Hey all you highbrow Dudeists out there, an achiever named Will Tincher has delved into some very deep shit regarding The Big Lebowski which had not occurred to us, dude. In fact, we’re not exactly sure what it means, but maybe a wiser feller than ourselves could solve the case? Enjoy:
From "Oceans 12." The Dude: Lost in Translation But Making Sense.
A sit down with Matsui:
Daniel: If all the animals along the equator were capable of flattery, then Thanksgiving and Halloween would fall on the same days.
Matsui: When I was four years old, I watched my mother kill a spider… with a teacosy. Years later, I realized it was not a spider – it was my Uncle Harold.
Insight:
Lost in Translation in and of itself is a nihilistic enterprise, much like the life of Mr. Lebowski. However, since it is done in jest at the expense of Linus, it is entertaining and maintains a certain ethos. While The Dude’s suffering remains the result of intertwining modalities of thought, his greatest participation comes when he, too–unknowingly, renders a lost in translation speech: "Well sure, look at it! Young trophy wife, I mean, in the parlance of our times, owes money all over town, including to known pornographers– and that’s cool, that’s cool– but I’m saying, she needs money, and of course they’re gonna say they didn’t get it ’cause she wants more, man, she’s gotta feed the monkey, I mean– hasn’t that ever occurred to you…? Sir?" In an age of compromised morals, the Dude’s attempt at finding a linear correlation between events and his apparent ‘blathering’ is a critique on the greater ‘blathering’ of his day: that of religion, government, and off-center organizations. In particular, Mr. Lebowski’s insistence on a heightened vocabulary remains a mere clash of sound in light of his embezzlement. Moreover, the fact that the Dude cannot clearly communication in a well-spoken manner, returns us to the fact that persons such as the Dude cannot find a connection with the lesser persons of the world: the false. In this manner, the Dude proves many things–flawed, lazy, irresponsible even. But he is never false.
