Film Analysis - "Fargo" (Directed by the Coen Brothers)

First Official Trailer (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h2tY82z3xXU)

Fargo, an interesting film, was directed by the infamous Coen Brothers (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coen_brothers), this talented duo are well known for the creation of a variety of (action) thrillers that stepped beyond the norm of film making. As a film, Fargo entertains the audience with a level of comedic value that often outshines the seriousness of the actual plot, it takes something as dreadful as an abduction and triple homicide and transforms it into something quite benign, harmless even.
The film focuses heavily upon the concept of wealth/greed/desire and how it affects a individuals mentality; throughout the entirety of the film there are around three (to four) cases where this is apparent, the qualities of each of those affected by the lust for physical/figurative wealth are almost all negative, each individual was desperate, easily irritated, some even downright murderous.  Fargo seems to portray greed/wealth in a way one might describe a disease or affliction, it is an alien force that draws strength from those that host it and in turn alienates them from the rest of the world, separating them from their friends and loved ones.
A secondary point that inferred by those acting (remarkably well) as police officers in the film is the terrifying idea that we have become desensitised to violence and death, it is a kick in the gut that is emphasised by the strange calmness of the officers investigating the scene of the (earlier referenced) triple homicide. While this scene does possess a sort of comedic value that made it stand out against crime scene investigations in other films, the general lack of shock and worry leaves the audience confused, concerned even as to the mental situation of the officers on scene; however this scene conveys a truth that is not easily accepted and seems out of sorts in a film that doesn't take itself too seriously, it is the idea that we as a people have seen death far to often, trivialising it, reducing it to nothing more than a subtle joke that makes the odd audience member chuckle under their breath.
Fargo is as much a presentation of character as it is a film, it shows the deeper meaning and problems with concepts such as wealth and self gain, ultimately suggesting that we have let an alien force find a way into our society, souring our lives and minds as a result.