Isnt that what makes a man big lebowski

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Flag Flag this quotation. You know, a lotta ins, a lotta outs, a lotta what-have-yous. And, uh, a lotta strands to keep in my head, man. Lotta strands in old Duder's head. Treehorn treats objects like women, man. Actions for paul1's Quotation. I was thinking of the tall tales that embody the spirit of the Wild West…such as Pecos Bill or other larger than life legendary characters from the time before the West was tamed.

IMO, the Westerns of the 20th century were kind of pale imitations of that spirit. I can see your point. Dude has a personality similar to some western characters.

Not a lawman or villan but perhaps a trail hand or cookie wagon cook. He like may characters set out on an adventure he may not have been looking for or really wanted. I really think that It would have been awsome to be out on a trail with the stranger and have him tell that story over the campfire. It is definatley the type of yarn that would be spun around a campfire.

The stranger is definatley the type of person to tell it. There are few other movies that I have seen whose story can compare to The Big Lebowski maybe thats why I find it so dern interesting.

Dude definatley has a place in American folklore. I heard a radio bit about him once placeing him on a pedestal as an American Icon. There was also a movie by the same name. Anyone ever notice how Walter flashes a quick peace sign at the Corvette guy when he goes after Walter with the crow bar?? I heard Sam Elliot had no idea what he was doing on that set, other than to read a few lines in a widely cowboy fashion.

There is the ultimate question of what the hell he is doing in L. It is likely he does not drive at least an automobile, ha. He is more outsider than the Dude is, and that makes him the most mysterious character of all. But that is his function, perhaps.

He is the narrator, and the narrator in anything but a narrative is generally here and gone. Maybe it is an Eastern thing….. He trusts the Stranger, feels that he is not a threat or perhaps even an otherly-world entity posing as a cowboy in earthly form?

He seems to take most things in stride. Fabulous stuff! I like your insights, dudes. Am I wrong? But you know him. And neither should we. I thought the Stranger was you me as the viewer, he was the vehicle by which we enter the narrative.

Were we as viewers supposed to inherently know that? Written by Texas Bix Bender. Published 21 June Published by Gibbs M Smith Inc.

ISBN: ISBN I do side with your allusion to the Greek tragedy chorus function. Hmm, I guess I might have been the only one equating The Stranger as a god-like figure.

In many mythologies gods guise themselves as men and roam the earth to observe and test their creations. He comes, he comments, he observes, he talks to the dude and then comments again and leaves it all as pretty much as he left it, as far as he was concerned.

He fits nicely into the role of a God in human guise, or Caine, cursed to forever wander the earth amongst the children of his brothers and sisters.

Or maybe something else superhuman, who knows. Apart from that, I like all the above explainations of The Stranger, a mysterious character and one of my personal favourites. Great article Chal, great series. I wonder if The Stranger is portrayed as a cowboy because cowboys tell good stories and are considered to be honest.

I also agree with some other dudes that perhaps The Stranger is God like. As far as what makes a man? I think this quote from what was written in the article above hits the nail on the head,. I can see the connection though. I just read this for the first time and Chalupa, Dudely Lama, I have to say, you nailed it right on the head in your analysis here. Sam Elliot the Stranger I believe is a well known persona just as he is depicted sitting at the bar. I think it is interesting that Sam at some point apparently asked the Brothers what he was doing in this film — though he was happy to be involved.

And shit Well sure, man. Look at it And of course they're going to say that they didn't get it, because She's got to feed the monkey, I mean uh The Big Lebowski : I didn't blame anyone for the loss of my legs.

Some chinaman took them from me in Korea. The Dude : You thought that Bunny had been kidnapped and you were fuckin' glad, man.

You could use it as an excuse to make some money disappear. All you needed was a sap to pin it on! You'd just met me! You human You figured 'Oh, here's a loser', you know? A deadbeat, someone the square community won't give a shit about. The Big Lebowski : Well, aren't you? The Dude : Well, yeah! The Big Lebowski : Your revolution is over, Mr.

The bums lost. My advice is to do what your parents did; get a job, sir. The bums will always lose. Do you hear me, Lebowski? The Big Lebowski : The bums will always lose! Brandt : How was your meeting, Mr. The Dude : Okay. The old man told me to take any rug in the house. The Dude : Ah, fuck it. The Big Lebowski : Fuck it! That's your answer. That's your answer for everything! Tattoo it on your forehead! The Dude : Look, nothing is fucked, here, man.

The Big Lebowski : Nothing is fucked? The Big Lebowski : The god damn plane has crashed into the mountain! The Big Lebowski : I just want to understand this, sir.

Every time a rug is micturated upon in this fair city, I have to compensate the owner? The Big Lebowski : So she's back. No thanks to you.