The Dude Abides!

Recently I decided to watch The Big Lebowski after much convincing from loads of my friends. For some reason I always picked another movie to watch when the choice was there and once again I was foolish for doing so.

I have always loved John Goodman, but I now consider him a legend after seeing this movie. So many times we watch a movie and state that the actor selected was meant to play the part. In this movie, no other actor would have done this role justice. John Goodman was cast as Walter Sobchak, a crazy ex Vietnam Veteran who compares every single situation to his time there. He is mental, gun ho and a definite screw up but without him the Dude would not be as lovable. The Dude, what a guy! Jeff Bridges and The Dude are almost one and the same. I was also told that all the clothes the Dude wears in the movie actually belong to Bridges! He is the perfect guy to play a lovable hippy since that is what I see when I think of Jeff Bridges. The Dude is certainly unlucky, he keeps finding himself at the wrong place at the wrong time and every time things start to look up Walter is there to ensure that does not happen.

One of my favourite scenes is when the Dude's white Russian is spiked and he starts to trip big time. The look on his face is priceless! The best part of this movie is the obvious chemistry between John Goodman and Jeff Bridges. Not in a million years would I think that an ex Vietnam Veteran and a Hippy would be the best of friends but somehow it works and is a match made in heaven. Their Bromance is amazing and makes this movie worthy of being placed in the list of must sees. Julianne Moore is also amazing in this movie, it is certainly not her usual roles but this gamble definitely paid off.

From all the movies I saw this week, this was my favourite by far and if any of you are in need of a movie tonight look no more!! After all..  he's the dude, man.