The Big Lebowski

As I mentioned before, Evan, Candace, and I watched The Big Lebowski for my first time on my birthday, and I have to admit that I didn't really get it. The movie has so many different small story branches (along with a lot of side characters) that it's a bit hard to follow. Sure, it's kind of an artsier stoner movie, especially having been done by the Coen brothers, but is that really enough to make this a cult classic? I suppose John Goodman's Walter is my favorite character in the film, and I also enjoyed Julianne Moore and Philip Seymour Hoffman's parts, but I'm not sure the film as a whole really did it for me. Maybe I just need to see it again (like Napoleon Dynamite?)...