Barton’s horror-movie hotel room is practically brimming with symbols: the picture of the woman on the beach represents, perhaps, hope and the possibility of escape; while the peeling wallpaper seems to suggest that he’s currently stuck in Hell.
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Thanks for allowing …
Thanks for allowing the video response. Be assured I didn’t want to be respectless. or silly.
Thanks for the upload!!
“Are you in …
“Are you in pictures?
Don’t be silly.”
I love it. This ending has stuck in my mind.
“phenomena are real …
“phenomena are real in some sense, unreal in some sense, meaningless in some sense, real and meaningless in some sense, unreal and meaningless in some sense, and real and unreal and meaningless in some sense.”
One of the best …
One of the best Coen’s Movies.
GREATEST ENDING EVER
GREATEST ENDING EVER
I have come to the …
I have come to the conclusion that this movie only makes sense when acid is introduced…haha jk. this is a great movie
she is a beauty
she is a beauty
Isn’t that woman in …
Isn’t that woman in the picture Elizabeth Short?
brutal
brutal
What do you find …
What do you find its flaws to be?
“The ending with …
“The ending with the bird diving into the sea wasn’t intentional. According to Ethan Coen and Joel Coen the bird got in the shot and they liked it so much, they decided to put it in. Birds also helped the Coens in Miller’s Crossing (1990).”
quoted directly from the trivia section of the Barton Fink IMDB
Really? It seems …
Really? It seems like just the sort of thing they’d add.
it wasn’t intended, …
it wasn’t intended, but the Coens liked it so much, they decided to keep it in.
Because the guys at …
Because the guys at Cannes are better than the guys in the oscars.
what about ironic …
what about ironic quotation of Hitchcock’s “Birds”?
Barton Fink is such a classical movie, with all those episodes and allegories (btw, S.Žižek’s analytical schemes, which were developed on the base of classical hollywood movies, perfectly fit this one).
Masterpiece.
First off, I doubt …
First off, I doubt even the Cohen’s would say it was their best movie, let alone better than Citizen Kane.
As to why it isn’t more widely praised in America, most critics DO like it (has over 90% positive on Rotten Tomatoes). Most just don’t see it as a masterpiece, a opinion I tend to agree with. It’s very much a film that a select few will absolutely adore (Cannes tends to go for such films) in spite of its flaws, and yes, there are flaws.
STILL the Coen …
STILL the Coen Brother’s greatest achievement. One of the all time great movies, even better than Citizen Kane to my mind.
Won shedloads of prizes and hugely admired all over the world except in it’s country of origin. Strange that!
What do others think is the reason for this?
the woman is his …
the woman is his muse looking out across the ocean for him wishing for him to take ownership of his true talent.He meets her holding the baggage of his former life.He is not even sure if it belongs to him anymore. ” are you in pictures ?” “Dont be silly” -Iam real I am the beauty inherent in everyday life looking for you . Barton had the courage to follow her script not the directors script his reward was to come face to face with his own muse.
Understanding …
Understanding Barton Fink is easier if you know that the Coens wrote it on a break from writing Miller’s Crossing they took after hitting a creative wall. All that nonsense Fink says about the life of the mind, the difficulty of writing, his self-righteous lecturing of Mayhew for neglecting the obligation he has to his gift, etc., are all things writers say, do, or think when they can’t make any headway on their work. I’ve always seen this movie as chronicling Barton’s creative death.
Never noticed that …
Never noticed that before, thanks for pointing it out!
whut tha???????
whut tha???????
what do you mean
what do you mean
rofl I love the …
rofl I love the bird falling into the ocean. greatest ending.
i think that the …
i think that the woman is an allegory for the nation of israel.
And then the …
And then the mysterious Audrey, who initiates the sex/horror/detective story..
I felt like an idiot when I walked out of this movie I tell you. Oh well.. I am not the Coens.