The meaning of Hail, Caesar!, the latest film from Joel and Ethan Coen, has been lost on the movie critics—most of whom, like their fellow journalists, are religiously illiterate. While dismissed as an “entertaining flight of fancy,” it actually delves into the deepest question, the question of God and our place in the universe.
Because it features musical numbers, and the trademark Coen brothers arch humor and slapstick, Hail, Caesar! was labeled a lightweight, second-tier effort. Now out on DVD and streaming video, it didn’t perform very well when it was released in February, making back it’s $22 million budget but not much more.
What Hail, Caesar! asks is: Do we have a divine purpose? The Coen brothers’ answer is yes, but not in the way that most moviegoers might think.
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