Inside the Coen Brothers’ Cinematic Universe: How Authority Figures Shape Their Darkest Stories
He is Barton’s boss, the guy cutting Barton’s paycheck, so there’s that pressure. But there’s more. Barton may have his own creative vision, but so does Lipnik which he sums up aptly here in authoritative fashion:
They have two more scenes together. Their second interchange takes place at Lipnik’s palatial home where Barton is unable to pitch his take on the wrestling movie, but Lipnik doesn’t press him out of respect for the writer’s creative process. The final scene is the penultimate one in the movie where Lipnik, adorned in his military regalia, passes on Barton’s script: “This is a wrestling picture; the audience wants to see action, drama, wrestling, and plenty of it. They don’t wanna see a guy wrestling with his soul.” When Barton tries to salvage his script — “I tried to show you something beautiful,” Lipnik blows up:
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