A Serious Man is not most of the things it's purported to be. It's not a cynical denunciation of organized religion; the face-value depiction of faith (or lack thereof) renders it more a critique of individuals who apathetically practice organized religion than a takedown of the system itself. It's not a retelling of the Book of Job; that Bible story requires a man of unwavering righteousness to unload trials upon, and Larry's morality is far too passive for him to…
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