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At the very least, “A Serious Man” shows the Coen brothers masterful grasp of how stories work and how simply bending the rules of storytelling can make a profound statement. Is there a God? Will Larry Gopnik ever get his life in order? Does he die at the end? The movie doesn’t provide answers, only questions.
I think personally the most important line of the film comes from the elder Rabbi to the son at the end. He returns the cassette and says "just be a good boy." This is a fundamental philosophy that Larry will never understand or accept.
A Serious Man was an entertaining film but one that left me with more questions than it answered. From a narrative perspective I felt that it was left incomplete, the ending of the film partially resolves some of the conflicts surrounding the title character Larry Gopnik, but for the most part it's left open-ended and there are even new ...
Sep 11, 2023 · How does A Serious Man end? At the end, a tornado is headed towards a school, and the teacher takes the kids (including Larry’s son) out to the storm shelter. The tornado is visible and heading straight for the children.
Sep 25, 2010 · Toward the end, things begin to right themselves. He and his wife seem to be getting along better at the son’s bar mitzvah and he is about to secure tenure at the college. And so it appears he’s passed these tests of faith laid before him.
Oct 7, 2009 · In this world, Larry Gopnik (Michael Stuhlbarg) earnestly desires to be taken as a serious man and do the right thing, but does God take him seriously? “I read the book of Job last night,” Virginia Woolf said.
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