I didn't get this scene. What did Jackie Treehorn have to do with any of the plot?
>>69802189
red herring
>>69802189
>the plot
You obviously don't understand the point of the movie.
>>69802189
>he thinks the plot is supposed to be coherent
>>69802237
>>69802271
yeah we get it. no need to samefag
>>69802189
Jackie Treehorn was the employer of the two goons who rough up Lebowski in the first place. He was the one who made the porn movies and introduced Bunny to the nihilists.
I'm not saying he was a criminal, but he was an important player in the events.
>>69802237
What was the point of the character? Was he the guy who owned the porn empire? Was he the one who asked the germans to go after Lebowski?
>>69802329
The Germans were in it for themselves, but he did know them.
>>69802324
What was he trying to do when he invited the dude to his place? Why did he knock him out with drugs?
>>69802189
The plot was a vehicle for the visuals. The innocence and brilliance of youthful perception. A love letter to our world and what is in it.
This scene reminded me of Mulholland Drive. Like there's some deeper meaning to it.
>>69802365
He believed that the Dude knew where Bunny was and wanted that information.
>>69802189
>plot
Most of the plot didn't have anything to do with the plot.
That's the joke.
The Dude is a labyrinth neo noir mission through the L.A. underbelly...Or would be in any other film. In this one he's a stoner bumbling around a bunch of retarded social misfits solving absolutely nothing investigating a case that doesn't even exist.
mr threehorn treats objects like women, man
>>69802365
Because he knew Lebowski was looking for him.
Admittedly, Jackie started it by sending Woo and his buddy, but Lebowski was suddenly in the game, and Jackie wanted to know what The Dude knew.
Once he realized that that was essentially nothing, he got rid of him.
>>69802189
>OP has never seen or read noir
A lot of shit is set piece to set piece with dead ends and confusion as the protagonist tries to make sense of the plot
>>69802329
Jackie Treehorn was the smut peddler who the Germans and Bunny once worked for.
He liked the Dude's ability to get things done.
He also possessed the valuable clue (the notepad by the phone) that helped the Dude crack the case wide open.
>>69802431
>The Dude is a labyrinth neo noir mission through the L.A. underbelly...Or would be in any other film. In this one he's a stoner bumbling around a bunch of retarded social misfits solving absolutely nothing investigating a case that doesn't even exist.
God I love this movie.
>>69802431
U got it dude - thank goodness not everyone on this board is a fucking retard
>>69802431
But
But some new shit has come to light man
>>69802554
I like how 50% of the Dude's dialogue is just him poorly repeating what other characters have said to him to someone else.
>I've heard the kidnapping story, so save it. I know you're mixed up in all this, Dude, and I don't care what you're trying to take off her husband. That's your business. All I'm saying is, I want mine.
She owed Jackie money, Jackie knew The Dude was mixed up in everything and wanted to know what he knew so he could get his money
>>69802554
>that limo scene
https://youtu.be/VLR_TDO0FTg
Jeff Bridges is really underrated as an actor.
>>69802781
He's got multiple Oscar noms.
>>69802844
I mean in a general word-of-mouth kind of way. Not many people I know talk about him much.
also
>noms
He should have at least one.
>>69802916
Oh.... looks like we both missed it. He took best actor for Crazy Heart
>>69802189
He had guys piss on his rug, man.
I wasted 117 minutes of my life watching a movie that didn't go anywhere.
>>69803005
That rug really tied the room together, Dude.
>>69802668
>neet lifestyle
>no original thoughts of his own
Is the dude /tv/ incarnate?
>>69802189
Coens were just mad they didn't get to make Boogie Nights
>>69802189
Jackie Treehorn draws a lot of water in this town.
You don't draw shit, OP.
>>69802431
What in gods name are you blathering about?
>>69803143
the Big Lebowski is essentially a Raymond Chandler novel with Marlow replaced with an aging hippy who can't do anything right.
Why did treehorn draw that guy with a boner?
>>69803024
> wasted
>>69803266
Because huge boners are hilarious.
>>69803266
I think he was pretending to be writing down what the Dude was saying.
Does anyone else see parallels to Dostoevsky's The Idiot in The Big Lebowski? Maybe I'm over analyzing.
>>69803720
He was pretending to take a message on the phone.
>>69803730
I thing you're reaching. the Idiot is about goodness going unnoticed and unreciprocated. The Dude is always angry and complaining about something. But if you see something in it, hold on to it.
