dialogue can seem annoying. It's hard for me to tease apart whether it is a feature of his dialogue that doesn't age well, or it was just been imitated so often or quoted.
There are only two kinds of people in the world, Pulp Fiction people and Big Lebowski people. Now Pulp Fiction people can like Big Lebowski and vice versa, but nobody likes them both equally. Somewhere you have to make a choice. And that choice tells you who you are.
In the first episode of this two-parter, David and Tamler make that choice – and then go deep into the themes, performances, and philosophy of Tarantino’s iconic 90s classic Pulp Fiction. What’s the meaning of a foot massage? What counts as a miracle? Is failing to disregard your own feces a sufficient condition for a filthy animal? We have a lots to talk about, and time is short. So pretty please, with sugar on top, listen to the fucking episode.
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