Inside the Coen Brothers’ Cinematic Universe: How Authority Figures Shape Their Darkest Stories
It’s interesting that in their last movie Hail, Caesar!, they feature a man behind a desk who is in a position of authority, but instead of being a Nemesis, he (Eddie Mannix) is the Protagonist.
But largely, the Man Behind the Desk is an opposition character.
What does this say about the Coens? I think they have a fundamental mistrust of authority. Mary, as you noted in your observations re Hudsucker, it’s right there front and center. But we see it over and over again. In fact, we can even see it in the way they have approached their filmmaking process, staying away from studio movies (after Hudsucker) so they can do whatever the heck they want and not have to worry about any ‘overlords’.
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