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Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 791.4302330922 EAN: 9780310292463 Feature: ISBN13: 9780310292463 ISBN: 0310292468 Label: Zondervan Manufacturer: Zondervan Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 240 Publication Date: 2009-10-01 Publisher: Zondervan Studio: Zondervan
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Editorial Reviews: Join award-winning author and columnist Cathleen Falsani as she explores the serious existential questions raised in the movies of the wildly popular and always irreverent Coen brothers. Coen fans and film lovers will appreciate Falsani's unique blend of contemporary insight and spiritual discernment that is both entertaining and illuminating.
Spotlight customer reviews: Customer Rating: Summary: not as good as falsani's last book Comment: let me start with this: cathleen falsani's last book, sin boldly: a field guide to grace, was one of my favorite books the year it came out. so my expectations for this next book were, i'm sure, unfairly high. i like the coen brothers movies, but haven't seen them all. so i certainly wouldn't qualify as an uber-fan. this book promises much more than it delivers, i'm afraid. the promise, at least as i picked it up, was a deep dive into the spiritual themes and subtext of the coen brothers movie vault. there's some of that here, but it's mostly summaries of the movies. i still think falsani is an author to be watched, and i'll quickly grab whatever book she publishes next (and i have her blog in my reader, and follow it regularly). but this one was a misfire for me. it did make me want to rent some of the coen bros movies i hadn't seen, though. Customer Rating: Summary: Under Achiever Comment: I agree with the earlier "You've Got To Be Kidding Me" review. I love the Coen brothers and this book really did nothing to further my understanding and insight into their movies. As others have said, most of the book is simply 5-10 page action summaries of the movies with only a few paragraphs of analysis. Very thin on actual creative insightful information. Additionally, rather then start from scratch and actually figure out what kind of moral/ethical world the Coen brothers are presenting, the author flattens their movies into her christian biblical interpretation. On some occasions, this works and is applicable; but overall it feels artificial and forced. After reading the book, I looked up Zondervan, the publishing house [...]. It is a christian organization with unambiguous proselytizing intent. Here is the opening statement from their CEO on their web site: "We're an international Christian communications company with a heart for helping people find and follow Jesus Christ by inspiring them with relevant biblical and spiritual resources." They may be a wonderful organization but it doesn't exactly foster confidence in the author's ability to provide an unbiased objective moral analysis of the Coen brothers films. "I do mind, the Dude minds. This will not stand, ya know, this aggression will not stand, man." Customer Rating: Summary: Love the Coen Brothers - Love the Gospel - great duet Comment: Since I love the Coen Brothers and love the Gospel - I had to have this book. I found it interesting but not compelling. However, I would recommend it to anyone who enjoys the debth and insight in Coen Brothers movies. Customer Rating: Summary: False advertising Comment: I was intrigued by how someone could find the gospel in the very Jewish Coen brothers. Alas this book does not do it. Most of the book is devoted to summaries of the films. There is a little comment during the expostion. And there is a paragraph or two at the end that deals with the morals involved. There are other books on the Coens that treat the films with more depth (although not necessarily the theology involved. Customer Rating: Summary: Completely Misses The Point Comment: I don't know what award this author won, but as far as the Coen Brothers' movies go, she entirely misses the point. As an example, she quotes lines from "A Serious Man", but never cites the one line that tells it all, i.e. "Embrace the mystery," nor does she ever explore that theme, which is pervasive throughout the film. I wanted this to be great, but it flops.