Hrrm. I accidentally saw this film with my grandmother. Awkward.
If you haven't seen No Country For Old Men, do so immediately. It's a Coen Bros. film but it's also a classic. I feel like Burn After Reading was them indulging in all their worst "funny" quirks after the disciplined, measured and brilliant No Country For Old Men. I enjoyed it mildly but didn't feel especially drawn in for a second viewing.
If I had to ascribe a theme to the film, I would say it was about how the process of "information gathering" was impossible. How we, as human beings, fail to communicate and understand one another; that even the most intelligent among us will end up incapable of seeing the bigger picture. That zoom out at the end seemed like a final cherry on the sundae in that regard. I know what the spy reference is but the title itself implies that information is transitory at best and that which we comprehend is fleeting. Not exactly a theme that people would rally around, I'd wager. Just my pretentious thoughts on the matter, anyways.
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If you haven't seen No Country For Old Men, do so immediately. It's a Coen Bros. film but it's also a classic. I feel like Burn After Reading was them indulging in all their worst "funny" quirks after the disciplined, measured and brilliant No Country For Old Men. I enjoyed it mildly but didn't feel especially drawn in for a second viewing.
If I had to ascribe a theme to the film, I would say it was about how the process of "information gathering" was impossible. How we, as human beings, fail to communicate and understand one another; that even the most intelligent among us will end up incapable of seeing the bigger picture. That zoom out at the end seemed like a final cherry on the sundae in that regard. I know what the spy reference is but the title itself implies that information is transitory at best and that which we comprehend is fleeting. Not exactly a theme that people would rally around, I'd wager. Just my pretentious thoughts on the matter, anyways.