Ever wondered "Why Me Lord?"
The Coen Brothers this time are very creative useing the Jewish household (lifestyle) as a tool to pursue the existential question -" why do people want answers from god when bad things happen to them". The opening scene (prologue) sets up the premise of the movie = sometimes the devil or evilness simply "visits" your household. Why do bad things happen to good people? The main character seems to live a happy 60's era suburban life but suddenly comes home to see his world collapseing around him. As a result he does a continuous "why me" dance thru out the movie, as he goes from rabbi to rabbi seeking answers. In funny scenes the rabbis provide useless help. The final scene further drives home the point of the movie; when a tornado bears down on his town. What is more uncontollable, unfair and unpredictable than a tornado? Sometimes life is like that. It tears your world apart.