Inside the Coen Brothers’ Cinematic Universe: How Authority Figures Shape Their Darkest Stories
In their movies, Joel and Ethan Coen explore multiple types of conflict. One worth analyzing is that which is created by this character type: Authority Figure.
The Long Shadow of Authority Figures
If you think about it for a moment, you realize how many characters there are in Coen brothers movies that are somehow connected to the law:
Cops: The Big Lebowski, Raising Arizona, Miller’s Crossing, Barton Fink, Fargo, O Brother, Where Art Thou, The Man Who Wasn’t There, No Country for Old Men, A Serious Man, True Grit
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